Amid border row, China expert takes over as new foreign secretary

Seasoned diplomat Vikram Misri, widely regarded as an expert on China and national security, assumed charge as India's new foreign secretary on Monday.  IMAGE: External Affairs Minister S......

'They Want To Send A Message: If You Question Us, This Will Be Your Fate'

'In spite of all these days behind the bars, none of those who have been arrested is repenting their decision to stand against the injustice of this government.' IMAGE: On Saturday, July 13, 2024,......

'Install Nijjar, Panjwar, Gajinder portraits in Golden Temple'

Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of the Sikh community, Giani Raghbir Singh has asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee to put up portraits of three Khalistani......

Americans Must Depend On Hope And Prayer

The two major parties offer the United States choices that are basically unacceptable and the bench strength, such as it is, is not entirely capable of winning popular acclaim, notes Shreekant......

Boost Consumption Of The Poorest 80 Crores And Not The Richest Eight Crores

There are reports that the government will soon cut income taxes by about Rs 50,000 crore to boost consumption.Prime Minister Modi, I suggest that, instead, you distribute about one lakh crore......

Mercedes-Benz mulls assembling more EVs in India

German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz is considering assembling more electric vehicles at its plant in India not merely to gain cost advantage but also to meet its zero emission mobility and carbon......

Uncle Sam's Dollar Ponzi Scheme

US's terrible political and economic leadership will ultimately cost the dollar its value.India must act early to avoid being dragged down, suggests R Jagannathan. Illustration: Dominic......

GST@7: Challenges But Collections Surge

Average monthly GST collection rose from Rs 90,000 crore during the first year of its implementation -- 2017-2018 -- to Rs 1.68 trillion during 2023-2024, representing an 87 per cent rise.......

Can You Recognise These Actors?

IMAGE: Kamal Haasan returns as Veerasekaran Senapathy in Shankar's Indian 2. Isn't it cool is to see actors taking a route of total transformation to embody a character better? Certain films......

'I Wanted To Make A Happy Film'

'I wanted people to know that women across all ages have an exciting life.' IMAGE: Tahira Kashyap Khurrana with Divya Dutta and Sakshi Tanwar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tahira Kashyap......

Bigg Boss OTT: Who Is Shivani Kumari?

She's a true blue desi influencer, who comes from a village in Uttar Pradesh, and is slowly becoming a household name. Shivani Kumari, one of the contestants on Bigg Boss OTT 3, is popular on......

How Well Has Akshay Remade South Movies?

Akshay Kumar is a creature of habit. From the 'khiladi' brand of movies rocking his boat to a love for starring in biopics and scripts inspired by true stories to headlining endless remakes of......

'We did not keep the ball well enough'

England manager Gareth Southgate pointed at fatigue and injuries as a reason England were unable to match Spain's control of much of the match or build on the momentum of Cole Palmer's 73rd......

When Alcaraz left Djokovic, Wimbledon crowd stunned...

Carlos Alcaraz win four titles from his first four Grand Slam finals, a feat last achieved by Roger Federer. IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with the trophy on the balcony after winning......

All about Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz

IMAGE: Carlos Alcaraz now has four Grand Slam trophies with a perfect record in major finals. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Factbox on Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Serbian second seed Novak......

Unseeded Vinesh will have it tough at Paris Games

Wrestlers Antim, Aman seeded at Paris Olympics IMAGE: The seeding is favourable for Antim Panghal, who secured bronze medals at the World Championships and Asian Games just last year. Photograph:......

Wimbledon PIX: Musetti stops Fritz; Djokovic gets walkover

IMAGE: Italy's Lorenzo Musetti celebrates after winning his Wimbledon quarter-final match against Taylor Fritz of the US. Photograph:Hannah Mckay/Reuters Lorenzo Musetti moved into his maiden......