List of military honourees

List of honours conferred upon individuals from the armed forces on Republic Day Ashoka Chakra Sr No Name Position 1 Major Dinesh Raghu Raman 34 Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous) Kirti......

'Religion and nationalism are made for each other'

The Union Human Resource Development ministry recently directedall states to recite Vande Mataram in educational institutions on September 7, the centenary of the national song. The Congress backed......

What are the MPs afraid of?

Indian parliamentarians have notbeen known for their prowess in any game except maybe of the numbers kind. But if ever Parliament had to choose a sport thatits members would enjoy, it might......

Should professionals be debarred from UPSC exams?

With half of the top 20 seats of this year's Civil Services Examinations being bagged by professionals like engineers and doctors, opposition to debar them from taking the exam is generating a......

'Go for a mix of balanced funds'

Aftercrossing the magical 12,500 points theSensexhasplunged below9,5000. As a matter of fact on Tuesday, it even dropped below the 9,000 mark to 8994!. The market mayhem of the past few weeks has......

Aarya 2 Review

Sushmita Sen's combination of blazing authority and maternal anxiety are perfectly cast as a woman thrown in the centre of chaos in Aarya 2, observes Sukanya Verma. The opening image in the first......

What are Farhan Akhtar, Anupam Kher doing together?

A special screening of Satish Kaushik's Kaagaz, starring Pankaj Tripathi, was held in Mumbai. Anupam Kher and Anil Kapoor, Satish's oldest friends in the Mumbai film industry, and Farhan Akhtar --......

Video: This is how Disha Patani likes to party!

Whatever the reviews and box office collections may say, the Malang team is in a mood to party. Aditya Roy Kapur hosted a party for his co-stars and director Mohit Suri at his residence,......

PIX: Jai Mummy Di team celebrates Lohri

The cast of this Friday's release Jai Mummy Di -- Sonnalli Seygall, Sunny Singh, Poonam Dhillon and Supriya Pathak -- celebrated Lohri with a lot of song and dance. A lovely way to promote a movie!......

Ranji round-up: Ton-up Dubey steers MP to 218/2 vs Kerala

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Delhi bowler Navdeep Saini celebrates along with teammates after taking a wicket on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy cricket match......

Coming Soon! Biopic on Sourav Ganguly

IMAGE: India captain Sourav Ganguly celebrates India's win in the 2002 NatWest Series final against England at Lord's, July 13, 2002. Photograph: PTI A biopic on the life of former Indian cricket......