China Remains Jaishankar's Main Problem

'China is India's primary strategic challenge, which will not go away.' IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with neighbouring......

1 dead, 14 rescued after lift collapses in Rajasthan mine

Hindustan Copper Limited's chief vigilance officer Upendra Kumar Pandey died after a lift collapsed at a mine in Rajasthan's Neem Ka Thana, the police said on Wednesday. IMAGE: Rescue operation......

No thaw in sight in India-China ties for 4th year

With Beijing remaining intransigent on the withdrawal of additional troops deployed by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) since the deadly border clash in 2020 in eastern Ladakh, India's bilateral......

Govt posts Manipur cadre officer as aviation secretary, rejigs bureaucracy

The Centre has appointed senior IAS officers Vumlunmang Vualnam and Neeraj Mittal as new secretaries in the ministry of civil aviation and the department of telecommunications respectively in a......

Maiki South Mining wins India's first lithium block in auction

Maiki South Mining Pvt Ltd has bagged the country's first lithium block in Chhattisgarh that was put up for sale, the government said on Monday. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Meanwhile,......

Around 20 critical mineral blocks to be put on sale by June-end: Mines secretary

The government will put on sale around 20 critical mineral blocks in the fourth round of auction by the end of June, mines secretary V L Kantha Rao said on Monday. Photograph: Steve......

Sitharaman's sixth budget speech is also her shortest

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented her sixth consecutive budget with a speech lasting 56 minutes, her shortest-ever. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

India set to launch first-ever offshore mineral auction in Q1 FY24

In a step towards diversifying its resource base and securing green energy minerals, India is poised to launch its first-ever offshore mineral auction in the first quarter of 2024, announced Union......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 25 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

'Rajani Kantha is not a regular Duniya Vijay film'

Kannada actor Vijay's success in the industry is a shining example of sheer hard work and a stroke of good luck. Vijay was born into a poor family in Anekal village near Bangalore. He became a......

Review: Rajni Kantha is for Duniya Vijay's fans

Kannada film Rajni Kantha doesn't offer much by way or story, writes Srikanth Srinivasa.Director Pradeep Raj, who gave a hit with his debut film Kirataka starring Yash, has chosen a slightly......

Bhoomi Review: Sanjay Dutt makes comeback in one of the worst films of the year!

Bhoomi’s blood-splattering, bone-crunching vigour is as unwelcome as the rest of this ghastly movie, feels Sukanya Verma. Blatantly exploitative and excessive, Bhoomi treats rape as......

Stats: Stanikzai records highest score in ODIs

Statistical highlights of the Asia Cup cricket match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh played at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, in Fatullah. # Samiullah Shenwari and Mohammad Asghar Stanikzai......

Japan tourney will be a test

With the Olympics just a few months away, the four-nation hockey tournament in Gifu, Japan, starting on May 13, will offer a great opportunity to several junior aspirants to prove their mettle at......

Life insurance for PHL players

Private life insurance firm ING Vysya Life has signed on as the official insurer of the Premier Hockey League, it was announced on Thursday.The Bangalore-based company will provide a life insurance......

Naren wins MRF Taj Challenge

V R Naren Kumar and co-driver Moosa Sherif of Team MRF won the MRF Taj Challenge Rally, the second round of the Indian National Rally Championshipin Nashik on Sunday.In the process, Naren Kumar,......

Pillay's Olympic hopes suffer jolt

Ace striker Dhanraj Pillay's hopes of playing in the Olympics suffered a jolt on Sunday with the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) virtually ruling him out of the mega event at Athens in August.Pillay......