With over 3,000 species of plants, 26 interconnected lakes and the 250-year-old Great Banyan Tree -- the largest in the world -- the Indian Botanic Garden is a veritable treasure, discovers Payal......
Henry Kissinger, the veteran American diplomat who died at the age of 100, was known for his disdain towards India's leadership in the 1970s and even had used racist and misogynist language for the......
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's private secretary V K Pandian played audio of the CM at a public meeting in Barpali in which Patnaik can be heard telling the people that he has sent the IAS......
Despite their opposition based on ideology, both the political Right and the political Left possess similar behaviour, observes Shyam G Menon. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Close to......
Don't create an "atmosphere of fear", the Supreme Court Tuesday told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after the Chhattisgarh government alleged the probe agency is "running amok" and is trying to......
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,......
'All regulatory agencies must be made Constitutional bodies like the Election Commission, the Supreme Court, and the CAG.''That way they will become independent of the minister,' recommends T C A......
The government has invited applications for the post of chief economic adviser (CEA) to replace K V Subramanian, who will complete his three-year tenure next month. Subramanian was appointed as......
'And he was really trying just to do the best by the shareholders, and by the laws of India.' IMAGE: Ratan Tata, emeritus chairman, Tata Group, right with Cyrus Mistry. Photograph: PTI Photo......
Court documents show that the Kerala government, whose case was treated as the ‘lead case’ among all the petitions filed against Adani, made four allegations to convince the court to......
'That would once and for all teach all the film-makers of this country a fitting lesson!' *IMAGE: 'The idea of censoring films was instituted by the British our colonial masters who never trusted......
The passing of Satyajit Ray's renaissance man feels like the snapping of the last connection with a generation that built a nation and defined grace while facing everything life had to throw at......
The Sports Ministry has de-recognised the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), citing violation of the National Sports Code in the body's decision to sack President Rao Inderjit Singh. In the......
'It is somebody's mistake and communication gap. I as a government representative, I'm sorry. This is very sad' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar, right, rides in the truck ferrying coach Ramakant......