The award was received by Corporal Nirala's wife Sushmanand and his mother Malti Devi at the majestic Rajpath.
Jose Mourinho, sacked by Manchester United last season after his reign there turned sour, has been charm personified since swapping punditry for the Tottenham job.
Images from the Champions League second leg match played on Tuesday.
Credited with bringing insurgent group United Liberation Front of Asom to the negotiating table and hauling Assam back from the brink of bankruptcy, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has combined administrative and political acumen with his simple demeanour to help Congress retain power for a record consecutive third term.
Fernandes sent defence ministry officials on familiarisation trips to various parts of Jammu and Kashmir and to the areas bordering China in Arunachal to see for themselves the difficulties faced by border guards.
The widespread support of people from all walks of life was evident on the second day of Bharatiya Janta Party leader L K Advani's Jan Chetna Yatra. After Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged off the yatra at Chhapra on Tuesday, Advani has covered a distance of about 80 km of his 7600-km long yatra. On Wednesday, the 84-year-old leader addressed the crowd at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, with the acumen characteristic of a veteran of six national yatras.
Made In China is puerile, flimsy film-making, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Bengal's rookie batswoman Richa Ghosh in India squad
Indian batting ace Rahul Dravid says it is vital that India gets off to a good start in the four-Test series, beginning Thursday.
Mumbai Indians have arguably the best death-overs exponents in Jaspreet Bumrah and Lasith Malinga, while boasting an explosive all-rounder in Hardik Pandya.
'Coupled with e-filing procedures it would really enhance the ability of the judiciary to provide speedier justice.'
It is going to be a battle between Mahendra Singh Dhoni's spirited leadership and the strategic acumen of experienced Anil Kumble when their teams Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore take on each other in the Champions League Twenty20 semi-final in Durban on Friday.
Ravi stood on top of the podium, with a scintillating show in the 57kg.
A legislator from his native Chittoor district in the Rayalaseema region of the state, 50-year-old Reddy will have to also use all his political acumen to take on the challenge posed by Congress' rebel Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.
Spin legend Bishen Singh Bedi on Tuesday advised young and aspiring slow bowlers to focus on rhythmic body movements and fitness to excel at the game.
There's a new duet in the BJP, and it is not sweet music to everyone's ears.
With Indians proving their business acumen across the globe, many nations see Indian-born people amongst the richest individuals there. So here are some of them . . .
A treacherous 22-yard strip at the Karnail Singh Stadium and the presence of Sourav Ganguly are the primary reasons of attraction as hosts Railways take on Bengal in a do-or-die final Super League encounter in the Ranji Trophy. With both teams aiming for an outright victory, there is a huge possibility that the match may not go into the fourth day unless couple of batsmen from either side show enough technical acumen to last on a strip that promises to be a rank turner.
Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said India has lost one of the finest political leaders and a legal luminary.
Chandrajit Banerjee, director general, CII said: "This move will bestow the benefits of information technology to the common man and will also help establish citizenship, thus enhancing security at various levels. This would further bring transparency in different delivery channels, help in mapping diverse requirements of the nation and, in turn, assure better planning and strategisation for the country."
Grandmaster D Harika missed out on some chances to settle for a draw with Georgia's Sopiko Guramishvili, while Padmini Rout survived a scare before enforcing a draw with China's Tan Zhongyi in the first game of the third round of World Women's Chess Championship in Tehran.
She said she had told the party leadership last year that it was difficult to travel in the three hill states due to her health.
'India needs new enthusiasm, and a bold youthful energy unburdened with the prejudices of the past that takes Bharat beyond the faultlines of religious bigotry and caste-based discrimination. A tall order? Seemingly impossible? But then who says leaders must have a cakewalk.'
This slide show speaks of 20 millionaires of the world who were not born with silver spoons in their mouths but made it big themselves.
Belgium's credentials as a genuine outside bet for World Cup success face a tougher examination against Tunisia on Saturday after a relatively sedate opening against Panama.
Reader Anshul Goel sent us this picture from New Delhi.
Unlike the regimes of Jayalalitha, Palaniswami and Karunanidhi, ministers are actually getting to make decisions on their own, with the unmentioned rider that they would be held responsible and accountable, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Let's looks at 10 former India players, who missed the IPL but had they been active today, they could have forced the Ambanis and the Shah Rukh Khans to loosen their purse strings a tad more.
Burger King Worldwide Inc has entered into a joint venture with private equity and real estate firm Everstone Group to start operations in India.
A week after his bid to regain control of the Rajasthan Cricket Association failed in an acrimonious election, Lalit Modi now faces a fresh crisis with a very powerful lobby within the BCCI plotting to remove him from the Indian Premier League commissioner's post. Modi, who has successfully conducted two editions of the IPL and filled the BCCI coffers with his marketing acumen, has been having problems with some of the key BCCI functionaries for some time now.
'Your strike rate is very important when it comes to seat-sharing.'
The 84-year old veteran Congressman, who died from post-COVID complications on Monday, was a Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist.
Venture capitals in India, which traditionally invested in urban segments or technology sector, have begun investing in rural-centric technology firms. Avishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund, Acumen Fund, and Rural Innovations Network are showing increased focus on rural markets.
The 1975 batch IAS officer joined the BJP after his retirement in 2013.
CavinKare, which has successfully competed with multinationals, including Hindustan Unilever, in the sachet segment to retain leadership in key southern markets, will now have to prove its acumen in the bottled shampoo segment, which is increasingly getting competitive after new marketing strategies were adopted by ITC and other players.
'Ours is a diverse culture and we ought to respect each other's customs. People must not be coerced into exhibiting their patriotism in one particular way'
The Tata Sons' chairman emeritus has been aggressively investing in start-ups, ranging from e-commerce firms to cab aggregators
EduBridge is emerging as a strong player in training unemployed youth.
Software czar Bill Gates, legendary investor Warren Buffett and Apple's Steve Jobs, all known for their business acumen, have been named among the 20 best American CEOs of all time.
Greenspan never saw how derivatives would make the housing crisis a global one.
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