An Indian Prisoner of War escape story

Three Indian Air Force officers captured as Prisoners of War by Pakistan during the 1971 War made a daring escape from a Rawalpindi jail. M P Anil Kumar -- our incredible contributor who passed......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

As highway remains blocked, Srinagar suffers

Kashmiris returning to Srinagar from Jammu by air carryunusual baggage these days - fresh vegetables, mutton and dressed chicken. The strange situation is a result of severe shortages of......

Small, frequent spikes in fuel prices to dent consumption, challenge growth

The recurrent increases in fuel prices over the past 10 days are eating into the margins of transporters, who will be forced to pass on the hikes to their customers. Photograph: PTI Photo This, in......

SoftBank-backed Ola raises $500-mn term loan

Ola is likely to use the loan to fuel its vision for future of mobility across businesses including ride-hailing, vehicle commerce, delivery with foods, quick commerce & financial services.......

Oil and gas price volatility likely to continue in 2021

A swift recovery in oil demand in India is not only helping the stability of the global market, it is giving huge fiscal headroom to the government in terms of additional excise duty.......

Elections over and fuel prices begin to rise

The price of petrol has risen by 83 paise per litre in the past nine days and diesel by 73 paise Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Petrol and diesel prices started rising soon after the last......