India, US sign key defence agreement

The two countries also signed a 'Memorandum of Agreement regarding the Assignment of Liaison Officers', which will facilitate the posting of one military officer from each country with the military......

Power of Constitution: Cong on govt's lateral entry roll-back

The Congress on Tuesday claimed that the Centre's move to withdraw the advertisement for lateral entry into bureaucracy was due to the campaign by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and......

Iran's Supreme leader orders attack on Israel to avenge Hamas chief's killing

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ordered Iran to strike Israel directly, in retaliation for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, New York Times reported, citing......

Trump refuses to debate Kamala Harris until...

Former United States president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday refused to debate with his Democratic rival and Vice President Kamala Harris until the Democrats formally......

'Idea behind SROs is not to make them more regulatory'

'One of the aspects for transparency and fair governance is to give the industry being represented the chance of lobbying with the regulator.' Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters In March, the......

Bharti dials up UK telecom play with $4 bn stake in BT

Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises, has decided to buy 24.5 per cent equity in BT Group — a move that will make the Indian conglomerate the biggest......

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......

How Postmen Can Help Micro-Entrepreneurs

'The dakiyas will be our partners, receiving credit proposals from micro-enterprises at the grassroots level.' IMAGE: A postman on his way to deliver mail in New Delhi. Photograph: Adnan......

'I Am Over The Moon'

'What a beautiful journey this film has had!' IMAGE: Sharmila Tagore as Kusum Batra and Manoj Bajpayee as Arun Batra in Gulmohar. Manoj Bajpayee received a Special Mention at the National Awards......

Why Janhvi Got Aggressive!

'It went from me being scared and intimidated by him to me being very aggressive and passionate.'   Photograph: Kind courtesy Janhvi Kapoor/Instagram "The story is the hero of my film," Janhvi......

'Making A Film Is Like Going To War'

'I promise you, you've never seen her do anything like this.''It is a complete reinvention of Janhvi Kapoor.' IMAGE: Janhvi Kapoor in Ulajh. Few directors have carved a distinctive journey as......

'The Way We Express Love Has Changed'

'We are the kids from the '90s who have grown up watching Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol romancing on Suraj Hua Maddham.''We are also the same people who text our partner and tell them, 'I am breaking up......

WFI demands action against Vinesh's support staff

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the government had provided a financial assistance of Rs 70 lakh to Vinesh Phogat in the build-up to the Games for training......

Media ban for convicted rapist in Dutch Olympic squad

IMAGE: Steven van de Velde is part of the Dutch Olympic Beach Volleyball team. Photograph: X The Dutch Olympic committee is taking measures to mitigate the impact of including a convicted rapist......

'I miss my daughter but it is about winning Olympic medal': Deepika

IMAGE: Archer Deepika Kumari will be participating in her fourth Olympic Games. Photograph: Deepika Kumari/Instagram Deepika Kumari is torn between two worlds. One where the doting mother longs to......

World No 1 Sinner leads Italy's tennis renaissance

Andrea Binaghi, who has headed the Italian tennis federation (FITP) since 2001, pointed to reforms over the last 10-15 years to decentralise the coaching system and offer more financial, technical......

IPL matches in Dharamsala to be played on newly-laid 'hybrid pitch'

IMAGE: Dharamsala will host two IPL matches this season. Photograph: BCCI The picturesque Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium has become the first BCCI-accredited venue to install......