Currently, the reserve forces are under the dual leadership of military organs and local Communist Party committees and they would be brought under the control of the ruling party and the CMC from July 1, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
A great war memorial goes beyond the list of dead, to contemplation of the phenomenon of war. To me as a civilian, it didn't matter that our war memorial stood under India Gate, a creation of the British; it didn't matter that it didn't name all the fallen. The fact that we embraced it and respected it made it an unforgettable war memorial, notes Shyam G Menon.
...but are we chasing yesterday's dreams, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
'What if Kim is alive as the latest reappearance suggests, but unable to rule?' 'Will his sister be installed as the leader to continue with the Kims's hereditary dynasty that began with the present ruler's grandfather?' asks Dr Rajaram Panda.
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Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride. Like Michael Corleone, he got into it with the best of intentions, and got out of it on top but lost in the heights. Sreehari Nair revisits the film as it turns 50 this month.
The appointment of Rajan, a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund and now a professor of finance at University of Chicago, comes at a time when India, like most of the world economies, is grappling with the impact of the global credit crisis.
Being a son of Nehru's dentist is not the only connection that Alvi has with India. He is yet another president whose family migrated to Pakistan from India after partition. His predecessors Mamnoon Hussain's family came from Agra and Pervez Musharraf's parents migrated from New Delhi.
Rajan would slow down some of the expansion of money and it ought to have little effect on the real economy.
India in the last five-seven years did not do as well as it could to push progress.
Taj Mahal is popular among virtual travellers.
Experts say Indian students will have to accept that international space for them is shrinking.
Maria Sharapova's US Open preparations took a major blow with the Russian World No 2 forced to withdraw from next week's WTA event in Toronto.
She had got 849th rank in the 2014 civil services exam and was allotted the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise).
1923-2018: Remembering Mort Walker.
The veteran Congress leader said the NDA's success was attributable to the absence of a strong and united Opposition.
The immediate job at hand is the Asian Games where the men's team will defend the gold it won in Incheon four years ago.
Support from the committee gives Xi an indefinite extension on the reins of power, which will surely result in hawkish and insular policies. It does not bode well for relations with the USA, or with anyone else who does not bow the knee to Beijing, for that matter.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
A 'chance meeting' with Pullela Gopichand near an auditorium lift was enough for Manasi Joshi to convince the national coach of her burning desire to become a world champion.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Why do you think are Indians unhappy? What would make you happier? What does the government and society need to do to make India a more contented nation? What is it that really makes you happy or unhappy?
In 2012 Rediff.com had published a feature on the rare aspects of Hawking's life and work, based on a feature by popular edutainment website HowStuffWorks, which we reproduce.
This was due to the fact that they had already won the Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour.
'More than 1,000 start-ups are created from colleges, and more start-ups are coming up every year.'
HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra offers advice on how to pick the right international education.
Runner-up Pliskova will move into the top-10 of the world rankings for the first time in her career
If you are serious about your future, here are some MBA programmes and short courses you can consider, advises Arun Jagannathan is co-founder and CEO, CrackVerbal.
Isha and Akash, 23, were appointed to the boards of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd and Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, the company said.
'As her graduation degree was found to be fake, she can be given the post of constable which matches her educational qualification'
15 per cent of startups in Silicon Valley are founded by Indians.
He topped the list with a personal fortune of $4 billion.
What do YOU think makes for lasting happiness? Money, respect, food or love? Tell us.
Should we be exposing our women volunteers to the barbarity of actual combat?
At 89th, India is the lowest-ranked among the BRICS.
Sports Ministry formally recognises yogasana as competitive sport.
He asserted that India has never been an aggressor and the Indian Armed Forces are perceived as defenders of humanity and peace across the world.
