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Siachen is now open to tourists

IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh after inaugurating 'Col Chewang Rinchen' bridge connecting Durbuk and Daulat Beg Oldie in Eastern Ladakh, on Monday. Also seen is Chief of Army Staff General......

Siachen to be Rajnath's 1st visit as Defence Minister

As Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh's first visit outside the national capital would be to the Siachen Glacier-- the world's highest battlefield - to review the security situation along the borders......

All you need to know about the National War Memorial

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated the National War Memorial, spread over 40 acres in the India Gate complex in New Delhi, by lighting the flame positioned at the bottom of the......

President Kovind visits 'world's highest battlefield'

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday visited the Army base camp in Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, and expressed gratitude to the soldiers posted there. The bravery and valour of......

Surgical strike heroes honoured with Kirti, Shaurya Chakras

Nineteen soldiers of the 4 and 9 Parachute Regiment, the Special Forces units which undertook the daring cross-border surgical strike across the Line of Control, have been awarded gallantry......

Reliance to double Jamnagar capacity

Reliance Industries has chalked out plans to double the capacity of its mega project, the Jamnagar refinery. The company will invest between Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 150 and 200 billion)......

Nirma buys Saurashtra Chem for Rs 300 cr

Ahmedabad-based Nirma Ltd has acquired the S K Birla group-controlled Saurashtra Chemicals from the Asset Reconstruction Company of India Ltd for an enterprise value of over Rs 300 crore (Rs 3......

Bank of Baroda dons a new look, logo

Ace Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid is set to become the brand ambassador for a new avtaar of the Bank of Baroda.Even as the bank expands its presence-both nationally and in the overseas markets, on......

Jaitley to defend Ketan Parekh in SC

Arun Jaitley, Bhartiya Janata Party MP in the Rajya Sabha and senior advocate, has decided to defend Ketan Parekh in the Supreme Court.The broker is involved in various cases against Madhavpura......

Investing the Islamic way

For a devout Muslim making investments that attract the element of interest is considered 'haram' -- something not permitted under the tenets of Islam, and this is perhaps the one major reason why......

Ghoul makes it terrifying to be a Muslim

'Any Muslim who shows even the slightest hint of revolutionary thought is marked as 'infected'.''At that point, he is taken to the nearest Detention Centre where a procedure called Reconditioning......

Rajesh Khanna: The Death of Romance

Rajesh Khanna's demise marks the passing ofa gentler, more romantic era. For today's generation, bred on cinematic blood, gore and violence, it sounds a warning bell, says Sheela Bhatt.It was not......