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1,000 insurgents of 8 tribal groups lay down arms in Assam

Altogether 1182 cadres of eight Adivasi insurgents outfits, which had signed a peace agreement with the central and Assam governments, on Thursday formally deposited their arms to Chief Minister......

'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'

This doctor couple put their faith in India. And in return India has put faith in them. IMAGE: The Parikhs in Paris in 1984. On December 5, 1988, a cold winter evening, an Air India plane touched......

PIX: President Kovind confers Padma awards on 73

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday. IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice......

HC refuses to stay order asking IMA chief not to 'propagate religion'

The Delhi high court on Monday refused to stay an order of a trial court directing Indian Medical Association (IMA) president J A Jayalal not to use the organisation's platform to propagate any......

Court rap for IMA chief for 'propagating Christianity'

‘Mazhab nahi sikhata apas mein bair rakhna,’ a Delhi court said while directing Indian Medical Association president J A Jayalal not to use the organisation's platform to propagate any......

'We may lose a rupee now, but we will gain more later'

'The kind of tax which will be generated from the second pillar may far outweigh what we may be losing in the first pillar.' Photograph: Thomas White/Reuters If the withdrawal of the retrospective......

Govt mulls easing NPA norms

Move to increase 90-day window to 120 days to give more time to borrowers to service loans. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Centre is in talks with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and......

Gripping tale of an iconic businessman

Over the years, Mr Singh has got in and out of innumerable businesses, cutting across sectors. He is one businessman who I have always found to be in a start-up mode, says Bhupesh Bhandari.......

Budget must strengthen growth boosters

Low consumer demand, a slide in investments and troubles in the banking sector should prompt the government to recalibrate taxes and expenditure. It is also important to ramp up spending on health......

India and US settle 100 tax disputes

The development is expected to pave way for greater transfer pricing cooperation between the two countries, enhance investment flow In a significant boost to investor sentiment - especially for......

'2021 can't be worse than 2020, but there's Trump'

IMAGE: The Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi poster. One of the many pleasures of watching Seema Pahwa's directorial debut Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi is to see the great Naseeruddin Shah, as the dead patriarch of the......

Babuji Dheere Chalna actress Shakila passes away

Shakila was known for her roles in Aar Par, CID, Raj Mahal, Alibaba Aur Chaalis Chor, China Town, Hatim Tai. Shakila succumbed to a massive heart attack on Wednesday. The actress was 82. Her......

'Zohra Sehgal is a landmark in Indian cinema'

'Her eyes used to twinkle once the lights came on… She battled so many odds, came out of purdah to become a dancer, then choreographer, then artist.''She battled her family and society. She......

Why the delay in Shaw doping probe

IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw was handed a back-dated eight-month suspension for a doping violation after ingesting a prohibited substance Terbutaline. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images The BCCI on......

Two young American ski racers die in Austrian avalanche

(Picture for representational purpose only) Simon Ammann of Switzerland during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup. Photograph: Stanko Gruden/Agence Zoom/Getty Images Two young ski racers training with......

Two Austrian Olympians get kidnap threats on eve of Sochi Games

Austria's Olympic Committee received a letter threatening to kidnap skier Marlies Schild and skeleton racer Janine Flock at the Winter Games that start this week in Russia, Austrian media reported......

What Shoaib and Ayesha told the Hyderabad police

Even asPakistani cricketer Shoaib Malikhas decided to sign the talaknama or divorce papers,thereby conceding that he wasmarried to Ayesha Siddiqui, the Hyderabad police isyet to zero down on who......

Sania backs Shoaib, says marriage as scheduled

Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik, whose passport was seizedby police on Monday morning, said he will not leave India till he clears his name in the marriage controversy. Appearing before the media......

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