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Operation Blue Star was wrong, Mrs Gandhi paid with life: P Chidambaram

Congress MP P Chidambaram criticised the Operation Blue Star under the Indira Gandhi-led government in 1984, describing it as "the wrong way", and said that the former Prime Minister paid with her......

Will Cong act against Chidambaram for Op Blue Star remarks?

The Congress leadership is "very upset" with former home minister P Chidambaram for his remarks on 'Operation Blue Star', and is of the view that senior leaders should be careful before making......

Operation Blue Star: Lingering anger?

The anger and hurt caused to the Sikh community by the military action in the Golden Temple in 1984 continue to linger, says senior analyst B Raman. A BBC website report on the attack on Lt......

UK admits 'purely advisory' role in Operation Blue Star

British military's role in the 1984 Operation Blue Star to flush out militants from the Golden Temple was "limited" and "purely advisory", Foreign Secretary William Hague told the British......

Govt to provide security to Operation Blue Star veterans

The government has decided to provide security to Brigadier (retd) Israr Rahim Khan, who led the first army troops that entered the Golden Temple in Amritsar during Operation Blue Star.Lt Gen......

LG India signals 'future-ready' push with Rs 11.6K cr IPO

For LG Electronics India, the Rs 11,607 crore initial public offering (IPO) is not just a fundraising exercise. Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters The company’s senior executives describe it as a......

GST 2.0: AC, TV dealers see spike in sales on Day-1

As lower GST rates take effect on Monday, sales of air-conditioners, TV sets surged dramatically with buyers rushing to grab cheaper deals offered by retailers at the beginning of the Navratra......

GST cut: AC prices may go down by up to Rs 2,500

The appliance makers expect a good churn in the festive season, led by the government's proposal to reduce the GST slab on air-conditioners from the current 28 per cent to 18 per cent, which will......

2,148 Edtech Start-Ups Have Shut Down

'Many were caught in a burnout race, chasing unsustainable growth without innovating.' Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes.Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters......

Prices of consumer durables may go up; container prices up 4-fold in a month

Container prices have shot up by up to 300 per cent in the past one month owing to geopolitical tensions between Israel and Iran following the former’s attack on Hamas, causing shortages and......

Lots Of Romance Coming Up In July

July has so many movies to choose from! Metro... In DinoRelease date: July 4 Life... In A Metro was a decent success at the box office in 2007. Anurag Basu's emotional moments, Pritam's music......

Why Movies Get Into Trouble...

They try to hide behind the smokescreen that these are works of fiction inspired by real events. So, you can pick and choose from facts and fictionalise to push the right triggers with your......

Jogi Review

Jogi is a slice of current history, and unlike another recent film that does not need to be named, never resorts to sensationalism.It is the story of good overcoming evil, which is what keeps hope......

Laal Singh Chaddha Review

Where Laal Singh Chaddha succeeds most is heart, notes Sukanya Verma. When Forrest Gump released in 1994, Tom Hanks was 38 years old. One of the coolest things about Robert Zemeckis' Oscar-winning......

'Focus on own game' as India face Tajikistan in CAFA Nations Cup

'Yes, this is an away game against a good team, but we have to prepare accordingly and think only of one thing -- a positive result.' IMAGE: The Indian team had a 10-day preparatory camp in......

Will Day 3 Go India's Way?

Two teams with fault lines in their batting, up against two of the best bowling sides in the game today -- the question that determines the outcome is, is your weakness greater than mine?......

PIX: France Wows With Spectacular Olympics Opening

IMAGE: A balloon carrying the lit Olympic cauldron flies at Jardin des Tuileries during the opening ceremony. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters The city of Paris transformed into a colossal......