Major security breach in Lok Sabha, 2 intruders release smoke

In a major security breach on the anniversary of the deadly 2001 Parliament terror attack, two persons on Wednesday jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors' gallery, shouted slogans and......

BJP fields 3 Union ministers, general secretary Vijayvargiya in MP 2nd list

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday released its second list for the upcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, fielding three Union ministers. IMAGE: A BJP rally. Kindly note that this image has......

SC seeks details of poor languishing in jails despite bail after Prez call

Days after the emotional speech of President Droupadi Murmu flagging the plight of poor tribals languishing in jails in petty offences despite bail, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed prison......

BJP launches its own yatra in MP to counter Rahul's Bharat Jodo

The politically crucial Malwa-Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh played a key role in propelling the Congress to power in 2018 after a gap of 15 years and the party is utilising the Rahul Gandhi-led......

Former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi is new Prasar Bharati CEO

Senior IAS officer and former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi was on Monday appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. A 1995-batch officer of Chhattisgarh cadre,......

Jet pilots move SC seeking interim funding from SBI

The petition said that acts of the Centre and DGCA were highly prejudicial to employees of the company who have been waiting to get paid for the last five months and have been looking forward to......

Banks' deposit base to take Rs 1.5-2 lakh cr hit

2013 foreign currency non-resident deposits to mature in Sep-Nov Indian banks are staring at a deposit erosion of Rs 1.5-2 lakh crore between September and November as foreign currency......

11 PIOs in Forbes's list of best venture capitalists

Eleven influential Indian-American investors feature in Forbes magazine's annual list of the 100 best venture capitalists with the ‘Midas’ touch who are making big and early bets on the......

ISSF WC: Shreya Agrawal narrowly misses Air Rifle semis

IMAGE: Shreya Agrawal missed the semis spot by a whisker. Photograph: Shreya Agrawal/Twitter India's Shreya Agrawal narrowly missed out on a semi-final spot in the women's 10m Air Rifle event at......

Bhaker, other Olympians not included in team for Cairo WC

IMAGE: Shooter Manu Bhaker has not been included in the World Cup team for Cairo. Photograph: Manu Bhaker/Instagram The Indian shooting team for the upcoming ISSF World Cup in Cairo was picked......

Sports Shorts: Saina, Srikanth, Sindhu enter second round of Asia C'ship

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: PV Sindhu of India competes. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images After stupendous success at the......

Sports Shorts: Bhaker-Anmol win air pistol mixed gold

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Manu Bhaker and Anmol after their mixed air pistol gold at the ISSF Junior World Cup on Tuesday. Photograph:......

Golden girl Manu lead India's charge at Jr. Shooting World Cup

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker won the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol event. Photograph: ISSF/Twitter Pistol sensation Manu Bhaker continued her terrific run of form, again claiming the individual......