VVIP inmates must be kept with 'great caution' in Tihar: Delhi ex-chief cop

Former Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar, who also served as DG (prisons), said VVIP inmates have to be kept with "great caution" in Tihar since there is always a threat of them getting......

Restoring India's Botanic Heritage

With over 3,000 species of plants, 26 interconnected lakes and the 250-year-old Great Banyan Tree -- the largest in the world -- the Indian Botanic Garden is a veritable treasure, discovers Payal......

How Can Congress Defeat Modi?

The most important lesson is that you have to build your political proposition, and sell it yourself.You can't leave it to the courts, media, NGOs and civil society and expect them to play the role......

B'desh votes on Sunday; PM Hasina poised to win another term

Bangladesh will go to the polls on Sunday in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to win a fourth straight term in the absence of the main Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party......

'India is big enough to have over 4 airlines'

'Within five years, we should be achieving more on the international front than what it took most airlines 15 to 20 years back.' IMAGE: An Akasa Air aircraft taxis on the tarmac at the Chhatrapati......

Mary Kom quits as Paris Olympics chief-de-mission

  IMAGE: A bronze-medallist from the 2012 London Olympics, Mary Kom was to be the logistical in-charge of the country's contingent at the July 26-August 11 Paris Games. Photograph: AIBA......

Injury to podium: Chanu's medal plan for Paris Olympics

Injuries are mentally challenging, delighted to be back in competition: Mirabai Chanu Photograph: Kind courtesy Mirabai Chanu/X She heaved her lowest weight in years at the World Cup recently but......

Can Nikhat finally step out of Mary Kom's shadow?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Nikhat Zareen/Instagram Former Indian men's boxing coach Blas Iglesias Fernandez has backed world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg) to bag a medal at this year's Paris......

Mirabai Chanu set for comeback with an eye on Paris Olympics

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu, who has been recuperating from hip tendonitis she suffered during the Asian Games in September last year, has all but qualified for the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Mirabai......

Sreeja Akula clinches WTT Feeder Beirut singles title

Photograph: Kind courtesy Dabang Delhi Table Tennis Club/X Indian paddler Sreeja Akula clinched the women's singles title while Manav Thakar and Manush Shah reigned supreme in the men's doubles......