Qatar frees all 8 Indian Navy veterans, Modi to visit Doha on 14th

Qatar has released eight jailed former Indian Navy personnel and seven of them returned home on Monday morning, in what is being seen as a major diplomatic victory for India that came nearly......

Qatar court commutes death sentences of 8 Indian Navy veterans

In a huge relief to eight Indian Navy veterans on death row, an appellate court in Qatar has commuted their sentence. "We have noted the verdict today of the Court of Appeal of Qatar in the Dahra......

A bird drone so realistic it gets attacked by hawks!

The United States army has developed a realistic robot bird that has even tricked real flocks and hawks to attack it midair, making it a potential unsuspecting future war agent. Robo-Raven was......

CBI books ITBP officer for corruption in buying heating oil for LAC outpost

The CBI has booked an ITBP commandant and his two subordinates for alleged corruption in purchase of heating oil and other items for an outpost at Indo-China LAC in Uttarakhand, officials said......

VSNL plans Hong Kong operations

Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, the Tata group-run international long distance services company, is spreading its wings abroad. After starting operations in Sri Lanka and Singapore, it is now planning......

Festive season holds hope for consumer appliances, auto cos

Automotive (auto) and consumer appliance companies are hoping for a bounty from the harvest season after two consecutive dry spells in 2020 and 2021. Photograph: PTI Photo The season, which also......

Kolkata banks welcome RBI move over ATMs

Large banks across the country might be crying foul on the recent suggestion of the Reserve Bank India (RBI) to do away with the charge on inter-bank ATM usage, but the Kolkata-based banks have......

IBA elects Leeladhar as chairman

Electing Union Bank of India chairman V Leeladhar as the new chief, the Indian Banks Association on Thursday said it has constituted a committee to draw up a long-term perspective 'Vision Plan' for......

IPL 2021, Week 1: All the Hits & Misses

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the important numbers after the first week of IPL 2021. IMAGE: Team Royal Challengers Bangalore. Photograph: Kind courtesy IPL/Twitter   Standings......

IPL 2020: Meet the Rajasthan Royals

Photograph: BCCI Rajasthan Royals -- who won the inaugural IPL in 2008 -- have been perennial under-performers in recent years. The Royals have boasted quality players in their ranks, but have not......

Mumbai most successful IPL team

IMAGE: Mumbai Indians Captain Rohit Sharma. Photograph: BCCI   IPL 2020 kicks off in the UAE on Saturday, September 19, with defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on last year's......

A peculiar captaincy debut for Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli finally led India in a One-Day International -- the third match of Tri-Nation Series -- as MS Dhoni was ruled out of the tournament after hurting his hamstring during India’s......

Figure out India's squad for the Windies ODIs

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was rested andopener Virender Sehwag was namedskipper of India's squad forthe five-match One-day series against the West Indies, starting next week. Sachin Tendulkar, who......