BJP Gears Up For National President Election

The BJP's constitution mandates that the party should complete the process of electing block, district and state chiefs before it elects its national president. IMAGE: A Bharatiya Janata Party......

Dhankhar's Exit: Why RSS Won't Rock Modi's Boat

Modi's charisma may have weakened as last year's Lok Sabha poll results showed but in the eyes of the Sangh Parivar, it has not waned.Minus a strong BJP government at the Centre for another decade......

Tribals Fear New Threats As Naxalism Fades

If the threat from the 'Maovadis' (Maoists) is fading, the danger now lies with the 'MoUvadis' -- those who might exploit the resource-rich Abujhmad region through corporate or State-backed......

BJP And The Long-Standing Preamble Dream

BJP and RSS leaders are once again pushing to remove the words 'secular' and 'socialist' from the Constitution's Preamble, showing a deeper effort to change India's identity from a diverse,......

A mixed opening day for India

India began its Olympic campaign on a mixed noteon Saturday with three ace shooters failing to qualify for the finals while the women archers, a rower, a badminton player and a pugilistmade it to......

Heena Sidhu misses out on finals berth

Former world number one Heena Sidhu narrowly missed out on a berth in the finals of women's 10m air pistol event on day four of competition at the ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) in Changwon on......

Gauswami wins silver in shooting World Cup

Lajja Gauswami on Tuesday clinched the silver medal in women's 50-metre Rifle 3 Position event, finally bringing to an end India's lean run at the ISSF World Cup in Granada, Spain. The 24-year-old......

CWG champion Apurvi Chandela wins gold in Shooting Nationals

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Apurvi Chandela did an encore in the women's 10 metres air rifle event on the concluding day of the 58th National Shooting Championships at the Balewadi Shooting......

National Games: Jitu shoots golden double, more records in pool

Jitu Rai struck gold twice with his pistol while Kerala's swimming sensation Sajan Prakash continued to shatter records and accumulate gold medals, adding a fifth to his tally,......