India inks $4bn deal with US for 31 Predator drones

India on Tuesday inked a mega deal with the United States to procure 31 Predator long-endurance drones from American defence major General Atomics under the foreign military sales route at a cost......

China has violated border pacts with India, says Jaishankar

China has violated border agreements, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, noting that continued tension will cast a natural shadow over the rest of this relationship. IMAGE:......

India's Neighbourhood First Policy Crumbling

The fundamental construct of India's neighbourhood policy still needs to be what Vajpayee postulated, Manmohan Singh embraced, and Modi energised. It's just that we need to junk domestic politics......

'US Will Never Let Pakistan Down'

'Pakistan is a nuclear country.''With the kind of situation that is there in Pakistan today, America will help Pakistan stay afloat.' IMAGE: A paramilitary check post in Karachi that was set afire......

Why Movies Get Into Trouble...

They try to hide behind the smokescreen that these are works of fiction inspired by real events. So, you can pick and choose from facts and fictionalise to push the right triggers with your......

'I've Always Admired R&AW Agents'

'' Photograph: Kind courtesy Gurmeet Choudhary/Instagram Gurmeet Choudhary, who has been through the entire spectrum of visual formats, is back, this time with a series on OTT. "I have been......

How Well Has Akshay Remade South Movies?

Akshay Kumar is a creature of habit. From the 'khiladi' brand of movies rocking his boat to a love for starring in biopics and scripts inspired by true stories to headlining endless remakes of......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

PIX: Indian Army defeat US Military in polo thriller!

IMAGE: The Indian Army team's Prithvi Singh, Yatinder Kumar, Mrityunjay Singh and RK Gautam celebrate their victory against US Military. Photographs: Kind courtesy Indian Army via ANI/X The Indian......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......

National-level shooter loses left thumb after pistol's gas cylinder explosion

IMAGE: Image for representation. Photograph: Alfie Lee/Reuters A national-level shooter partially lost his left thumb during a cylinder blast at a private range in Greenfield, Faridabad on......

The Fast Five of the T20 World Cup 2022

IMAGE: Pakistan's Wahab Riaz set the pace at the 2015 ODI WC. Photograph: ANI Photo Wahab Riaz's extraordinary over to Shane Watson at the Adelaide Oval during the 2015 ODI World Cup, will......