Weightlifter Venkat Rahul Ragala clinched a gold medal in the 77kg category while Shainki Nagar won a silver in the 10m air pistol as India swelled its medal tally to eight at the second Youth Asian Games, in Nanjing, China, on Wednesday.
On Feb 7, 1968, the IAF's AN-12 aircraft had gone missing.
Delhi will become the first such city in India to have such a scheme and the only one after Beijing in Asia.
B D Pande was Punjab's governor during Operation Bluestar. In this excerpt from his memoir, In the Service of Free India: Memoir of a Civil Servant, Pande reveals what really went on behind the scenes during those dark days in India's history.
Always boil water or at least filter it before drinking to avoid all possible water borne diseases.
'If the almost literally heart-stopping Suez block has any positive outcome, it is to be hoped that it will accelerate the setting up of a fab (perhaps Taiwanese) in India,' asserts Rajeev Srinivasan.
Huma Qureshi, Taapsee Pannu, Pulkit Samrat, Renuka Shahane, Bijoy Nambiar are among several Bollywood personalities to express concern over huge electricity bills.
Did you know that the direction of the master bedroom can influence your love life?
Looking for a quiet getaway? Head to Panchgani, near Mumbai says Harnoor Channi-Tiwary.
The Consumer Electronics Show, currently on in Las Vegas, is showcasing exciting new products, enhanced with Artificial Intelligence and machine learning.
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.
'We have to rise over our divisions.' 'Divisions within us allow unscrupulous politicians to divert attention from issues like corruption and governance.'
'It all became clear when I was asked to lodge myself on the couch in the lounge,' says Kishore Singh.
The flooding in Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra has left people without homes and brought about destruction worth crores.
Aditya Bafna, MD, CEO, Seva Group explains how a healthy and mindful habits can help improve productivity at the workplace.
PSU divestment, LIC IPO, fiscal deficit: Budget 2021 marks a clear change in the Modi government's stance from fiscal conservatism to growth orientation.
Romance was in the air, when the actor walked in with a bunch of white roses at the third edition of the GQ Fashion Nights.
'The social distancing vaccine.' 'And the mask vaccine.' 'If you adhere to these two vaccines and go and meet people in a well-ventilated room -- not in an enclosed, non-ventilated, room -- you are probably going to be okay.'
The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd started hacking trees from Friday night to make way for a car shed, hours after the Bombay high court dismissed four petitions filed by NGOs and activists challenging the decision to allow felling of trees in the prime green lung of the city.
India's Silicon Valley, Bengaluru, which has a high population of expatriates driven by the information technology sector, is getting more reasonable on cost of living
The order, a "negative" overall, will be a short term positive for corporate focused state-run and private lenders because of the possibility of delaying incremental stressed asset recognition.
Gloves, masks, vitamin C, wet wipes and sanitisers are the new essentials you have to move around with.
The world feels like complete panda-monium right now. But thanks to the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, we can all take a brief break from the news cycle and focus on otter things -- like pictures of animals being complete goofballs. The animals were pictured by photographers competing in the sixth annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, which saw thousands of pictures entered, taken around the world. As well as providing a smile, the competition works alongside the Born Free Foundation to highlight a more serious matter -- the importance of conserving our planet's beautiful wildlife. We share a selection of the best finalists' photos...
Gui Khury was already the youngest skateboarder to complete the 900-degree turn, a feat he pulled off aged eight.
The database for 'Non-PAN AIR transactions' has already been disseminated to Principal Chief Commissioners based on the regions.
The BJP MP in her plea alleged that Gandhi has attributed his personal remarks to the top court and tried to create prejudice.
Over 22 passenger and commercial vehicle makers and 18 two- and three-wheeler makers will take part amid proximate security.
'If Modi-Shah had not changed the leadership, one section would have parted ways with the BJP for sure.'
'It has caused our cook no little mirth that the sahib next door -- who heads a factory with several hundred, or thousand, workers -- can be spotted doing jharoo-pocha,' observes Kishore Singh.
Barack Obama has said that he had ruled out involving Pakistan in the raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout because it was an "open secret" that certain elements inside Pakistan's military, and especially its intelligence services, maintained links to the Taliban and perhaps even al-Qaeda, sometimes using them as strategic assets against Afghanistan and India.
Another catastrophe awaits us - living in a more inequitable, insecure, and intolerant world.
And the reason has everything to do with box office collections, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
The apparent BJP move to accept Kanda's support was slammed by the opposition Congress and BJP leader Uma Bharti, who recalled the row in which the politician was involved when as a minister in Haryana's Congress government in 2012.
It is a very different victory of Maradona that fascinates me even more, notes ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
Caffeine is a bronchodilator that may improve airflow, says Pavithra N Raj.
The probe team's chief at that time, R K Raghavan, in his new book, said it required "tremendous persuasion" to make Modi agree to a short recess. "This was possibly Modi's concession to the need for a respite for Malhotra rather than for himself. Such was the energy of the man."
Sujatha Gidla's scathing observations about Mahatma Gandhi and other highlights from Jaipur Literature Festival 2018.
From scanning hospital entrants to disinfecting hospital areas and floors, robots are being roped in for tasks considered high-risk, says Peerzada Abrar.
With a 20 hour average delay, the New Jalpaiguri Express is the queen among late-running trains.
Vlogger Gaurav Taneja shares some of his most interesting discoveries and learnings from his recent trip to Meghalaya.
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