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Shaktikanta Das appointed principal secretary to PM

Former Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das was on Saturday appointed the second Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. IMAGE: Shaktikanta Das. Photograph: ANI Photo P K......

Zardari visits Malala in Birmingham hospital

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has met Malala Yousufzai in a United Kingdom hospital, describing the 15-year-old rights activist shot by the Taliban as a 'remarkable girl'. Zardari,......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

World lauds ISRO for Chandrayaan-3's success

In a momentous achievement for India's space programme, the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar south pole on Wednesday sparked jubilant reactions from around the world, including the......

UK, India COVID-19 study sets Guinness world record

A worldwide COVID-19 study led by UK experts and conducted at Indian hospitals among others around the world has been awarded the 'Guinness World Records' title for the world's largest scientific......

Finance Secretary TK Pandey is new Sebi chairman

The Union government on Thursday appointed Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey as the 11th chairman of the capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). IMAGE: Tuhin......

After 3 years, a bureaucrat to head Sebi

Seasoned bureaucrat and a stickler for rules Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey will be at the helm of capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), for three years.......

Women bosses 'less funny in boardroom'

Women bosses are less likely to cut jokes in the boardroom as they are met with an awkward silence in 80 per cent of their attempts to raise few laughs, a new study has found.The study carried out......

Ravneet Kaur: An IAS officer with varied experience

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has named Ravneet Kaur, a Punjab cadre IAS officer of 1988 batch, as chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Kaur will hold the post for five......

Ravi Kant retires from Tata Motors

Tata Motors Non-Executive Vice-Chairman Ravi Kant (pictured) retired from India’s biggest automotive company on Saturday at the age of 70. Kant, an alumnus of IIT-Kharagpur, was managing......

The Katrina@40 Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about Katrina Kaif. She was born in Hong Kong, made her debut in Boom, loves dancing, pancakes and Vicky Kaushal. And she just turned 40......

Pixar's desi star who may win an Oscar

'John Lasseter gave me such good advice. He said the reason why he wanted me to tell the story was because it was about my dad and me. He said if it is a father and son story, it will relate......

CWG 2030 twist? Sift Kaur hints at shooting comeback

‘I am thrilled that India is hosting the Commonwealth Games, and I am sure shooting will be included as an event’ IMAGE: Shooting was discontinued as a medal event for both the 2022 Birmingham......

Meet India's new Olympic hopefuls

TJ, Animesh Kujur enter TOPS developmental group; Pranati named for TAGG IMAGE: India’s new sprint sensation- Animesh Kujur. Photograph: Animesh Kujur/Instagram Asian Championships......

Cricket venue for 2028 Los Angeles Games unveiled

IMAGE: Cricket made its only appearance in the Olympics at the Paris Games in 1900. Photograph: Carlin Stiehl/Reuters Pomona, a city in South California, will host the cricket competition during......

Birmingham Buzz: Of 'Gay Village', bhindi masala and more...

IMAGE: British diving star Tom Daley will make a very public stand in support of LGBTQ+ rights at Thursday night's opening ceremony in his role as a baton-bearer. Photograph: Twitter Be happy and......

COVID-19: Birmingham CWG 2022 scraps athletes' village plan

IMAGE: The 2022 Commonwealth Games will be the most expensive sports event staged in Britain since the London 2012 Olympics. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Organisers of the 2022......