20 years after Pokhran: PMs and India's nuclear ambitions

20 years ago this day, May 11, 1998, India conducted its second nuclear test at Pokharan in Rajasthan.In a fascinating interview on Rediff.com, K Subrahmanyam revealed how Indian PMs reacted to......

Ex-bureaucrats blame PM for India's 'darkest hour'

A group of retired civil servants also called upon the PM to reach out to the families of the victims in Unnao and Kathua and "seek their forgiveness on behalf of all of us". Not in My Name, says......

Cong names PCC chiefs for Seemandhra, Telangana

Moving forward following the decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh, the Congress on Tuesday night appointed separate Pradesh Congress Committee chiefs for Seemandhra and Telangana. Raghuvira Reddy......

'Telangana decision will affect Congress negatively in elections'

'Some false information was carried to Delhi, these negative bits seemed to have played heavily.' Union Textiles Minister KS Raoon why he opposes the Telangana decision. Union Textiles Minister......

Fire and engineering policies dearer by 25%

With the public sector non-life insurers rationally pricing risks, discounts on property insurance has come down by 20-25 per cent. Recently, a textile mill at Coimbatore had to shell out 20 per......

NFL closure dashes dreams of families

S Mokaiah, who lives in Kolkata, invested Rs 20,000 in NFL lured by higher rates of interest. But with NFL not returning the deposits on maturity, his dream to see his son getting an MBA remains......

Which stocks to buy? Here's expert advice

After last week's blood bath the Sensex rebounded to finally end the week with a record gain of 1,140 points (6.6%) at 18,362 - the first-ever, four-digit single day gain for the index. But it......

Our universities are in a mess

Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath, it must be conceded, has real gumption. After having very nearly struck a remarkably bad bargain for India and the developing countries at the last two meetings......

When Chiranjeevi visited Pawan Kalyan

The latest updates from the Telugu film industry. Pawan Kalyan, who is busy shooting for his co-production, Sardaar Gabbar Singh, also produced by Sharrath Marar, recently had a surprise......

PIX: Taapsee, Kamal Haasan, Prithviraj at IIFA Utsavam awards

Pictures from the glittering IIFA Utsavam awards. The first International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Utsavam awards function took place at Gachibowli in Hyderabad on Sunday, January 24. It was......

Will Yuvraj go unsold at 2019 IPL auction?

Yuvraj Singh managed just 65 runs in eight games for Kings XI Punjab and no wonder that the team decided to release him. IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh has put himself in the Rs 1 crore base price bracket......

Vijay Hazare Trophy round-up: Karnataka win thriller; Delhi beat Kerala

A round-up of Vijay Hazare Trophy matches played across the country on Saturday Ganesh Sathish stars in Vidarbha's 68-run win over Haryana IMAGE: Tamil Nadu’s Dinesh Karthik in action during......

Lodha reforms: Changes in Andhra, Gujarat cricket associations

BCCI vice president Gangaraju quits officeIn the wake of the Supreme Court order on reforms in the Indian Cricket Board, former BCCI vice-president Gokaraju Gangaraju quit as secretary of Andhra......

Ranji round-up: Karnataka bowled out for 200 by Saurashtra on Day 1

Table toppers Karnataka suffered a batting collapse as they were bowled out for 200 by Saurashtra on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B cricket match in Patiala on Tuesday. Electing to......

Ranji round-up: 40 wickets fall inside 2 days as Baroda beat Bengal by 21 runs

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played across India on Tuesday IMAGE: Tamil Nadu captain Abhinav Mukund is dismissed by Punjab bowler Sandeep Sharma during the Ranji Trophy cricket match at VCA......