Kargil hero recalls how 8 Mountain Division secured LoC

Post retirement, Lt Gen (Retd) Mohinder Puri plays a lot of golf to keep himself fit and busy but 25 years ago the Kargil War hero led the crucial 8 Mountain Division that played a key role in......

IAF thrilled as Russia's S-400 shoots down 80% of aircraft during drill

The Sudarshan S-400 air defence missile system achieved a major success in a recent exercise where it 'shot down' 80 percent of the 'enemy' fighter aircraft package while forcing others to retreat,......

Mamata free to make statements on guv, but...: HC

The Calcutta high court on Friday directed that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is free to make any statement concerning Governor C V Ananda Bose, not crossing the contours of freedom of......

Mosques, mazar covered on Haridwar kanwar route; removed after flak

Facades of two mosques and a mazar along the kanwar yatra route in Uttarakhand's Haridwar city were on Friday covered with large sheets of white cloth to "prevent trouble" but were removed by the......

Sebi bans Vijay Mallya from securities market for 3 years

Sebi on Friday barred fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya from the securities markets and restrained him from associating with any listed firm for three years in the matter of routing of funds to the......

RBI proposes to tighten banks' LCR norms, releases draft guidelines

In view of the rising number of mobile and internet banking users, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed to tighten norms related to the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) by increasing the......

Forex reserves jump $4 bn to new high of $670.86 bn

Surpassing the all-time high level achieved the previous week, India's forex reserves jumped by another $4 billion to $670.86 billion for the seven days ended July 19, the Reserve Bank said on......

TDS on income from G-sec unlikely to impact retail participation

The introduction of tax deducted at source (TDS) on income from central government securities and state bonds may not lead to a significant effect on retail participation, according to market......

'Shivani Is Thali Ka Baigan'

'This show is more suitable for people like Armaan Malik, who backbite and indulge in unnecessary arguments.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Adnaan Shaikh/Instagram Adnaan Shaikh, a name that resonates......

Manu Bhaker only bright spot on dismal day for India's shooters

Manu Bhaker enters her first Olympic final; salvages India's underwhelming day in shooting IMAGE: India’s Manu Bhaker marches into final of women’s 10m air pistol. Photograph: Amr......

Paris 2024 Olympics: Medals Table

IMAGE: China's Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting triumphed in the 10m air rifle mixed team event to win the first gold medals of Paris 2024 Olympics. Photograph: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters......

In-form Indian archers at touching distance from Olympic medal

IMAGE: All eyes would be on the trio of Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Deepika Kumari and how they soak in the pressure in front of a partisan crowd in the quarter-finals of the women's archery......

Bopanna-Sriram to face Monfils-Vasselin in doubles

World No 30 has Monfils stepped in to replace injured Fabien Reboul  IMAGE: Gael Monfils' entry makes the tie even more challenging for the Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and N Balaji.......

Vijender backs players' demands for personal coaches

IMAGE: India's Vijender Singh poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's middleweight (75kg) final bout, at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008. Photograph: Nick......