Prez Murmu approves 80 gallantry awards, 311 other defence decorations

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday approved 80 gallantry awards including six Kirti Chakra and 16 Shaurya Chakra on the eve of the 75th Republic Day. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu presents a......

'There will be an overwhelming win for the BJP in Rajasthan''

'The good governance which the Congress government claims has resulted in a regime where women in Rajasthan are afraid to go out of their homes.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Diya......

President approves 4 posthumous Kirti Chakras, 11 Shaurya Chakras

President Droupadi Murmu has approved 76 gallantry awards, including four Kirti Chakras posthumously and 11 Shaurya Chakras to personnel of the security forces, on the eve of the 77th Independence......

President confers distinguished service awards on 84 serving, retired personnel

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday conferred Distinguished Service Awards, including 52 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals, on 84 serving and retired personnel of the armed forces and the Indian Coast......

Gold schemes to aid economic growth, reduce CAD: Ficci

India imports a staggering 1,000 tonnes of gold every year, draining out foreign exchange and putting pressure on the fiscal deficit. The launch of gold schemes will deploy India's unutilised gold......

Modi launches gold schemes, coin with Ashok Chakra

India has surpassed China as world's largest gold consuming nation with 562 tonnes of buying so far this year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched three ambitious schemes to reduce......

Govt likely to launch 3 gold schemes on Nov 5

The central government is planning a big-bang launch of three schemes to satisfy the need for investing in gold. The schemes are likely to be launched on November 5, a week before Diwali. A final......

Deposit gold in banks for nation's economic prosperity, says Modi

The prime minister said that people should buy sovereign gold bonds instead of the actual metalPrime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday the government would launch the gold monetisation scheme......

The Memorable Chapters of Satish Kaushik's Career

I may not have the looks for cinema, but my spirit is unassailable, Satish Kaushik once said in an interview. A four decade-long career full of work before and behind the camera is testament to his......

Deepa Gahlot's Top Movies of 2022

The film industry slowly recovered from the pandemic but faced other challenges in 2022. Still, it was not a stretch to pick 10 films for the customary year-ender, particularly when OTT comes into......

'We wanted to capture Major Sandeep's spirit'

'People only knew about the hundreds of people he had saved and his Ashoka Chakra.''I came to know about this beautiful life that he had lived, that was so much more than the way he died.''I was......

Major Review

Major is in a perennial state of exaggeration.The sighs, the misty eyes, the mushy speeches, its details are invested in highlighting all things in-your-face, observes Sukanya Verma. There's no......

IPL: Delhi Daredevils is now Delhi Capitals; Iyer to continue as captain

IMAGE: Colin Munro and Shreyas Iyer of the Delhi Daredevils. Photograph: BCCI IPL franchise Delhi Daredevils was renamed Delhi Capitals on Tuesday with a hope that it would bring a change in......

Four blocks of Eden named after war veterans

IMAGE: CAB president Sourav Ganguly with Indian Army Personnel at the unveiling ceremony at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. Photograph: BCCI Four war heroes found a place of permanence in the......