52 Indians 'fleeing religious persecution' held at US detention centre

A group of 52 Indians, mostly Sikhs, has been held at a detention centre in the United States State of Oregon for being part of a large contingent of illegal immigrants seeking asylum, an American......

BSF jawans in row over death of 3 tribals in Tripura

An inquiry was on Saturday ordered by the Border Security Force after its personnel were caught in a row with locals in Tripura over killing of three civilians who had protested alleged molestation......

BSF foils infiltration bid on Jammu border

With Pakistani troops suspectedly providing cover fire, four to six heavily-armed militants on Thursday tried to sneak into India through the International Border in Jammu but the attempt was......

'We can't farm as we don't want to be targets of Pakistani fire'

A villager looks at shell marks allegedly caused by firing from Pakistan side at Raipur Sazdian village, in Jammu. Photograph: PTI Residents along the International Border in Jammu, who were......

Anand Mahindra's mantras for a post-coronavirus world

Terming the coronavirus pandemic as a "crisis of a magnitude that we have never faced before", Mahindra group chairman Anand Mahindra on Thursday asked employees of the conglomerate to use the......

Time is running out for Lakshmi Vilas Bank

'It's a toss-up between a fire sale of equity or merger with a strong bank,' points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.   After the Reserve Bank of India rejected Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd's plan......

Trade deficit: Enough forex reserve to easily finance 59% of India's imports

"The forex reserves had depleted to a point where India could hardly finance imports of even three weeks." This anonymous line puts the balance of payments (BoP) crisis of 1990-91 in context. Then,......

Book extract: HDFC Bank, Warts and All

HDFC Bank was penalised R15 lakh in April 2011 for its role in the so-called derivatives scam. By no means is this big money for the bank but such regulatory actions tarnish the image of a bank. In......

Kim's cheer squad 'charm offensive'

They cheer, dance and sing in perfect unison. But these are not your ordinary cheerleaders. Charm offensive IMAGE: North Korean cheerleaders perform during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics.......

Davis Cup: Bopanna-Balaji seal India's place in play-offs

IMAGE:  India’s Rohan Bopanna, left, celebrates with his partner Sriram Balaji after their win over Uzbekistan. Photograph: PTI India on Saturday sealed their place in the Davis Cup......

Davis Cup coach Zeeshan lauds Yuki's showing, says he was flawless

Yuki Bhambri pulled India out of a tough situation, winning the second singles in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I tie against New Zealand in Christchurch on Friday. Photograph: Hannah......

'Djokovic's presence would have been good for tennis in India'

Novak Djokovic of Serbia. Photograph: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images It would have been great for Indian tennis had Novak Djokovic turned up in this week's Davis Cup tie in Bangalore, says Somdev......

IBL auction: Saina in Hyderabad, Lee Chong Wei goes to Mumbai

Star players Saina Nehwal and Lee Chong Wei fetched whopping prices of US $120,000 and 135,000 respectively, while unheralded Pradnya Gadre and K Maneesha received unexpected high bids in the......