Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

What ban! Loud crackers burst all around Delhi on Diwali

A large number of high-decibel firecrackers thundered throughout Diwali night as people in Delhi flouted the ban imposed on these by the city government. IMAGE: Children burst firecrackers to......

Kharge can bring stability to Congress: G-23's Manish Tewari

Congress leader Manish Tewari on Thursday said that the party needs a "safe pair of hands" and a "composed personality" in the form of Mallikarjun Kharge who can provide "stability" to the party as......

BSP denied Akhilesh 18 low-margin seats

Could the Samajwadi Party have done better in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections if the ring was not so crowded? IMAGE: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav with Bahujan Samaj Party supremo......

24 private hospitals get showcause notices

Union health ministry has suspended empanelment of Fortis Escort’s Heart Institute, New Delhi’s Delhi Heart & Lung Institute, two units of M S Ramaiah Memorial Hospital in Bangalore and......

Moolchand seeks pan-India presence

A landmark destination in Delhi -- Moolchand Hospital -- is now set to go places. Moolchand Healthcare Pvt Ltd, the corporate entity formed by the group in 2006 with expansion in mind, is on an......

No varying pay if employees are in same posts: HC

There cannot be discrimination among employees holding the same posts and doing similar nature of work in terms of their pay scale unless one has higher qualifications, Delhi High Court has said.......

Govt drives bus corridor concept to 5 more states

Five state governments have been granted Rs 4,691 crore (Rs 46.91 billion) for 13 projects under the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), all of them for a Bus Rapid Transit......

TT: Sharath, Shamini clinch national titles

Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal retained the men's singles title for the Maharaja Pithapuram Cup while top seed K Shamini lifted the Travancore Cup by winning the women's singles competition in the......