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......

SC frees man on death row as he was juvenile at time of crime 28 yrs ago

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the release of a man, who was awarded the death penalty for killing five women and two children in Pune in 1994, after it found that he was a juvenile when the......

Why Mamata is in a dilemma over opposing Draupadi Murmu's candidature

Trinamool Congress is walking a tightrope on the candidature of National Democratic Alliance presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu, as it fears that going all guns blazing against her might alienate......

The protector of women from breast cancer

'Having dedicated my life towards improving breast healthcare in my motherland.' 'I shall continue to work with rock-solid determination following this "chosen" path.' IMAGE: Dr Raghu Ram......

Economists in India: Endangered species?

The pipeline for well-qualified and experienced policy economists at senior levels of government has broken, leading to a growing dearth of suitable candidates for top economist positions, says......

Budget 2016: List of 300 duty-free items could shrink

Excise exemptions may be whittled in Budget to offset higher govt salaries, pensions The government might consider pruning the list of around 300 goods exempt from excise duty in the Budget to......

Parties flay govt over sliding rupee

Political parties slammed the government in the Lok Sabha on Thursday over the sliding rupee, which has breached the Rs 68 to a US dollar mark, and demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh make......

Govt sweats on retail FDI ahead of winter session

The United Progressive Alliance government is straining every nerve to ensure a discussion on foreign direct investment in retailing does not take place in the winter session of Parliament under a......

Moushumi Chatterjee: I was always a superstar

'I have been dropped from many movies. I did not want to compromise my self-respect.' 'I was born in a house with all the facilities. I had a car and servants. I got married into a family that......

Tendulkar, Ganguly release book on Late Pankaj Roy

Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar and former India captain Sourav Ganguly today released a book on former India opener Late Pankaj Roy in the presence of the entire Indian squad. The book named......

I am available to play for Bengal: Ganguly

Former Indian Cricket captain Sourav Ganguly is keen to play the four-day and 50-over Ranji Trophy matches for home side Bengal. "I am available to play for Bengal in the four-day and 50-over......