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Posthumous Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra for J-K police bravehearts

Assistant Sub-Inspector Babu Ram and Constable Altaf Hussain Bhat of the Jammu and Kashmir police were on Saturday posthumously conferred with the Ashoka Chakra and the Kirti Chakra awards......

BJP demands Ashoka Chakra for Delhi gang-rape victim

Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party President Vijender Gupta, who has expressed profound grief over the death of the 23-year-old gang rape victim, has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh......

'If IAF Had Been Used During 1962 War...'

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan says the Indian Air Force would have slowed the Chinese offensive considerably during the 1962 War and it may have been termed as 'escalatory' then, but......

'Dead Or Alive, Not A Single Man Will Turn Back'

10 Heroes of the 1965 War which ended on September 23, 60 years ago. India, still recovering from defeat in the 1962 War with China, valiantly defeated Pakistan's aggression from Kutch to Punjab to......

India's First Emperor

Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India.He died a monk. IMAGE: The Chandragupta Maurya stamp issued in 2001. Photograph: Kind courtesy Wikimedia Commons Chandragupta......

Modi's gold deposit scheme fails to attract investors

Indians have a deep attachment to gold, which they value not just as a wedding gift but also as a way to keep wealth away from the prying eyes of tax collectors. A gold deposit scheme launched amid......

Budget 2017: Hike PAN limit to Rs 500,000, jewellery industry to FM

Jewelers also want import duty on gold to be reduced from the current 10 per cent to at least 5 per cent. The domestic gems and jewellery industry, which went through a lot of turmoil in 2016, has......

Designing a flag for an upcoming revolution

Ajit Balakrishnan envisions a flag to capture the spirit of the impending conflicts of the Information Age. IMAGES: The flag designed by Pingali Venkayya in 1921 to rally Indians around the......

Budget unveils initiatives to boost growth, empower India

Image: Budget for growth and development. Photograph: Reuters Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday announced a 5 per cent reduction in corporate tax over next four years,......

Films, books that inspire corporate head honchos

What do A-listers like to read, watch or listen to? And who are the people they admire? Here is a list -- IMAGE: The poster of the film Taare Zameen Par. The film is one of the favourites of Amit......

'We wanted to capture Major Sandeep's spirit'

'People only knew about the hundreds of people he had saved and his Ashoka Chakra.''I came to know about this beautiful life that he had lived, that was so much more than the way he died.''I was......

Like India's New Jersey? Or No?

IMAGE: Look at India's new jersey! Photograph: BCCI/X The Indian cricket team is all set to don a fresh look as they take on Jos Buttler's England in a three-match ODI series starting......

Bling It On! India's T20 Champs Get Rings of Glory

IMAGE: BCCI honours Team India with Champions Ring for the 2024 T20 World Cup triumph. Photographs and video: BCCI/X The BCCI honoured the 2024 T20 World Cup-winning Indian team with a special......

Official Emblem launched for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The Local Organising Committee of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 (LOC) on Tuesday unveiled the official emblem for what will be the country's first international football event. The ceremony at......

Why Indian cricket team still uses British-era logo: CIC to PMO

'Why the BCCI is still using the logo designed by British Raj in 1928 which resembles 90 per cent the symbol of star of India given by British Raj to his loyal princes...' Why is the Indian cricket......