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Bihar on high alert after 3 Jaish terrorists enter state via Nepal

A high-security alert has been sounded across Bihar following inputs suggesting that three terrorists from Pakistan have entered the state through Nepal, an official said on Thursday. IMAGE: The......

Babbar Khalsa terrorist wanted to attack Maha Kumbh

An "active terrorist" of Babbar Khalsa International with alleged links to Pakistan's ISI, who had planned a terror attack during the Maha Kumbh, was arrested from Kaushambi early Thursday, police......

National Film Awards named after Indira Gandhi, Nargis renamed

The 'Indira Gandhi award for best debut film' and the 'Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on national integration' have been retitled with the names of the late prime minister and legendary......

Tension in Bihar after missing temple staff's mutilated body found in village

Tension erupted in Gopalganj district of Bihar on Sunday after the body of a local temple staff, who went missing a week ago, was found in a mutilated condition on the outskirts of a village, the......

Gandhi's favourite hymn 'Abide With Me' dropped from Beating Retreat

One of Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymns Abide With Me has been dropped from this year's Beating Retreat ceremony on January 29, according to a brochure released by the Indian Army on......

Meet The Man behind Skoda VW India

'Approach people with respect, mindful that they know their job better than you do, and that you're not superior to them just because you may be better educated or their boss.'Skoda Auto VW India......

Fake pilot scam: Another arrest made

Delhi police has arrested a pilot working with a private airline for procuring a commercial pilot license by allegedly submitting fake marksheets.With the arrest of Swarn Singh, police has arrested......

A financial plan for senior citizens

In 2001, Daljeet Singh Mongia and his wife Swarn had to take a decision on where to live. They had been living in a luxurious house in Delhi's upmarket Panchsheel Park since 1981. Their three......

India's smart card base to touch 400 mn

India is expected to embrace the smart card technology in a big way, with about 400 million people projected to use the cards that have in-built microprocessors by 2009.Currently, there are about......

Hard rock, Indian style

For the last 24 years, Ashok Jain, managing director of Swarn Gems Ltd, has been running a diamond wholesale business from Tokyo's Okachimachi jewellery district. No surprise then that he's now......

Manoj Kumar to get Dadasaheb Phalke award

Veteran actor Manoj Kumar will be bestowed the Dadasaheb Phalke award for his immense contribution to Hindi cinema. The actor will be honoured with a Swarn Kamal (Golden Lotus), a cash prize of Rs......

Spotted: Asin in Thailand

Reader Ajay Bhanot and his family met Asin at Swarn Bhoomi international airport in Bangkok, Thailand. In the picture: Bhanot, wife Kavita, Asin, daughters Malvika and...

Dada Saheb Phalke Award for Dev Anand

Actor Dev Anand was on Tuesday chosen for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2002.President A P J Kalam will present the award, which carries Rs 200,000 in cash, a shawl and a 'swarn......

Dadasaheb Phalke award to be presented to Shashi Kapoor in Mumbai

Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor will be conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award in Mumbai as his family has conveyed to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry that it will difficult for him......

Shashi Kapoor: The quiet showman

Shashi Kapoor, the star who made us laugh, romance and cry, passed into the ages on December 4. We look back at the often underrated actor, who reinvested all his earnings as an actor into making......

Rower Swarn 2nd in minor placings race

Already out of medal contention, Indian rower Swarn Singh Virk finished second in a minor placings race in single sculls while Sandeep Kumar and Manjeet Singh fought to save themselves from ending......

Rower Swarn 16th in single sculls

Indian rower Swarn Singh Virk ended his London Olympics campaign in 16th place after finishing fourth in a minor placings race in the men's single sculls event. - Congratulate Vijay Kumar on his......

Rowing: Player's profile

ROWING Single sculls Swarn Singh Virk Age:21 Swarn Singh Virk secured his spot in the London Olympics by winning his event at the FISA Olympic Continental Qualification Regatta forAsiain Chung Ju......

Indian rowers out of medal reckoning

Indian rowers fell out of the reckoning for a medal in the Olympics with Swarn Singh Virk finishing fourth in the quarter-final round of the single sculls competition. In the men's lightweight......

Three Indian rowers book London Olympics berths

Indian rowers Swarn Singh Virk along with Manjeet Singh and Sandeep Kumar booked their berths in the upcoming London Olympics after winning their individual events in the Asian Olympic Qualifiers......