Over 10,000 apply for BJD tickets for LS, assembly polls

More than 10,000 people have applied for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) tickets for the upcoming Lok Sabha and the Odisha assembly elections which will be held simultaneously, a senior party leader said.......

Bharat Ratna recipients' tally touches 53, maximum awardees in 2024

The decision to award Bharat Ratna to former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh and green revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan has taken the number of recipients of the country's......

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

The decision to award the Bharat Ratna to Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has taken the number of recipients of the country's highest......

Karpoori Thakur awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously

Two-time Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has been named for the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna posthumously, a Rashtrapati Bhawan communique said on Tuesday on the eve of the......

Why More failed to give shape to Aditya Birla group's retail dream

'Unlike Big Bazaar, where the promoter calls the shot, in ABRL, professionals take decisions. So, every new CEO leads to a change in strategy, which confuses vendors and the team.' Aditya Birla......

Govt to conduct mock GST launch in Parliament on Wednesday

Officers from various departments including the finance ministry to be part of rehearsal event A mega rehearsal has been planned on Wednesday in the Central Hall of Parliament ahead of the......

Sachin@50: 50 Interesting Facts

Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......

'The nation has lost a brilliant leader': Virat, Sachin pay tribute

IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli receives the Padma Shri from President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2017. Photograph: Press Information Bureau/Instagram Olympic medallists Sushil......

It's a wrap! India's top show in Asiad promises bright future

IMAGE: Athletes of team India celebrate winning the race. Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters Achievements over the past two weeks, in the world's second biggest multi-sport event, matched......