Address me just as Governor, drop the Honourable prefix, says Shaktikanta DasRBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has requested a junior to address him without the "honourable" prefix and instead use "Governor." This comes a...
08 Dec, 2023, 08.08 PM IST
Air Force Day: IAF lethal and formidable force, says Rajnath SinghDefence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan extended their wishes to the Indian Air Force (IAF) on its 91st ...
08 Oct, 2023, 05.25 PM IST
Camilla makes debut as Queen in King Charles III's Coronation invitationsA new photograph of the King and Queen taken by Hugo Burnand last month in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace was also released alo...
05 Apr, 2023, 04.41 PM IST
Swara Bhaskar asks if she can force Raghav Chadha to the dance floor after his Rajya Sabha nomination. AAP leader gives a hilarious replyChadha said that forcing him to dance at Diwali parties may tantamount to contempt of Parliament.
25 Mar, 2022, 06.10 PM IST
Adityanath 'changed' caste of King Mihir Bhoj for votes, says Akhilesh Yadav"It is taught in history that King Mihir Bhoj was a Gurjar-Pratihar. But the BJP people have changed his caste," Yadav said in a tweet in H...
26 Sep, 2021, 02.32 PM IST
Floccinaucinihilipilification: Tharoor's latest tongue-twister in friendly banter with KTRThere was scarcely any attention on ‘procrustean', an adjective defined by Oxford as “(especially of a framework or system) enforcing unifo...
21 May, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik shuns guard of honour formalitiesA statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office explained that the practice was relic of the British era and did not fit with their aim t...
14 Aug, 2019, 09.54 PM IST
The tale behind colonial era Bengaluru gem, Liberty BegumThe strictly-English theatre that accommodated around 700 people was demarcated into four different classes.
13 Apr, 2017, 05.05 PM IST
From friends to foes and friends again, the inside story of Tatas, Docomo patch upHere is the complete inside story of how Tatas and Docomo reached a deal after face-to-face meetings, mails and numerous phone calls.
06 Mar, 2017, 06.31 AM IST
Don’t get bowled over by doctored degreesHopefully, henceforth, others with similar successful careers who may be in line for such benevolence from universities will also take a cu...
27 Jan, 2017, 12.13 AM IST
Supreme Court junks plea for revocation of Sachin Tendulkar's Bharat Ratna awardHe had also alleged that Tendulkar after being conferred with the award has been participating in certain commercial activities.
18 Jul, 2016, 06.02 PM IST
Ask Dr. D: Smriti Irani seems to have watched too many 'saas-bahu' serialsTo assume that, in using ‘dear’ in formal communication with you, someone is being forward is paranoia on your part.
17 Jun, 2016, 01.04 PM IST
Kashmir polls turn into battle of 'sher''Sher' was a sobriquet associated with former J and K Chief Minister Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah who was called 'Sher-e-Kashmir'.
30 Nov, 2014, 03.09 PM IST
CRPF to prefix 'Shaheed' in the name of troopers killed in line of dutyIn a first such step , CRPF has decided to honour its jawans and officers killed in action with the prefix 'Shaheed' in their names.
17 Aug, 2014, 11.06 AM IST
- Bugs as heroes
US scientists have found altering the relationship between bugs and cells lining the gut promoted health and increased lifespan.
10 Feb, 2014, 04.35 AM IST
- Egalitarian president could wreak havoc on entrenched hierarchies
The move by President Pranab Mukherjee to dispense with the traditional honorifics 'Excellency' and 'Mahamahim' is not likely to go down we...
11 Oct, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- KG Basin gas row set to escalate
The court battle over the KG Basin gas between RIL and RNRL is set to take a new twist with a third player, the government, set to make an ...
04 Feb, 2008, 02.25 AM IST