The government of India has a moral responsibility for working towards a consensus for the return of Kashmiri Pandits to their homeland, says B Raman
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He said one of the objectives of the new National Education Policy, unveiled in 2020, was to reduce academic stress on students.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday expressed apprehension that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections would be the last opportunity for the people to save democracy, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi might prefer dictatorship in case his party wins the upcoming polls.
Pandit Tukaram Dhaygude, 42, known as the Iron Stomach Man, broke his Guinness Book Record after four motorcycles weighing 270 kg passed over his belly at the Dharmaveer Maidan in Thane on Sunday, May 8, 2023.
Rajasthan Police has denied the allegation of a woman who said her full-term pregnant daughter-in-law lost her child after she was assaulted by it during a raid at her house.
Citigroup's Vikram Pandit may have been named among worst CEOs ever in America, but in terms of financial performance for the first quarter of this year, the banking behemoth has emerged as one of the best performers among the US companies run by persons of Indian origin.
Donning the role of a commander ill-equipped to save the Titanic of banking world, Citigroup's India-born chief Vikram Pandit has found a place among the 20 worst ever CEOs in the American history, but the top honours has gone to bankrupt Lehman Brothers' Dick Fuld.
"I owe it to Veer Savarkar, to his spirit, to his legacy and to his untold story so that I tell it well and it reaches people, and people absorb it and feel what he went through and all the sacrifices that he made, which have been brushed under the carpet."
Now that Phillip Purcell has been ousted from the top job at Morgan Stanley, the chances of "executives-in-exile," including Vikram Pandit
The SP also said the youth had an inkling of trouble ahead as they had deleted their social media accounts around the time when some persons approached the police over the objectionable status.
The resolution, moved by Bharatiya Janata Party's Nishikant Dubey, as well as an amendment to include people who have migrated from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir for rehabilitation, was adopted by a voice vote.
Gautam Gambhir's captaincy had once helped Kolkata Knight Riders carve its own niche with two IPL titles in the last decade and as the former India opener starts his new journey as a 'Team Mentor', the endeavour is to put them in a better position compared to current situation.
The KKR think-tank might not be unduly worried as their campaign is still at a nascent stage, but they would like to see the first-choice pacer and spinner finding their range at the earliest.
Are MoShah laying the ground for Shinde to take a national role, move to Delhi as a Union minister, paving the way for Ajit Pawar to take over as Maharashtra chief minister?
The central government on Tuesday decided to confer Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award, to renowned Hindustani Classical Vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.
Gautam Gambhir returned to Kolkata Knight Riders as the mentor.
'It's about assessing the conditions and what we are going to face tomorrow. What's happened in the past is not necessarily what will happen in the future.'
The external affairs minister, speaking at a media summit organised by the TV9 Network, described the rise of India and China as "significant" in the global geopolitical scenario.
Sarfaraz Khan's omission from the Indian team has been linked to fitness and disciplinary issues but sources in Mumbai cricket insisted that there was no truth in the claims.
Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Monday recommended setting up of an 'impartial truth and reconciliation commission' to probe and report on human rights violations by both state and non-state actors in Jammu and Kashmir since the 1980s, saying the 'wounds need healing'.
KKR's most successful leader Gautam Gambhir is back in his second innings as a mentor. His partnership with head coach Chandrakant Pandit, a shrewd tactician in domestic circuit, will be the key to their revival.
The last Bharat Ratna award was conferred upon Pranab Mukherjee in 2019 and was posthumously awarded to Bhupendra Kumar Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh. The award was not given to anyone between 2020 and 2023.
'Asha atya remains down-to-earth and frank.' 'If she likes something, she will tell you to your face.' 'Ditto, if she doesn't.' 'She is full of life and energy, I have never seen her brood.'
Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar is set to receive a posthumous lifetime achievement Grammy award, organisers announced on Wednesday.
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Only one displaced Kashmiri Pandit family has returned to the Valley so far, the government told Parliament on Tuesday.
The go-ahead given to prosecute Arundhati Roy would be seen by supporters of freedom of speech as an announcement that the Right-Wing doesn't feel humbled by the results of the elections, argues Shyam G Menon.
The Gurgaon police on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of questioning Citibank's global CEO Vikram Pandit and other top honchos in connection with the Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) fraud at a bank branch in Gurgaon, near Delhi.
The 60-year-old Pandit played five Tests and 36 ODIs for India between mid '80s to early '90s.
The funeral service for legendary sitar virtuoso Pandit Ravi Shankar will be held on Sunday near his home in Encinitas in San Diego, California. Ravi Shankar passed away on December 11 near his home in Encinitas. He was 92.
The deceased were identified as Abdul Majeed Ganaie, Mehraj-ud-din Dar, Anees Ahmad Mir and Hameed-ul-lah Ganaie.
Player of the Match Shardul Thakur ticked all the boxes and was lauded by KKR skipper Nitish Rana for his counter-attacking knock.
Gandhi, who met a cross section of people from Jammu and Kashmir during his yatra, said J-K has the highest level of unemployment in the country.
The Congress on Tuesday said it welcomes displaying the portrait of the Father of the Constitution in the House, but it could have been placed along with the photos of Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pledged to work for the welfare of displaced Kashmiri Pandits, refugees from West Pakistan and kin of those killed in terrorist violence, saying the days of their neglect are over.
Utkarsh Mishra's impressions of the Narendra Modi roadshow in Varanasi.
Till now, the maximum Bharat Ratnas were awarded in 1999 when four recipients were given the coveted award.
An international body of Kashmiri Pandits has sought the help of US Government and its lawmakers in the rehabilitation of the community by creation of a separate homeland for them in Jammu and Kashmir.
