Life jackets made mandatory after Mumbai ferry mishap

Authorities have made life jackets mandatory for all people taking boat rides from the Gateway of India, a day after a ferry-Navy craft collision claimed 14 lives off the Mumbai coast. IMAGE: The......

'Kamala Has A Very Strong Connect With India'

'This victory would mean a huge inspiration for the next generation who can say that coming from India I can be anybody I want to be if I work hard and acquire the right skills.''They could be the......

South Asia: It Is Climate Change, Stupid

India should encourage the second coming of SAARC with climate change as an urgent agenda and keeping Indian security concerns in mind as the subtext, suggest Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd)......

India Needs A National Security Strategy

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global......

COP29: India, developing world face EU resistance to climate finance

Talks on global climate finance virtually ground to a halt last week at COP29, the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change event in Baku, Azerbaijan, as the developed world, led by the European......

GST Gamed For Rs 81,875 cr, Finds Report

The highest-ever goods and services tax (GST) evasion has been done by the online money gaming industry. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.......

India needs to end reliance on China for critical minerals: Survey

India needs to recognise and address challenges posed by its dependence on China for critical minerals and examine the implications of phasing down coal on bank balance sheets as it accelerates its......

Govt defends Great Nicobar project amid criticism, cites national interest

The central government’s Great Nicobar development project, proposed around an unprecedented transhipment port, will be executed to keep environmental impact minimal, and is essential as it......

Sheila Dikshit visits Commonwealth Games Village

A day after her government was directed by Union Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar to take charge of the Commonwealth Games village, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit took stock of maintenance......

PCB waiting for details from SLC on security threat on players

IMAGE: The PCB had confirmed it would be hosting the Sri Lankan team for the series from September 25. Photograph: SLC/Twitter Pakistan's cricket authorities remained on tenterhooks on Thursday......

F1 Chinese Grand Prix postponed due to coronavirus

IMAGE: A host of international sporting events have been cancelled due to coronavirus. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters Formula One’s Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed due to the recent......