December 2021

Superstar Rajinikanth turned 71 today. And he has spent nearly two-thirds of his life doing just one thing: entertaining his fans. And even at this age, he shows no sign of slowing down. He is still enthusiastic about going to work, putting…

Ahead of the three-year term of the outgoing Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) KV Subramanian coming to an end next week, three names have been shortlisted for the position. Two women candidates — Pami Dua, Professor, Delhi School of Economics,…

Halfway through a chat with athletics coach Robert Bobby George, his wife Anju, India’s lone medallist at the World Championship, walks in with a bright, warm smile. She seemed to possess a telepathic understanding of the line of…

MANIPUR HOCKEY set a record of sorts and ended up recording a 21-0 victory over their north-eastern neighbours Tripura Hockey on a day when goals were aplenty at the 11th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship at the Major Dhyanchand…

A NEW species of insect is damaging the chilli crop in several states in south India. Thrips Parvispinous, an invasive insect from Indonesia first seen in 2015, has spread rapidly, affecting chilli crop in nearly 9 lakh acres in Telangana…

BJP chief JP Nadda said on Saturday that while those in BJP worship democracy,others pray for riots and even mortgage the interest of our country for the sake of getting votes. “Hum praja tantra ke pujari hai, woh danga tantra ke ,” Nadda…

At least eight people have been arrested, two booked and one suspended from a government job, across the country, over social media posts on the death of General Bipin Rawat, his wife and other officers in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu.…

Gen. Bipin Rawat was an extraordinary military leader, and his death creates a void that cannot be filled, said the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind. He was speaking on the occasion of review of the Passing Out Parade of the Indian…

New Delhi, Dec 11: Senior RSS leader and chief patron of the Muslim Rashtriya Manch Indresh Kumar on Saturday said that Pakistan was spreading terrorism through Lashkar-e-Taiba and other terrorist organizations. Speaking at the…

Hyderabad, Dec 11: TPCC President A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday promised that the Congress party, if it comes to power in next elections, will include Dalit Christians in the Scheduled Castes. Addressing a program on Christmas celebrations…

London, Dec 11: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for an inspection into the actions of UK's Metropolitan Police after an inquest jury concluded negligence by the force contributed to the deaths of serial killer Stephen Port's final…

Mumbai, Dec 11: All India Majlis-e-Itthadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday accused the secular parties of using the Muslim community for vote bank politics and appealed the members of the community to not follow ‘political…

Washington, Dec 12: US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in Kentucky where a deadly storm killed dozens of people. "Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky…

Washington, Dec 12: The death toll from the Amazon warehouse collapse in the city of Edwardsville, Illinois, caused by a tornado, has gone up to six, Illinois Governor Jay Robert Pritzker said. "It brings me great sorrow to confirm that at…

Washington, Dec 12: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Karen Donfried, will visit Moscow and Kiev from December 13-15, and then will meet with EU representatives in Brussels to discuss diplomatic resolution…