India, China complete disengagement; exchange of sweets on Diwali

Indian and Chinese troops have completed disengagement at two friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh and patrolling is set to commence soon at these points, Army sources......

Disengagement likely to smoothen bilateral ties: Chinese envoy

Chinese ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, on Wednesday expressed hope that the recently completed Indo-China border disengagement in Eastern Ladakh would smoothen relations and pave the way for a......

Decision soon on whether to fight Jharkhand poll alone: Chirag Paswan

Union minister Chirag Paswan on Monday said his Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas wants to fight the assembly election in Jharkhand and a final decision will be taken soon on whether it would contest......

Siddaramaiah Goes Backfoot On Local Quota Bill

Sources within the Congress, including those who have been members of the teams that drafted its 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha poll manifestos, said the Karnataka government decision lacked any empirical......

After UPI and ULI, banks to set up Unified Recovery Interface

Eying benefits from digital banking, lenders are now looking at building Unified Recovery Interface (URI) for enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and getting good prices for properties of......

Govt plans SPV for aircraft manufacturing in India

The government will set up a special purpose vehicle to push ahead with plans to start manufacturing commercial aircraft in India, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Wednesday as he......

'Idea behind SROs is not to make them more regulatory'

'One of the aspects for transparency and fair governance is to give the industry being represented the chance of lobbying with the regulator.' Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters In March, the......

'Jobs Have To Be Created Everywhere'

'I found it unbelievable that L&T said 45,000 jobs were waiting to be filled because of unavailability of suitable skillsets.' 'So, when the Opposition sweepingly says there are no jobs, I'm......

Mary Kom named Global Indian Icon at UK-India Awards

IMAGE: M C Mary Kom with Vikram Kumar Doraiswami, 2nd right, the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, and other members of the High Commission of India in London.. Photograph: High......

Hopeful of India winning 5-6 medals in Tokyo: Bindra

IMAGE: Abhinav Bindra is optimistic about a strong performance by the Indian shooting contingent at the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for later July this year. Photograph: Abhinav Bindra/Instagram......

COVID-19: I-League must go on, says AIFF General Secretary Das

IMAGE: Mohun Bagan were declared as the Hero I-League champion for the 2019-20 season. Photograph: AIFF Media/Twitter The All India Football Federation plans to go ahead with the 2020-21 I-League......

Asiad sailing champ is now a COVID warrior

IMAGE: Dr Sweta Shervegar on duty at a COVID-19 clinic in south Mumbai. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sweta Shervegar Sweta Shervegar knows a thing or two about overcoming challenges to taste success.......

'Resume non-contact sports in sanitised empty stadia'

IMAGE: Avispa Dorada, left, and Ave Rex exercise during a training session at home. Photograph: Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images Resume non-contact sports like cricket and badminton behind closed......