List of VIPs invited for Ram temple Event

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, business tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, and sporting icon Sachin Tendulkar are among India's crme de la crme who have been invited as state guests for......

66 pc of Kharge's CWC are from SCs, STs, OBCs, women, minorities

The average age in the newly-formed 84-member Congress Working Committee under party chief Mallikarjun Kharge is 61 years, with the eldest member being former prime minister Manmohan Singh at 90.......

Kharge rejigs CWC; Tharoor, Sharma, Wasnik of G23, Pilot part of new team

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday reconstituted the Congress Working Committee, retaining the old guard, giving space to the young and including prominent G23 group leaders like Shashi......

Sukhwinder Sukhu takes oath as Himachal's 15th CM, Agnihotri dy CM

Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, a son of a bus driver and four-time Congress MLA, was on Sunday sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh at a ceremony in Shimla attended by senior party......

SC denies patent to Novartis's cancer drug Glivec

Swiss pharma major Novartis AG on Monday lost a seven-year long legal battle for getting its blood cancer drug Glivec patented in India and to restrain Indian companies from manufacturing generic......

India plans to bridge rising trade deficit with China

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will this week abandon the ongoing standoff in parliament over alleged massive losses in the allocation of coal mines by flying off to Iran to participate in the 16th......

Where is the Sensex heading?

The Sensex opened slightly lower, but soon gained momentum on Friday. In intra-day trading it touched the negative zone for a brief period, but is again scaling heights. In such jittery times,......

Do not buy stocks if you are a short-term player

For the second time in a week, Sensex lost over 500 points on Wednesday. On Friday last, it slipped by 542 points. On Wednesday, it tanked by 615. The market breadth was extremely bearish. Where is......

President, PM pay tribute to Dev Anand

President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh joined millions of fans in condoling the death of legendary actor-filmmaker Dev Anand, calling him a 'true......

How easy is it to be a successful star kid?

Is all the attention they get justified? Do their parents' achievements constantly weigh themdown?Star children. Their born-with-a-silver-spoon-status is a point of constant tussle between star......

Sports minister Maken to skip Nat Games closing

Union Sports minister Ajay Maken will not be going to Rachi to take part in the closing ceremony of the National Games. "No, I am not going to Ranchi," said Maken, who was invited by the Jharkhand......

Anand to play against 40 players simultaneously

Hyderabad is all set to witness aspectacular chess match with Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand playing against 40 players simultaneously on August 24. According to the organisers of ICM --......

Sandhu awarded Khel Ratna

Indian world champion trap shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu was bestowed with the country's highest sports award, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, on Wednesday. The 30-year-old shooter won the title last......

Khel Ratna for shooter Manavjit

Acetrap shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu has been chosen for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2006, an official announcement said on Thursday night. He became only the second Indian......

Chakravarthy, Prasad share lead

International Master Deepan Chakravarthy handed Nguyen Van Huy of Vietnam his third defeat on the trot to remain in joint lead with S Arun Prasad, who beat Abhijeet Gupta, after the seventh round......