At $84 bn, India ranks fourth in 2023 military spend: SIPRI report

India was the fourth largest military spender globally in 2023 with an expenditure of $83.6 billion, behind the US, China and Russia, according to a report by an independent international......

China preparing for 'water war' with India: Report

China has stepped up preparations for a future water war with India by accelerating the construction of a huge dam on the Mabja Zangbo river, just a few kilometres north of the trijunction border......

Saeed serves legal notices on journos; seeks Rs 10 crore

The Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has served legal notices on two Pakistani journalists for allegedly concocting a report about his secret meeting with United States Ambassador......

Beijing to distribute Pfizer's drug as Covid ravages China

As COVID-19 cases in China continue to rise, Beijing will soon start distributing Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to the community health centres in forthcoming days, CNN reported citing state......

India's services sector activity slips to 10-month low in Sep

India's services sector activity fell to a 10-month low in September as new businesses, international sales and output growth moderated, a monthly survey said on Friday. Photograph: PTI Photo from......

'Carrefour looking to export from India in next 5 years'

'All competitors are sourcing within the country, so we'll be at the same level of competition.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Carrefouruae/Instagram Carrefour is planning to expand in India through a......

D2C brands hitch their wagon to quick-commerce

As quick commerce gains ground, emerging direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands are betting big on digital channels to drive growth. Photograph: Courtesy, LinkedIn According to Aman Gupta, co-founder of......

In export push, govt steps in to raise container capacity

Concerned over the fallout of the Red Sea crisis and severe shortage of containers against the backdrop of a steep decline in merchandise exports in August, the Union government is pulling out all......

Sonakshi Gets Naughty In Egypt!

The New Year has started, and many film folk have resumed work. But for many others, the holiday isn't over just yet! Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonakshi Sinha/Instagram 'Sphinx just lookin like a......

'Farhan surprised me by gifting me a BMW'

'He was an extremely naughty child, always in trouble and creating trouble.' 'He wanted to fly a kite at night, and sometimes, bunk school.' 'When I insisted on sending him, we could get a call......

ICC action on home soil has Pakistan fans buzzing

  IMAGE: People attend the inauguration of the National Bank Stadium after the completion of renovation works ahead of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 tournament in Karachi, Pakistan, on Tuesday,......

India's archers aiming to break medal drought in Paris

IMAGE: India’s Deepika Kumari and Pravin Ramesh Jadhav during competition. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters South Korea have topped the archery medals table at every Games since......

Prannoy, Sen to lead India's defence in Thomas Cup

Sindhu pulls out of Uber Cup IMAGE: The Indian team with their gold medals on winning the Thomas Cup. Photograph: Lakshya Sen/Twitter Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and the two top women's......

China win Asian Games' first esports gold medal

IMAGE: The players from Team Thailand prepare before the Arena of Valor Asian Games version bronze medal match on Tuesday. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters China won the Asian Games' first esports......

India-Pak clash fails to ignite spark. What went wrong?

'It was because of the rain prediction that people don't want to take a chance, or may be the local interest is not there' IMAGE: Empty stands not good advertisement for cricket's greatest......