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The Pillar That Inspires India

The Ashokan Pillar in Kolhua, Bihar, is one of India's best maintained historical sites. All Photographs: Archana Masih/Rediff.com The Ashokan Pillar with a single lion stands gloriously......

Captain Saurabh Kalia's father wants Pakistan taken to Hague

‘My fight for my son and against the misdeeds of the neighbouring country's army needs to be highlighted at the international fora’ IMAGE: The family has created a museum in Captain......

Be prepared for fresh Covid waves, warns WHO's Soumya Swaminathan

Be prepared for fresh COVID-19 waves, World Health Organisation chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has warned, amid the onset of new variants that are more transmissible, immune evasive and growing......

Removal of mangalsutra by wife is mental cruelty of highest order: HC

Removal of thali (mangalsutra) by an estranged wife would amount to subjecting the husband to mental cruelty of the highest order, the Madras high court has observed and granted divorce to the......

President Rajapaksa still in Sri Lanka: Parliament Speaker

Speaker of Sri Lanka's Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Monday clarified that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is still in the country, soon after reports emerged that President has left the island nation.......

Reliance Jio's purchase of 700 MHz likely to give it edge over rivals

Reliance Jio’s decision to acquire 700 MHz in combination with the possible use of an advanced standalone (SA) 5G network could give it an edge over its rivals, according to most analysts.......

Microsoft gives ONDC its first Big Tech push

Microsoft has become the first global Big Tech company to join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), an Indian government initiative for developing a first-of-its-kind open network for......

Funding winter hits start-up advertising spend across properties

A long and bitter funding winter in the start-up world is beginning to take its toll on start-up advertising across properties. Earlier this week, Mastercard replaced Paytm as the title sponsor for......

Capex in Q1 could be close to Rs 1.5 trillion

The Centre’s capital expenditure (capex) outlay for the April-June quarter (first quarter, or Q1) of 2022-23 (FY23) could be close to Rs 1.5 trillion, Business Standard has learnt.......

Shortage of charging stations may short-circuit India's EV revolution

Only a few thousand chargers dot the Indian landscape, some in working condition, others not, with some held hostage to the power supply vagaries of local utilities, reports S Dinakar. Photograph:......

PIX: Serena loses to Bencic in first match of farewell tour

IMAGE: Serena Williams waves to the crowd as she leaves the court after losing to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland during the National Bank Open, part of the Hologic WTA Tour, at Sobeys Stadium in......

F1 PIX: Verstappen wins in Hungary as Leclerc misses out again

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring in Budapest, on Sunday. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty Images Red Bull's Formula One......

PIX: Ferrari's Leclerc wins in Austria after late scare

IMAGE: Race winner Charles Leclerc of Ferrari celebrates on the podium after winning the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, on Sunday. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images......

Neeraj to spearhead 22-member Indian team at World Athletics

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will headline a 22-member Indian athletics team at the World Championships to be held in Eugene, USA from July 15 to 24. The selected team......

How Lalit Modi delayed signing of Kochi IPL team

Lalit Modi did everything possible to delay signing of Kochi franchise papers: book IMAGE: Several meetings were convened but each time Lalit Modi would ask for changes in the......

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