Rajasthan drops textbooks 'glorifying' Nehru-Gandhi family

School students in Rajasthan will no longer study two-part supplementary textbooks with state Education Minister Madan Dilawar arguing that these reading materials are not required because they......

How an IAF airstrip used in 3 wars was illegally sold by a woman, son in 1997

An airstrip used by the Indian Air Force during the 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars as an advanced landing ground at a village in Ferozepur close to the Pakistan border was allegedly sold by a woman and......

India Must Be Ready For Next War With Pakistan

India has to fill in all the critical gaps in missiles, ammunition, sensors and stockpile in the fastest possible manner, focusing on the critical instruments that worked this time, asserts Shekhar......

Social unrest, SC order: What led to Emergency in 1975

Amid this unrest came the verdict of the Allahabad high court on June 12, 1975 that found Gandhi guilty over discrepancies in the electoral campaign, which led to the Emergency on the night of June......

How well do you know these facts about Union Budget?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 will present a record eighth consecutive budget that is expected to contain measures to shore up weakening economic growth and ease the burden on......

Salaries in India to increase 9.5% in 2024: Aon survey

Salaries in India are expected to increase by 9.5 per cent in 2024, slightly lower than the actual increase of 9.7 per cent in 2023, largely in response to market dynamics, according to global......

Nirmala Sitharman set to make history with 7th consecutive Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to create history when she presents her seventh straight Budget on Tuesday for the fiscal 2024-25, surpassing the record of former prime minister Morarji......

15 Immortal Manoj Kumar Songs

Songs beaming in pride and passion for the country. Songs filled with hope and idealism about the future. Songs of exuberant youth and romantic fervour. Songs pondering over the philosophy of life......

Farhan To Play Major Shaitan Singh, PVC

Farhan Akhtar has announced that his new project 120 Bahadur is based on the battle of Rezang La. The military action film, set against the backdrop of the 1962 War, draws inspiration from the......

Azaad Review: The Horse Is The Star

When Ajay Devgn and the horse are off the screen, Azaad loses the little spark it has, observes Deepa Gahlot. The problem with making a film to launch industry kids is that more often than not,......

'Neena Gupta And I Would Fight A Lot'

'I need to work to find some joy in this life.' IMAGE: Kanwaljit Singh with wife Anooradha Patel. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anooradha Patel/Instagram Kanwaljit Singh loved the fact that everyone......

Asiad champ Bahadur Sagoo is AFI president

IMAGE: Bahadur Singh Sagoo. Photograph: X Asian Games gold-winning former shot putter Bahadur Singh Sagoo was on Tuesday elected unopposed as the Athletics Federation of India's president,......

FIH Pro League: India's ragged run continues

In Manpreet's 400th international game, India suffer sixth consecutive defeat IMAGE: Australia denied India with stoic defending. Photograph: Hockey India/X The Indian men's hockey team's......

AFI to act against athletes who train, compete abroad sans permission

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Andrew Cotter/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday announced that it will take......

FIH Pro League: Drama as India suffer narrow loss

IMAGE: Jugraj Singh failed to score on a penalty retake in the dying minutes as India suffered a narrow defeat to Argentina in the European leg of FIH Pro League hockey in Amstelveen, the......

India drop 7 stars ahead of FIH Pro League Europe leg

Hockey India on Thursday announced a 24-member Indian men's team for the European leg of FIH Hockey Pro League to be played in Amstelveen, Netherlands and Antwerp, Belgium, from June 7. IMAGE:......