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Awaiting return of 69 Indians recruited in Russian army: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the government is awaiting the release of 69 Indians recruited into the Russian army and that in many cases there are indications that the......

India can speak...: US on Australian journalist's visa row

The United States has refrained from commenting on allegations that India denied the visa renewal of an Australian journalist, saying New Delhi can speak about its visa policy. IMAGE: Australian......

Australian journalist 'forced' to leave India for her reportage

An Australian journalist on Tuesday claimed that she was forced to leave India after the government refused to extend her work visa contending that her reportage had 'crossed a line'. Photograph:......

Pannun 'Plot': 'US and India have bent backward...'

'...to prevent this episode from disrupting ongoing cooperation.''The discovery of this plot had the potential to derail much of what has been achieved in the relationship during this......

Israeli diplomat attacked in China amid war against Hamas

An Israeli embassy staffer has been hospitalised after being attacked in China's capital city Beijing, The Times of Israel reported citing Israel's foreign ministry. IMAGE: Religious Jewish men......

'Had liberalisation not taken place, I may have gone back to the US'

An exclusive excerpt from Girish Kuber's The Tatas: How A Family Built A Business And A Nation. IMAGE: J R D Tata, left, with Ratan Tata. Photograph: Kind courtesy Gopal Shetty When you took......

Private banks' bottom line remains healthy in Q1, bad loans inch up

Private banks’ net profit grew 26.3 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 48,982 crore in the first quarter ended June 2024 (Q1FY25) owing to healthy growth in credit and other income.......

Is Nirmalaji's Economic Optimism Warranted?

The government's programmes should be expected to generate some momentum, but the macro-economic numbers are not encouraging, observes T N Ninan. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

China builds data centre in Tibet; to benefit Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan

China is building the world's highest-altitude cloud computing data centre in Tibet that will meet the data storage needs of the country and South Asian nations like Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan,......

With Mumbai in pocket, Adani is India's largest private airport operator

The Adani group on Monday said it will acquire GVK's stake in Mumbai airport to become the country's biggest private airport operator, with a cumulative share holding to 74 per cent. According to......

The Looming Tower: How 9/11 happened

The Looming Tower reveals the bitter CIA-FBI turf battles that led to the worst terrorist attack in America's history.Vikram Johri checks out the gripping series now available in India on Amazon......

FIFA cancels U-17 women's World Cup in India

The decision was taken by the Bureau of the FIFA Council which took stock of the current global COVID-19 pandemic IMAGE: The FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in India was originally scheduled to be......

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India in Feb-March next year

IMAGE: The FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in India was originally scheduled to be held from November 2 to 21 this year but was postponed last month due to the coronavirus outbreak,. Photograph:......

FIFA postpones U-17 Women's World Cup in India due to COVID-19

IMAGE: The Indian women's football team. Photograph: AIFF Media The FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup to be held in India in November was, on Saturday, postponed by football's governing body due to......

Authorities across Asia battle illegal gambling surge ahead of World Cup

IMAGE: Workers work on a FIFA World Cup trophy replica at a small factory in the outskirts of Shanghai, China (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Aly Song/Files/Reuters Law......

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