Govt terms Delhi car blast a terrorist incident; denounces attack

The government on Wednesday termed the blast near the Red Fort as a "terrorist incident" even as it emerged during investigations that Dr Umar Nabi, who was driving the explosives-laden car,......

Bihar poll dates soon? Gyanesh Kumar-led team visits Patna

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar arrived in the Bihar capital late on Friday for reviewing, over the next couple of days, preparations for the high-octane assembly polls, which are......

Maha steps up efforts to bring back elephant Mahadevi from Guj after stir

Maharashtra minister Prakash Abitkar on Friday said the efforts are on to bring back 36-year-old female elephant Mahadevi (also called Madhuri), from Vantara wildlife rescue, treatment, and......

Kolhapur: Thousands march to bring back Mahadevi from Vantara

Thousands of people participated in a 'silent march' in Kolhapur on Sunday, demanding that 36-year-old female elephant Mahadevi (also called Madhuri), be brought back from Vantara wildlife rescue,......

CBDT chargesheets 3 senior IRS officers over tax hike report

These officers also have been divested of their current duties on charges of violating Rules 9 and 3(1)(xx) of the Central Civil Service Conduct Rules. The CBDT on Monday issued charge sheets......

Tamil Nadu bureaucrat K Rajaraman is new telecom secretary

Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer K Rajaraman on Friday took charge as the new telecom secretary. His joining comes following the superannuation of Anshu Prakash on September 30. "Shri K Rajaraman, IAS......

Railway Budget: More public cash eyed as turnaround remains elusive

A proposed 24 percent hike in the salaries of 2.6 million employees and pensioners, will land the railways with a wage bill of about $4.7 billion.   Indian Railways will have to depend on......

UPA appointed independent directors at PSUs forced to quit

The National Democratic Alliance government is weeding out independent directors on the boards of public-sector undertakings (PSUs). At least nine independent directors of PSUs, including Indian......

Suhaib Ilyasi on Wanted No 1

Suhaib Ilyasi, who madethe television serial India's Most Wanted, is producing, directing and acting in a reality-based film, Wanted No 1. It is based on the life ofhitmanShri Prakash Shukla, who......

'Glad one of us put Kangana in her place'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Team Kangana Ranaut/Instagram When Naseeruddin Shah made that stunning remark about the 'half-educated starlet', which seemed to target Kangana Ranaut earlier this week,......

'You were like a mountain that protected me with your shade'

'Your body of work and your expertise over the craft will forever be research material for generations to come!' All photographs: Kind courtesy Dulquer Salmaan/Instagram Legendary actor Nedumudi......

5 days before TN poll, Phalke Award for Rajini

Photograph: Kind courtesy Soundarya Rajinikanth/Instagram Rajinikanth will be honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar......

Paes, Gopichand get Padma Bhushan; Yuvraj Padma Shri

Tennis star Leander Paes and badminton player-turned-coach Pullela Gopichand were selected for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award while cricketer Yuvraj Singh was among seven sportspersons named......

Junior hockey star Boby's tragedy to triumph story!

A personal tragedy led India junior vice-captain Boby Singh Dhami to pick up the hockey stick; and looking back, he believes everything happens for a reason. IMAGE: Having recently won the Junior......

Bhaker, other Olympians not included in team for Cairo WC

IMAGE: Shooter Manu Bhaker has not been included in the World Cup team for Cairo. Photograph: Manu Bhaker/Instagram The Indian shooting team for the upcoming ISSF World Cup in Cairo was picked......

NRAI announces Indian shooting team for Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: Reigning World No 1 in women's 10m air rifle Elavenil Valarivan is the only athlete to have been picked in the team, who had not won, one of the 15-quotas won by the national team.......

'Saina is a medal hope at the Olympics'

To say his repertoire is impressive istantamount to stating the obvious. Nine straight National titles, a Commonwealth Games gold medal (1978), the honour of being the first Indian to win the......