Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was described as 'a man of uncommon decency and grace' who has led the way in building the Indo-US partnership, as the Indian leader was awarded the 'The World Statesman Award' in New York on Wednesday.
A map showing the number of homeless persons per 1000 population in districts across India.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday defended senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha leader Indresh Kumar and accused ruling Congress of getting his name included in the Ajmer Blast case chargesheet as part of a "conspiracy" to lay grounds for banning the Sangh.
A story on how the Korean consumer durable majors LG and Samsung knocked out rivals in the fight for market share and brand recall.
Prita Chhabra was invited by the National Basketball Association to sing the Canadian and American national anthems at the Air Canada Center in Toronto.
In a bid to woo villagers to benefit from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the Orissa government on Tuesday decided to offer health insurance and a house under the Indira Awas Yojana to each labourer who completed 100 days work in a year, official sources said.
She said that despite government scheme and initiatives ranging from roads to agriculture, housing, scholarships to electricity benefiting lives of people, a false narrative was being created by the opposition that the government was working for cronies.
'Banks have to be braver, willing to take more risks and give confidence to the customer,' observes Joydeep Ghosh.
'The people, media and politicians are ready to listen to the troubles of Kangana Ranaut, but we are unwanted lives in the heart of Delhi.' Shine Jacob reports.
How the the Border Security Force, the Coast Guard, the Navy and the marine police in Gujarat is maintaining a day-night vigil to protect India's western coast.
Renu Balakrishnan is organising a weekend workshop on effective dialogue writing in Alibaug this month. Read on to learn more.
Sitharaman said the government also proposes Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana to address critical infrastructure gap in fisheries sector.
Renu Balakrishnan will conduct the workshop in Alibaug on Feb 23-24.
The Charles Wallace India Trust invites entries for the year 2009 for its Arts and Heritage Conservation Awards.
The case pertains to a dispute with the then sarpanch of Harmada, when the activists had gone to his house to see some records.
Britney Spears has been discharged from hospital -- and is wasting no time staying at home.
Riding on a late penalty stroke conversion, local favourites Chandigarh Dynamos beat former champions Hyderabad Sultans in the inaugural match of the Premier Hockey League's fourth edition at Sector 42 hockey stadium in Chandigarh on Thursday.
The group had protested against K Raheja corp's project at Verna industrial estate, 20 km away from Panaji. The reaction stems from recent statement by senior Congress leader Shantaram Naik disclosing that Chief Minister Digamber Kamat will meet three SEZ promoters to discuss alternate land proposal to set up industry (not SEZ).
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Bhaichung Bhutia said the growing dominance of foreign players in domestic football was not detrimental to the Indian game.
China's Olympic 110 metres hurdles champion pulled out of his race injured on Monday. After a false start in his first-round heat, Liu clutched his leg and walked off the track.
Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden Budget has not disappointed but vision and details, particularly for the revival of agriculture, are missing.
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"All of us can feel the pain of families of the Pulwama martyrs. We understand your anger," Modi said.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com lists 11 Modi flagship schemes that may have been gamechangers in the Lok Sabha election.
Over 100 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana from 20 states will share with the LPG panchayat their experiences of how clean cooking fuel has changed their lives, in the presence of President Ram Nath Kovind.
The idea is to monitor centrally sponsored schemes, partly funded schemes, loans, programmes and any other endeavour into which funds are pumped.
Is the DGH right about ONGC's track record?
The CavinKare Ability Awards for Achievers with Disability celebrate the spirit of those who have risen above their disabilities, displayed exemplary courage and triumphed in their chosen fields.
The special package assistance would be used to augment irrigation structures in drought-prone areas to address the agrarian distress and drinking water crisis.
The Belgian will face Nathalie Dechy in an exhibition match this weekend after being out for three months with exhaustion.
'His emphasis on self-reliance is essentially due to the fact he wanted India to be a nuclear weapons country.' Dr P K Iyengar remembers the father of India's nuclear programme.
The Congress chief is staying with the family of Suman Dubey, a close friend of her late husband Rajiv Gandhi.
Rural outlay may go up 23% to reduce pains of demonetisation
'Our honourable CM is so shameless that she will say the state is among the safest for women.'
The Indian skipper is desperate to end his prolonged lean patch with the bat.
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