Unsung heroes saved many lives in Punjab terror attack

Unsung heroes saved many lives in Punjab terror attack

Satpal, Darshan Kumar and Nanak Chand are no ordinary people as they are the ones who saved scores of innocent lives in this Punjab town during a terror attack. While the limelight of the 11-hour long intense gun-battle with terrorists has been hogged by the SWAT and special units of the Punjab Police in Monday’s […]

Kalam’s last rites in Rameswaram on Thursday

Kalam’s last rites in Rameswaram on Thursday

The last rites of former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will take place with full military honours in his hometown Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on Thursday following his family’s wish, it was announced on Tuesday. The home ministry in an official statement confirmed that Kalam would be accorded a state funeral and the last rites would […]

President leads nation in paying tributes to Kalam; funeral on Thursday (Roundup)

President leads nation in paying tributes to Kalam; funeral on Thursday (Roundup)

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation on Tuesday in paying tributes to former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Thousands of people visited the ‘Missile Man’s’ official residence here to pay their last respects to the “people’s president” who collapsed while delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management in Shillong […]

How P-Notes had rocked Indian share markets earlier!

How P-Notes had rocked Indian share markets earlier!

This is not the first time that the issue of participatory notes or P-Notes has rocked Indian stock markets. Precisely, seven years, nine months and ten days ago, a similar issue had sent key indices tumbling. A recall: On the evening of Oct 16, 2007, after the trading hours, markets watchdog Securities and Exchange Board […]