India needs more young leaders: PM
Calling for more Indian youth to take up leadership positions in all walks of life, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the young leaders will be able to infuse creativity, energy and dynam
Mahendra Singh Dhoni in no rush to phase out seniors
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday said there is no rush to decide on the future of the senior players despite their poor performances in the Test series against Australia in which his tea
Seth attacks govt over Rushdie row
Novelist Vikram Seth on Thursday accused the government of “knuckling under” an “enforced disgrace because of power and politics” and “misusing” religion ahead of Assembly polls over author Salman Rushdie being forced to cancel his visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival. Iterating that the Indian republic would not be allowed to be hijacked by fear, Seth said: “God and his prophets do not need bullies to defend themselves.”
Supreme Court relief for Krishna
In a breather for External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the probe by the Karnataka Lokayukta police into the de-reservation of 11,620 sq km of forest land for mini
Woman officer leads IAF contingent for first time
History was made on Thursday when Flight Lieutenant Sneha Shekhawat, a woman Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, led a contingent of 144 airmen at the 63rd Republic Day parade down the Rajpath.
Finnair crew's Bollywood jig goes viral
This is something an air passenger will least expect on a flight even of an Indian carrier -- a Bollywood jig by a foreign crew, all dressed in dazzling salwar kameez and traditional Indian attires!
Eight suicide bombers in Islamabad: Rehman Malik
As many as eight suicide bombers may have entered the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, said Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik Thursday citing intelligence inputs.
Following reports of p
142 Tihar inmates get jobs in jail's placement drive
A total of 142 Tihar inmates on Friday landed jobs in the prison's first placement drive this year, giving them hope of leading a better life after serving their respective terms.
Out of 175 inmates
Gram sabhas above assemblies, parliament, says Anna Hazare
Stating that gram sabhas (village councils) were above state assemblies and parliament, activist Anna Hazare on Thursday called for legislation to empower local bodies and said people should be prepar
Elect those who assure Uttarakhand-like Lokayukta: Hazare
Anna Hazare on Thursday appealed to people in the election-bound states to vote for candiates who promised they would, if elected, support the enactment of a Lokayukta bill on the lines of the one pas