Due to political uncertainty following the collapse of the former government to the Taliban, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday estimated that 500,000 Afghans......
'The administration started intruding into the kitchens and bedrooms of the local community.''For the first time in 50 years the people of Lakshadweep who have till now never raised their hands,......
The central government should provide for free vaccination to all Indian citizens and greatly ramp up RT-PCR testing in both rural and urban areas, a group of former civil servants said on Thursday......
'Some of his decisions were not so good, but his intentions were always guided by a deep national interest.' IMAGE: Rajiv Gandhi, who was assassinated 30 years ago today, May 21, 1991, during a......
Uttar Pradesh has become the "epicentre of the politics of hate, division and bigotry" and the institutions of governance are "steeped in communal poison," alleged 104 retired civil servants in a......
The merger of the Forward Markets Commission and the Securities and Exchange Board of India is understood to have been postponed, at least for the near future. FMC has been asked to go ahead with......
Officials of the department of economic affairs, who are to meet Finance Minister Arun Jaitley shortly, are expected to make a case for merger of the Securities and Exchange Board of India and the......
Tenants dwelling in prime properties of Jain temples for years may have to vacate these; government interference in institutions and trusts of the community will cease to exist; and there will be......
In a major development towards bringing transparency in the probe into black money stashed in Swiss banks, the Central Information Commission has directed the Enforcement Directorate to make public......
Nearly 9000 files in the office of the Information Commissioner have been digitised as part of the Central Information Commission's plan to convert 23 lakh pages of old records in digital format.......
Image: President Sarathkumar, secretary Radha Ravi, Simbu Sham Vijaykumar and Ramki Nirosha The anticipated and controversial elections to The South Indian Film Actors Association, better known as......
Looking forward to catch Kill Dill this weekend? Here's a lowdown on its director. A name that started with promise in the early 2000s quickly disappeared into obscurity set off by setbacks......
Even though its not completely the foodie feast the title suggests, Daawat-E-Ishq is a breezy exercise, feels Sukanya Verma. Daawat-E-Ishq is like an exuberant menu of a newly opened......
Veteran theatre personality Dolly Thakore, who made her film debut as a casting director with Richard Attenborough's Gandhi, kept in touch with him long after work on the multiple award-winning......
Many books have been written on star composer A R Rahman but surprisingly, his official biography is only just out. Penned by British television producer Nasreen Munni Kabir -- who has made......
Habibullah Sadat, left, of Afghanistan and Dashti Abdulaziz of Kuwait vie for the ball during the Men's Beach Volleyball Preliminary Round Asian Games match. Photograph: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty......