Eyeing China, India-UK begin tri-services exercise

The Chinese navy's growing aggression in the Western Pacific is bringing together a range of allies.Ajai Shukla reports.  IMAGE: The UK strike group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth. Photograph:......

Navy deploys 9 warships to bring oxygen from abroad

Intensifying its efforts, the Indian Navy has deployed nine warships to bring liquid oxygen and other medical supplies from several countries in Persian Gulf and south-east Asia as hospitals across......

10 accidents in 7 months: Sinking Navy?

The Indian Navy was on Wednesday hit by yet another mishap as smoke engulfed Russian-made submarine INS Sindhuratna off the Mumbai coast. According to reports, INS Sindhuratna was involved in an......

Cyclone Tauktae: 49 dead on sunk barge, search on for 26 missing

The death toll on barge P305 that sank in the Arabian Sea four days ago rose to 49 on Thursday with the recovery of more bodies even as the Navy and the Coast Guard continued the search for the 26......

India prefers the Russian arms bazaar

Part I: India's arms bill: Rs 32,000 crore-plus Costly imports will continue to help India maintain both conventional and nuclear deterrence even though the price negotiation committee of the......

It's still a man's world, women sidelined in India Inc

When it comes to key hands-on management positions, India Inc is still largely run by men. Ireena Vittal's resignation as independent director from the board of Axis Bank on grounds of a possible......

The case of missing women in the boardroom

Many companies are likely to miss the April 1 deadline for putting women on their board of directors Last week, Tata Consultancy Services, India’s largest software services exporter,......

Housing prices to go up after land bill approval

Land prices will escalate leading to rise in housing price if the Land Acquisition Bill is passed by Parliament, real estate developers and property consultants have said."It is not a good......

Like Neena Gupta's mini dress?

Is Neena Gupta getting younger? The actress, who just recently posted, 'Google walo ab toh meri umar kam karke likh do,' has been looking trendier ever since she got herself that slick hairstyle.......

Nyodda gets approved by Aarushi Talwar's parents

Meghna Gulzar’s upcoming film Nyodda, based on the sensational Aarushi Talwar murder case, has apparently been approved by the slain girl’s parents......

Tabu teams up with Meghna Gulzar for Talwar

Tabu's association with the Gulzar family goes a long way. The actress, who considers the poet-filmmaker a father-figure, had starred in his last two directorial......

PIX: Richa, Arshad watch Inferno with Irrfan

Irrfan Khan hosted a special screening of his Hollywood film Inferno in Mumbai. Directed by Ron Howard, it stars Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Omar Sy and Ben Foster. Several......

Paes, Kuznetsova triumph at French Open

Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova poses with her trophy near the Eiffel Tower in Paris after winning against her compatriot Dinara Safina in the women's final at the French Open tennis tournament at......

Hockey captain Manpreet added to Khel Ratna winners

IMAGE: Manpreet Singh was originally recommended for the Arjuna award but he joined veteran goalkeeper P R Sreejesh as the second hockey player in the list of awardees for the highest sporting......

Manan Chandra reigns

Defending champion Manan Chandra of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board retained the men's crown, while Vidya Pillai of Tamil Nadu clinched the inaugural ladies title following contrasting victories,......

Harbhajan awaiting nod for surgery in US

Ace spinner Harbhajan Singh is waiting for formal clearance from the Board of Control for Cricket in India to go to Baltimore, in the United States, for surgery on his injured hand."I want to get......