Gandhi family, Manmohan in Kharge's new 47-member steering committee

New Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday set up a 47-member Steering Committee that includes former prime minister Manmohan Singh and the party's ex-presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul......

Those Who Could Not Be Rashtrapati

Two women candidates; Lok Sabha Speakers; Chief Justices; A Chief Election Commissioner; drafters of the Constitution; the RBI's first Indian governor; a farm leader who unsuccessfully contested......

Droupadi Murmu files nomination, accompanied by PM, BJP top brass, allies

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance's nominee Droupadi Murmu on Friday filed her nomination papers for the July 18 presidential election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

The Many Firsts Of Droupadi Murmu

When elected on July 18 -- which is almost a certainty, given the NDA's numbers in the electoral college -- Droupadi Murmu will be the first President born after Independence. IMAGE: Droupadi......

Few expectations of the 'aam aadmi' from Union Budget 2015

Be it a doctor, a financial planner or a businessman, all have high hopes from the Modi government in the upcoming Budget. Image: The masses have high hopes from the upcoming Budget......

INTUC takes U-turn, hails FDI in retail

Till the other day, the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) had made no secret of its opposition to foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail. But the trade-union wing of the ruling......

Workers' woes: PM asks ministry to set up a group

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the labour ministry on Friday to form a group to examine how to address the problems being faced by workers due to global economic slowdown. The direction to......

EPFO to meet on Nov 10 to fix FY06 rate

The meeting of Central Board of Trustees is likely to be stormy on Thursday with both right and left wing trade unions making up plans to demand at least 9.5 per cent EPF rate for this fiscal......

Archer Dhiraj's blunder leaves India stunned at Asian Games

Dhiraj Bommadevara takes blame double misfire, experts say this 'can happen' in archery Photograph: Kind World Archery/X Rising Indian archer Dhiraj Bommadevara blamed himself for the......

World Archery Championships: India women win GOLD!

IMAGE: Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami won the gold medal in the women's compound event at the World Archery Championships in Berlin. Photographs: World Archery/Twitter The......

Indian recurve archers fail to secure Olympic quota in Berlin

IMAGE: India's Dhiraj Bommadevara is projected as the biggest Indian hope in the next year's Olympics. Photograph: World Archery/Twitter In a grim reality check ahead of the Olympics next year,......

Indian archers get double boost ahead of Paris Games

IMAGE: India's 24-member Archery team leave for the 2023 World Cup Stage 1 at Antalya, Turkey. The Archery Association of India has hired Olympic gold medal-winning coach Baek Woong Ki to work......

Archery: Deepika falters on return; fails to qualify for Asian Games

IMAGE: Deepika Kumari failed to make it to the Indian team for the Asian Games, World Cup and World Championships slated later this year. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Former World......