Does India measure up as a maritime power?

At any time, there is a need to operationally deploy two aircraft carriers in the vast Indian Ocean, asserts Vice Admiral Premvir Das (retd).   External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has......

Bloodbath in Bangladesh; IS terrorists slay 20 foreigners in cafe

All the hostages killed during the 12-hour siege by Islamic State terrorists were foreigners, with most being Italian or Japanese. IMAGE: Security personnel keep watch after terrorists stormed the......

Close shave for 59 people on Japanese airliner

Fifty-nine people aboard a Japanese budget carrier had a lucky escape after the pilot "misunderstood" instructions from air traffic controllers and allowed the jet to fly just 75 meters above the......

Rupee worst performer globally during 1-month period

Amid re-ignited concerns over the macro-economic scenario in India and abroad, the rupee has again slipped below the 55-level against dollar, the largest fall among its major peers globally in the......

After Hong Kong no-show, Messi plays in Tokyo

IMAGE: Inter Miami's Lionel Messi in action with Vissel Kobe's Yosuke Ideguchi and Ryuho Kikuchi. Photographs: Issei Kato/Reuters After leaving fans guessing about whether or not he would take to......

PIX: Jabeur, Gauff ease into second round; Osaka ousted

Images from Day 2 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday Jabeur eases past Starodubtseva into second round in Melbourne IMAGE: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in action during her first round......

US Open PIX: Raducanu, Rybakina, Osaka crash out

IMAGES from Day 2 of the US Open, at Flushing Meadows in New York, on Tuesday. IMAGE: France's Alize Cornet celebrates defeating Great Britain's Emma Raducanu in the first round of the 2022 US......

Tennis: Medvedev set to reclaim world number one spot in Miami

IMAGE: Russia's Daniil Medvedev reacts after winning a point against American Jenson Brooksby in a fourth round men's singles match in the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens in......

Aus Open PIX: Raducanu, Murray ousted; Medvedev advances

Images from Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday. IMAGE: Danka Kovinic of Montenegro celebrates winning her second round match against Emma Raducanu during day four of the 2022......