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Mizoram stone quarry collapse: Toll rises to 10, PM announces ex gratia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives in the stone quarry collapse in Mizoram. IMAGE: A rescue......

Lalu fined Rs 6000 in 2009 model poll code violation case

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad was fined Rs 6,000 by a court in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Wednesday for violating the model code of conduct during the 2009 assembly elections in the......

Punjab police withdraws security of political leaders, clerics

The Punjab Police has ordered the withdrawal of security of 424 people, including former MLAs, Jathedars of two Takhts, heads of Deras, and police officers. Image only for representation.......

Governor Caught In Centre-Tamil Nadu Crossfire

The DMK feels its genuine gestures have had no bearing on the governor's politico-administrative conduct, which is 'more political and politicised than administrative and Constitutional', observes......

'BJP is getting damaged in the north by farmers' stir'

If the protests have cemented the ties between the peasantry and the traders, the political implications for the BJP might become too serious to be disregarded because its core base was made up of......

Economists tell Sitharaman to focus on reviving growth

At a pre-Budget meeting, the FM was asked to ensure that NBFCs come out of the liquidity crisis they are facing with the help of RBI. They also spoke about the futility of trying to achieve a 3 per......

What economists and FM Sitharaman discussed in pre-Budget meet

Concerned by GDP slowdown and unrealistic tax targets, the economists urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to implement long-term structural steps like land and labour reforms.Warning......

Has India's unemployment rate jumped to 45-year high?

Most economists were of the view that the NSSO should release the data, as any move to withhold it will dent the image of country’s statistical system. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Now, TN, Punjab start testing Maggi samples to check health risks

Tamil Nadu government has decided to send Nestle's noodle brand Maggi to the labs to check for levels of monosodium glutamate (MSG) and lead. This follows reports of these contents exceeding their......

Economists give ideas to Jaitley to promote growth

Economists have asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to lower interest rate, rationalise subsidies, remove all cess and surcharge, do away with the retrospective tax amendments and scrap......

Rajnikant, Haasan honoured

The who's who of Tamil cinema were Wednesday presented with the State government awards for the years 2005-2006, with superstars Rajnikant and Kamal Haasan bagging Best Actor awards for their......

Sunny, John, Sohail dance to Ahmed's tune

None of the three --Sunny Deol, John Abraham and Sohail Khan -- likes to dance. But choreographer-turned-director Ahmed Khan has decided to have two item numbers in his forthcoming film tentatively......

July 29, 1980: When 'The Babes of Indian Hockey' struck gold in Moscow

'If we had not won the gold medal, then hockey would have suffered in India.' 'There would have been so much negativity if we came back empty-handed.'Hockey greats Vasudevan Baskaran, M M Somaya......

'I want to be the best hockey player in the world'

'The way we are playing now, if we continue to play the same hockey, no one can stop us from standing on the podium in Tokyo.' IMAGE: Manpreet Singh was at the helm as Indian hockey kicked off the......

IOA to discuss Kalmadi's replacement on May 23

Following sports minister Ajay Maken's public statement that arrested Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi should be replaced as its president, the Indian Olympic......

Delhi, PSB in national hockey final

Delhi entered the final of the National Hockey Championship after a gap of 58 years with an impressive 2-1 victory over Namdhari XI in Jalandhar on Thursday. Delhi, who played semifinals for the......

Punjab, Karnataka clash in pre-quarters

Hosts Punjab will take on Karnataka and Chattisgarh face Mumbai in the pre-quarter-final knock-out stage of the 62nd Senior National Hockey Championship, at Olympian Surjit Hockey stadium, in......

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