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Indian Army Is Battle-Ready

On Friday, April 4, 2025, DRDO and the Indian Army conducted four successful flight-tests of the army version of the Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile at the Dr A P J Abdul Kalam island off the......

Modi reaffirms 'unwavering' support to Lankan Tamils

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conveyed to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake New Delhi's expectation from Colombo to fulfill the aspirations of the Tamil community in the......

Sri Lanka Accords Modi Historic Welcome

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday, April 5, 2025 accorded a grand ceremonial welcome at the historic Independence Square in Colombo, perhaps the first such honour given to a foreign......

Philippines Seeks India's Help Against China's Threat

The Squad seeks to counter China's power assertions in the South China Sea region. IMAGE: Chinese coast guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah on its way to......

Modi reaches Colombo, 10 ambitious outcomes expected

India and Sri Lanka are expected to come out with around 10 ambitious outcomes including enhancing cooperation in areas of defence, energy security and digitalisation following talks between Prime......

Pipeline tariffs: CNG, piped gas to be charged lowest rate

In a significant change to regulations, oil and gas regulator PNGRB has proposed a new policy of how tariffs for pipelines carrying gas to users will be determined, and proposed charging city gas......

Upstream oil companies return to Andaman Sea, dig offshore wells

In a significant move, state-run oil producer Oil India Limited (OIL) has finished drilling its first well in the Andaman sea while Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has just started drilling......

FDI drops 5.6% to $10.9 bn in Oct-Dec 2024

Foreign direct investment in India dipped by 5.6 per cent year-on-year to $10.9 billion in October-December quarter of this fiscal due to global economic uncertainties, according to the government......

Adani withdraws from $1 bn Sri Lanka power project

Adani Green Energy, the renewable arm of billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate, has withdrawn from two proposed wind power projects in Sri Lanka, following the Island nation's new government......

FM unveils six new schemes, raises KCC limit to Rs 7 lakh

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced six new schemes and increased the subsidised Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loan limit to Rs 7 lakh from Rs 5 lakh, targeting everything from......

Manoj Kumar's 10 BEST Performances

Some actors are known for their style. Some for their versatility. Manoj Kumar is famous for his on-screen patriotism, which is so deeply etched in public memory that he came to be known as......

Kangana's Emergency Arrives on OTT

Raveena Tandon's daughter making her debut, Kangana Ranaut's controversial Indira Gandhi movie, Millie Bobby Brown's brand new sci-fi offering and more on Sukanya Verma's Holi weekend watch. ......

Seen Ananya In A Bikini?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram While Bollywood headed to Jaipur for IIFA, Ananya Panday preferred to make a quick stop at the Desroches island in the Seychelles with her family.......

Sonal's Bikini Holiday In The Maldives

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonal Chauhan/Instagram Sonal Chauhan goes on holiday to the Maldives and makes lots of memories. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonal Chauhan/Instagram Interesting......

Spend Your Weekend With Urvashi Rautela!

From old favourites to brand new attractions, Sukanya Verma lists all the excitement OTT has laid out in its action-packed menu this week. Daaku MaharaajWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage:......

ISL: 5-star Bengaluru FC thrash Mumbai; storm into semis

IMAGE: Bengaluru FC's players celebrate a goal against Mumbai City FC in the ISL play-offs match in Bengaluru on Saturday. Photograph: JSW Sports Media Bengaluru FC pulled off the biggest win in......

Chhetri-powered Bengaluru host Mumbai City FC for place in semis

IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri at a Bengaluru FC practice session on Friday. Photograph: Bengaluru FC/X Former Cup winners Bengaluru FC, powered by the evergreen Sunil Chhetri, would look to secure a......

Meet international men's cricket's oldest debutant

IMAGE: Andrew Brownlee (front row, extreme left) with his Falkland Islands teammates. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ben Lyster-Binns/X Falkland Islands' Andrew Brownlee has become the oldest man to......

China's World Cup dream collapses, Iran qualifies

China's World Cup dream on life support after Australia loss IMAGE: China coach Branko Ivankovic said China's mission in their June matches against Indonesia and Bahrain was......

Confident Marquez suggests Chhetri will play Maldives friendly

'Developed players have to arrive here. The main team needs to win games. And if we need to win games, we need to call players who are in better shape.' All eyes on Chhetri as India face Maldives......

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