'Xi had already ordered Galwan when he met Modi in Chennai'

'My understanding is that by the time President Xi Jinping came for the Chennai summit [2019], he had already instructed his army to undertake the action in Galwan in the summer of 2020.' IMAGE:......

'Beating Retreat': Military bands regale audience with India tunes

From massed band's 'Shankhnaad' to Navy's lilting 'Mission Chandrayaan', mellifluous tunes reverberated across the Raisina Hill in the heart of Delhi as India's rich heritage and towering......

What's CJI Telling The Mantris?

Glimpses from the At Home reception hosted by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Republic Day.     IMAGE: Chief Justice of India Justice Dr D Y Chandrachud appears to have......

Cong reshuffle: Priyanka replaced as UP in-charge, new role for Pilot

In a major organisational rejig ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on Saturday appointed Avinash Pande the general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, replacing Priyanka Gandhi Vadra......

Code for India: A venture designed to help Indians

On the occasion of India's 67th Independence Day, Karl Mehta, venture capitalist and Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur, launched a unique initiative designed to get techies to volunteer their......

MIT Technovator awards for 15 Indians

Fifteen achievers of Indian origin from various fields of academic interest have been chosen for this year's Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan's Global Indus Technovators Awards.The......

He has played Chanakya 1,039 times

'Every time I step on stage, I feel like I'm performing the play for the first time,' Manoj Joshi tells Sadiya Updade. IMAGE: Manoj Joshi in and as Chanakya in the play. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Tashan's music is fashionably showy

Flamboyance ranks high on his menu while skimpy skirts are her idea of rebellion, they speak Hinglish with hip accents and are obsessed with delivering picture-perfect coolness. Welcome to the......

Ranji: Jadeja wicketless on return

A summary of Ranji matches played on Tuesday. Jadeja bowls 17 overs on return; TN 183/4 Returning to competitive cricket after close to six months, India's premier all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja went......

Ranji Trophy: Rana powers Delhi to victory in big run chase

A round-up of results from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday. Nitish Rana played the "best knock" of his first-class career as Delhi shocked defending champions Vidarbha by six wickets......

Sports Shorts: Ramkumar makes Winnetka Challenger final

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday   IMAGE: India's Ramkumar Ramanathan. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI India's Ramkumar Ramanathan, who has blossomed......

PCI washes its hands off apathy towards blind para-swimmer

PCI says could not withdraw money due to court matter IMAGE: Kanchanmala Pande. Photograph: Facebook The Paralympic Committee of India on Wednesday washed its hands off the reported incident of a......

'They said we didn't deserve to be here. We have answered them now'

When minnows Jammu and Kashmir defeated 40-times Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai on Wednesday, it was perhaps the biggest-ever shock victory in domestic Indian cricket. Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande......