Captain Deepak Sharma of the 42 Rashtriya Rifles was killed in a fierce encounter with four Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in the Dadsara village of Pulwama district.
'... because their parents wanted a boy.' 'But over 2 million women go every year due to sex-selective abortion, disease, neglect or inadequate nutrition,' says Devangshu Datta.
Mohan Chandra Pandey, who is himself a retired army officer, said that Pakistan is responsible for the death of his son.
The root of the problem, according to industry officials, is the sudden stoppage of lines of credit to tea plantation companies.
Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed on this day every year, marking successful conclusion of the war with Pakistan in the Kargil-Drass sector of Jammu and Kashmir in 1999.
A miffed WFI feared that it could be penalised by the world body United World Wrestling (UWW), if Pakistani grapplers were denied Visa.
A couple who lost their eight-month-old during the truck attack in Nice have been reunited with their baby after an appeal went out on Facebook.
The global ratings agency keeps India's sovereign rating unchanged at 'BBB-' with stable outlook
Week 2 ends with two contestants evicted and 11 still remaining.
Siddharth will return to the house. Will his comeback affect Asim and Rashami's friendship?
Harshvardhan Nawathe, who won the Rs 1-crore (Rs 10 million) prize money on quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', continues to face queries on his tax liability even nine years after he emerged as the winner of the popular television reality show.
BlackBerry Passport, with a 4.5-inch touch screen and three-row touch-enabled physical keyboard, is priced at Rs 49,990.
As Ronaldo cried over his fate while the moth sat on his eye, some smart folk decided to create a meme out of the situation.
Aruneel Sadadekar/Rediff.com picks his best eleven on performances from the first half of the tournament.
Penpix of the Australia squad that will play the cricket World Cup final against New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Following it negotiations with Ford Motors for the aquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover, Tata Motors has been put under credit watch.
Mutual fund houses hold Rs 3,400 crore of Yes Bank's 'riskier' bonds. Reliance MF, Franklin Templeton MF and UTI MF account for bulk of these exposures.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices underperformed the largecaps and ended over 1% lower.
The apex court had said that his bail plea will only be heard by the trial court in Rajasthan after he surrenders.
One-Day International career statistics of New Zealand's squad for the Champions Trophy.
The top seven most valuable players in the recently-concluded India-Australia seven-match one-day international series were all Australians.
'This award is not just mine.' 'It is my team mates' from Real Madrid and Croatia.' 'Without my coaches, I would not have won this and without my family I would not be the player I am today.'
Global rating agency Standard & Poor's on Wednesday upgraded India's outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the sovereign 'BB+/B' ratings to the country due to improvement in government finances.
The Australia left-arm pacer topped the list because he took the largest number of wickets (21) at an economy rate of just 4.04.
The moves in the fifth round of the World Chess Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen, with analysis and quotes.
Two 70+ knocks have ensured that he's over 100 points ahead of Sachin Tendulkar.
Global rating agency Standard & Poor's on Monday assigned its 'BB' rating indicating non-investment or junk grade to the State Bank of India's proposed $225 million (Rs 900 crore) Hybrid Tier I perpetual bonds.
Aruneel Sadadekar/Rediff.com picks his IPL Dream Team of Season 9. Check it out!
When a vicious email spread around the world, attacking not only me, but the integrity of my wife and a teammate, the pressure of being a high-profile athlete was almost unbearable, writes Adam Gilchrist in a new book.
Although he did nothing of note in the Twenty20 World Cup final against India on Monday, Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi still emerged as the tournament's most valuable player (MVP).
The ratings reflected the growing strength of India's macro-economic stability, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said.
Sales of diesel-powered utility vehicles have been declining in the past six months as the differential between petrol and diesel prices narrowed.
Starting with the India-Bangladesh away series in May 2007, we will track the ODI performance of every player, and after every match.
Global rating agency Standard & Poor's said on Thursday United Western Bank's huge bad loans may affect IDBI's financial profile negatively.
Speculation is rife that Juan Pablo Montoya will leave Williams-BMW and replace David Coulthard at McLaren next season.
Sachin Tendulkar is just a whisker ahead of Yuvraj Singh in the race to be India's most valuable player of the 2007-08 ODI season.
After his 97 at almost run-a-ball, Sachin Tendulkar continues to be India's most valuable player (MVP). Yuvraj Singh is only a few points behind him.
Infosys Technologies Ltd has become the first company in India to obtain BBB rating, higher than the country's sovereign rating (BB+/Stable/B), from global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's, reflecting the company's strong financial profile.
Sachin Tendulkar is again India's most valuable ODI player after his blazing 94 in 81 balls at the Oval.
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