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Vinesh Phogat Deserves Silver Medal at least, says Ganguly

Vinesh Phogat Deserves Silver Medal at least, says Ganguly

Kolkata: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday extended his support to wrestler Vinesh Phogat,...

12 Aug 2024 10:22 AM GMT

Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi with outgoing Navy chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar as he assumes charge as the 26th Chief of the Naval Staff, in New Delhi, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi takes charge as new Navy chief

Adm. Tripathi succeeded Admiral R. Hari Kumar, who retired on superannuation after an illustrious career in the Indian...

30 April 2024 5:27 PM GMT

IPS Officer Nalin Prabhat To Head Indias Counter-Terrorism Force NSG

IPS Officer Nalin Prabhat To Head India's Counter-Terrorism Force NSG

Prabhat is presently working as additional director-general in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

19 April 2024 8:25 PM GMT

Gulzar, Rambhadracharya selected for Jnanpith Award

This year marks the second time the award is conferred for Sanskrit literature and the fifth time for Urdu literature

17 Feb 2024 7:25 PM GMT

(L to R): Chowdhary Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao, MS Swaminathan.

PV Narasimha Rao, MS Swaminathan, Chowdhary Charan Singh conferred...

The move to confer the Bharat Ratna to Narasimha Rao was seen as a subtle message to the Gandhis

9 Feb 2024 7:40 PM GMT

Senior BJP leader LK Advani.

Ramjanmabhoomi Movement Reclaimed Secularism: Advani

Advani said that the entire country is now enveloped in a -"Ram-maya-" atmosphere

13 Jan 2024 8:08 PM GMT

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with newly sworn in Chief Information Commissioner Heeralal Samariya at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. (PTI)

Heeralal Samariya new Chief Information Commissioner

Samariya, the first Dalit to have been appointed to the post, was working as information commissioner in the...

6 Nov 2023 8:24 PM GMT

A statue of former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar being inaugurated at the Wankhede Stadium, on the eve of the ICC Mens Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Sri Lanka, in Mumbai, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Statue of India batting great Sachin Tendulkar unveiled at Mumbai...

The statue at Tendulkar's home ground was inaugurated by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde

1 Nov 2023 8:31 PM GMT

Father of Green Revolution MS Swaminathan No More

Father of Green Revolution MS Swaminathan No More

Swaminathan was commended by Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug as the driving force behind the Green Revolution in Asia

28 Sep 2023 5:58 PM GMT

Jaya Verma Sinha. (Linkedin)

Jaya Verma Sinha first woman to head Railway Board

She will assume charge on or after September 1 and her tenure will be till August 31, 2024

31 Aug 2023 5:05 PM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

80% Indians Have Favourable View of PM Modi: Pew Survey

Views of India are most positive in Israel, where 71 per cent say they have a favourable view of the country, the report...

30 Aug 2023 6:14 PM GMT

Malala said the Taliban knew women will get empowered by education and therefore they were against girls going to school as they did not want women to be equal to men. (Photo: AP)

Malala Yousafzai slams Taliban for hijab decree, urges world leaders...

Malala urged world leaders to hold Taliban accountable for violating the human rights of Afghan women

10 May 2022 8:06 AM GMT