'Engineering marvel' Mumbai coastal road inaugurated

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday inaugurated the first phase of the coastal road between Worli and Marine Drive in south Mumbai and said it is an "engineering marvel".......

BRO to fence major portion of 1,700-km India-Myanmar border: Official

The Border Roads Organisation will fence a major portion of the strategic India-Myanmar border, and a 10-km stretch in Manipur has already been covered, a senior official said. IMAGE: Myanmar......

How UPA Govt Failed To Honour Sam Manekshaw

'We failed as a country because those who should have been there to say goodbye did not show up.' IMAGE: Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw died of pneumonia at the military hospital in Wellington on......

'Don't call me Uncle. Call me Sam'

Besides his strategic and tactical acumen, it was his amazing personality, quick wit and ability to remain unflustered under any circumstances that stood him apart from almost any leader one has......

'Government doesn't believe unemployment is a problem'

'Unemployment barely figures in the Budget except as a derived demand from industry and infrastructure.''There is no effort at direct attack on unemployment.' IMAGE: Workers at a wholesale market......

Delhi-Alwar rapid rail: India in talks for $3 bn funding

The project will be in three stages and sources indicate that the funding will be for the first stage of 107 kilometre from Sarai Kale Khan to SNB Urban Complex. The ministry of finance is in......

'Under Mamata, Bengal grew faster than India'

'Our government has created 10 million jobs when the Indian unemployment rate is at a 45-year high.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com "During Mamata's regime, capital expenditure grew 11......

How Suresh Prabhu plans to transform the Indian Railways

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu perhaps has the most challenging task at hand in the government - of efficiently running a mammoth system and creating additional capacity, with little......

Asian Games: India's schedule on October 2

Photograph: Kind Courtesy World Archery/X Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday, October 2. Aquatics - Diving London Singh – M 1m Springboard – Final......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 30

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu will be in action in Hangzhou on Saturday, September 30. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 28

IMAGE: The Indian men’s hockey team will take on Japan in a men’s pool A contest on Thursday. Photograph: Hockey India Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in......

Mary Kom 'favourite' to win Asian Boxing Championships

IMAGE: Olympic bronze medallist and six-time World champion MC Mary Kom. Photograph: MC Mary Kom/Twitter Six-time AIBA Women's World Champion and five-times ASBC Asian Women's Champion Mary......

FIFA rules to protect female players' maternity rights

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Korea DPR's referee Ri Hyang Ok in action during the FIFA Women's World Cup. Photograph: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images FIFA is......