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This Is India's Oldest Surviving Tiranga

The first national flag in Independent India was hoisted at Fort St George in Madras, not at Delhi's Red Fort. IMAGE: The oldest surviving national flag in the Fort St George Museum in Chennai.......

MT Vasudevan Nair, Suzuki, ex-CJI Khehar Singh get Padma Vibhushan

Former Chief Justice of India J S Khehar, former chief of Suzuki Motor late Osamu Suzuki, Ram temple architect Chandrakant Sompura, folk singer late Sharda Sinha and hockey player PR Sreejesh are......

Heroic missions: From 1989 Op Raniganj to Thai cave rescue

With the entire nation hooked on to their TV screens, watching with bated breath the ongoing rescue mission to evacuate 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi......

Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi awarded Padma Vibhushan

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, megastar Konidela Chiranjeevi, famous actor of yesteryears Vyjayantimala Bali are among personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in the......

Chhattisgarh boy, who fell in borewell, rescued after 104 hours

It was a remarkable display of grit and survival instinct by a differently-abled boy who endured five days of ordeal after falling into a borewell in Chhattisgarh but never gave up hope as he was......

Small companies fear large-scale lay-offs

A number of micro and small enterprises in the country have expressed fear that there would be large-scale job losses in the sector if the global recessionary trend continues, the Rajya Sabha was......

PNB bags national award

Punjab National Bank has been awarded the national award for excellence in lending to the small scale industries sector for the year 2003-04.The bank has been ranked second for the third......

Government names companies selected for coal blocks

In the ongoing hearing on Thursday before the Supreme Court in the coal block allocation controversy, the government presented information sought by the judges on Wednesday about companies selected......

'When Your Tapasya Is Successful, You Feel Very Good'

It was a beautiful Monday for many film folk, as they were conferred with Padma Awards at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Droupadi Murmu. The awards are among India's highest civilian......

Review: An extraordinary Alia on a dream Highway!

Highway isn’t merely concerned with cataloguing the virginal, versatile landscapes of Northern India. Often it’s the only ray of cheer to offset the grimness concealed within two......

Review: Highway is extremely disappointing

'It is rare that a Hindi language film delivers so much promise in the first half.''And so it is extremely disappointing when the director and his script lead us on a journey that eventually......

Ramyug Review

Ramyug doesn't live up to the mark, feels Prateek Sur. You may wonder why a show based on the epic Ramayana is returning on screens. Is it because the makers wanted to benefit from the fact that......

How to make a film when your brother is Imtiaz Ali

'When he saw a few unedited scenes, he blasted me.''I was completely destroyed that night.''But when he saw it the second time, he said it was not that bad.''Now that he has seen the entire film,......

Visas rejected, 21 Indian wrestlers to miss World C'ships

'Spain should be fined and banned. It has already created a huge issue at the Championship. It's a matter of shame for Spain as a country. Our wrestlers lost just an opportunity but Spain has lost......

Wrestling Drama: Protesting grapplers threaten to quit

We did not ask for exemption from trials, will quit wrestling if proved: Bajrang IMAGE: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia protesting against Wrestling Federation of India......

'Wrestling will remember you for licking the feet of...'

Yogeshwar will be remembered for being Brij Bhushan's lackey: Vinesh Phogat IMAGE: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat alleged that Yogeshwar Dutt had laughed off the sexual harassment complaints against the......

Indian Paralympic athletes book London berth

Indian para athletes clinched five medals, including one gold, at the second Kuwait International Open Athletics Championship and so far booked four Paralympic quota places. Para athletes Jagseer......

Failure-ridden Windies may disband within 10 years, warns ex-board director

IMAGE: Players of the West Indies cricket team take a drinks break during a Test match against Australia at Sabina Park in Kingston. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images A former West Indies......