26.5 lakh vials of indelible ink will be used for Lok Sabha polls

The Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd has been tasked with providing over 26 lakh vials of indelible ink, which leaves a deep purple mark on a voter's left forefinger, to various states for the......

Forge a 'great wall of steel', Xi tells China's border troops

President Xi Jinping has called on China's border troops to forge a "great wall of steel" along the country's frontiers by enhancing their capabilities in border defence and control, the state......

'The level of isolation in North Korea was amazing'

'In 1984, Pyongyang just had one hotel and one could not move out without an official escort.''India was the only country with an embassy, apart from the socialist countries.' IMAGE: A man cycles......

Jiang Zemin: A Chinese Leader Like None Other

Barring the many young women he had sex with, it is doubtful if anyone saw Mao Zedong smile. Zhou Enlai, Mao's premier, often sported an enigmatic smile, one that hid his devilish intentions as he......

Bronze rush for India: Five medals bagged at U23 Worlds

IMAGE: Shiksha (65kg) beat Japan's Rin Teramoto on points for a third-place finish. Photograph: SAI Media India's 59kg woman grappler Anjli clinched a silver medal, while free-style exponent Chirag......

Zimbabwe smash their way to record-breaking T20I total against Gambia

IMAGE: Zimbabwe skipper Sikander Raza smashed 15 sixes in his unbeaten 133 off just 43 balls. Photograph: ICC Zimbabwe posted the highest-ever team total in the history of T20Is by amassing a......

Check Out India's Records In Hyderabad

India's 297/6 is the highest total by a ICC full member team in T20 Internationals and the second highest overall after Nepal's 314/3 against Mongolia in the Asian Games last year. IMAGE: Sanju......

Chess Olympiad: Gukesh delivers knockout blow to China

IMAGE: D Gukesh's brilliant play against Wei Yi secured a 2.5-1.5 victory for India over China. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Michal Walusza/FIDE Grandmaster R Vaishali and Vantika Agrawal......

Chess Olympiad PIX: Gukesh, Arjun on fire as India rout Azerbaijan

IMAGE: Dommaraju Gukesh in action against Aydin Sulemanli during the fifth round of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest on Sunday. Photograph: FIDE/Michal_Walusza Backed by the two in-form stars in......