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Religious hardliners attack Yoga Day event in Maldives; 6 arrested

A mob of religious hardliners on Tuesday temporarily disrupted an event related to the International Day of Yoga at a football stadium in Male in the Maldivian capital which was attended by top......

Agnipath: Govt 'ready to talk' to protesters, make 'required changes'

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday appealed to the youths protesting against the Agnipath scheme to shun violence and come forward for talks, asserting that the government is ready to look......

Anti-Agnipath protester killed in police firing had cleared Army tests

The 24 year-old Rakesh, an Army aspirant who was allegedly killed in police firing during violence at Secunderabad railway station during an anti-Agnipath protest on Friday in Hyderabad hailed from......

Himanta inducts 2 cabinet ministers, rejigs several seniors' portfolios

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday inducted two new ministers and carried out a major reshuffle of his cabinet with several of the old guard losing some important portfolios. IMAGE:......

4 former Congress ministers join BJP in Punjab

In a major setback to the Congress in Punjab, four of its leaders and former ministers Raj Kumar Verka, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Sunder Sham Arora and Gurpreet Singh Kangar joined the Bharatiya Janata......

Modi's dream: Of drones and technology

There was an environment of "indifference" towards the use of technology in governance before 2014 due to which the poor and the middle class suffered the most, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on......

What Went Wrong at Axis Mutual Fund

Following the money and freezing anything unaccounted is the only way to set an example for others, suggests Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Recently, Axis Mutual Fund removed......

Budget: Worst-hit sectors may get credit guarantee breather

With concerns about the economic impact of the Omicron variant growing stronger due to restrictions in various states, the Centre is likely to fall back on one of its major economic recovery planks......

Why Dr Kurien Deserves The Bharat Ratna

It is largely due to his vision and efforts that we have almost quadrupled our per capita milk availability in the last 40 years, points out Shailesh Dobhal. IMAGE: Dr Verghese Kurien cuts a cake......

FADA seeks govt support over compensation for Ford dealers

Automobile dealers' body FADA has urged the government to formulate a task force to monitor the compensation structure being worked out by Ford India for its dealer partners across the country. In......

COVID-19 hits men's hockey team

Striker Gurjant, coach Graham Reid test positive Photograph: Kind Courtesy Hockey India/Twitter The Indian men's hockey team's preparations for the Commonwealth Games was on Thursday hit by a......

Cyclist Ronaldo scripts history in Asian c'ships

IMAGE: Ronaldo's silver on Wednesday was his third medal of the championships. He had earlier won bronze medals in 1km time trial and team sprint events. Photograph: Sports India/Twitter Ronaldo......

Delhi High Court orders AFI to consider Tejaswin Shankar for CWG

Photograph: Kind courtesy Tejaswin Shankar/Twitter The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Selection Committee to consider on merits the case of athlete Tejaswin Shankar, a high jumper who......

NHRC notices to Sports Ministry, SAI over cyclist complaint

The NHRC has issued notices to the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Sports Authority of India (SAI), days after a woman cyclist accused the chief cycling coach of "inappropriate......

Para World Cup: Avani Lekhara wins gold with world record

Photograph: Avani Lekhara/Twitter Tokyo Paralympics champion Avani Lekhara won gold at the Para Shooting World Cup with a world record score of 250.6 in women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 in......

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