BSF holds 83 flag meetings with B'desh amid unrest

The Border Security Force (BSF) held 83 flag meetings with Bangladesh's border guarding force Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in the last three days and impressed upon the need to protect Indian......

Pakistani intruder shot dead along Punjab border

A suspected Pakistani intruder trying to infiltrate into India from the Punjab border was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) amid an ongoing 'high alert' ahead of Independence Day.......

Beware! China, Pakistan's Bangladesh Games

Bangladesh is in turmoil, which is not good news for India, which shares a porous 4,000 km border with it. There is a danger of fundamentalism growing there, and India has to move in to reset its......

Sheikh Hasina's Biggest Blunder

'The dominance of her party also meant that the institutions became lopsided -- whether it was the bureaucracy or the courts or the military.''She centralised power to the extent that you would see......

Indian Biz Sees Hope After Bangladesh SC Order

'Bilateral trade has suffered seriously because of the growing unrest.''There is a standstill on both sides amid the curfew.' IMAGE: Protesters clash with Border Guard Bangladesh and the police......

Apple Sales In India Up to 67,000 Cr

Despite the robust growth in this country, Apple's India share in its overall global sales remained modest -- constituting 1.5 per cent of its overall turnover of $389 billion in FY23. IMAGE:......

Uncle Sam's Dollar Ponzi Scheme

US's terrible political and economic leadership will ultimately cost the dollar its value.India must act early to avoid being dragged down, suggests R Jagannathan. Illustration: Dominic......

Power Grid Corporation stock in expensive zone

Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) was one of the top Sensex gainers in trade on Monday, ending with gains of nearly 9 per cent. Photograph: Courtesy, Power Grid Corporation The stock has......

Political Movies Surge before Lok Sabha Polls

'Elections and audience interest in specific movies are often independent factors.' IMAGE: Randeep Hooda as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

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......

Top 10 Moments From Oscars 2024

IMAGE: Emma Stone celebrates her Best Actress win with presenters, Jennifer Lawrence, Michelle Yeoh, Charlize Theron and Jessica Lange. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Love them,......

Talash slips Taliban's shackles to break-dance at Olympics

Then 18, Talash crossed the border into Pakistan after Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 before settling in Spain as a refugee the following year. The International Olympics Committee......

Arshdeep mulls over likelihood of Test debut for India

IMAGE: Arshdeep Singh celebrates a wicket during the T20 World Cup final against South Africa.Photograph: BCCI/X. Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh, who played an instrumental role in Men in Blue's T20......

'Love you Dada': Special B'day message for Ganguly

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI/X Former cricketers Manoj Tiwary and Munaf Patel extended wishes to former India captain Sourav Ganguly on his 52nd birthday. Ganguly, who was regarded as the 'God......

Champions Trophy in Pakistan: Will India participate?

IMAGE: Pakistan celebrate winning the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters The Champions Trophy headlines Pakistan's home 2024-25 season but doubts remain whether......

Afghan women aim for cricket comeback as refugees

Afghanistan women cricketers urge ICC to set up refugee team in Australia IMAGE: The founder of the national women's team, Afghan Diana Barakzai, poses for a picture at the Kabul Cricket......