India has more nukes than Pak; China far ahead: Report

Nine nuclear-armed nations including the United States, Russia, France, China, India and Pakistan, continued to modernise their nuclear arsenals and several of them deployed new nuclear-capable......

World leaders congratulate Modi on third term

Over 50 world leaders have congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he is set to take oath this week for a third straight term at the top office following victory of the National Democratic......

Is The World Spinning Out Of Control?

The current instability in the world is a result of long term systemic and socio-politico problems, points out Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Smoke rises from a shopping mall which was hit......

Briton dead, many hurt as turbulence hits SIA flight; 3 Indians among flyers

There were at least three Indian nationals among the 229 people aboard the Singapore Airlines flight that encountered a "sudden extreme turbulence" over the Irrawaddy Basin at 37,000 feet, the flag......

Iran-Israel Flare-Up Tests India's Oil Reserves

'Any escalation that may hit the oil production of Iran or affect the oil transit through the Strait can result in a spike in oil prices.' IMAGE: The apparent remains of a ballistic missile in the......

Raghuram Rajan on how India can create more jobs

India is not reaping the benefits of demographic dividends, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said on Tuesday, emphasising that there is a need to focus on improving the human capital and......

Russians Devise Ways To Outwit US, Help India

Russian oil supplies to India will continue to flow unhindered and suppliers will come up with ways to sidestep secondary sanctions, a Russian official told Business Standard. Kindly note the......

'Global investors willing to pay premium for India story'

'With China falling out of favour, India is where investors see the demographic and digital dividend apart from the benefits of reforms playing out.''Your prime minister has also done a great job......

Maidaan Review: Snooze Soccer

Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma. Underdog sports stories are as life-affirming as they are formulaic. What distinguishes the decent ones from the drags is vision.......

Must Watch OTT Shows of 2023

Sukanya Verma picks the best of OTT from 2023. As someone who shares week after week what's new on the OTT menu, I can't emphasise enough on what a crushing feeling it is to consume just a fraction......

Why 'underdog' Sen could pull off surprise at Paris Games?

Lakshya Sen had struggled through much of 2023 and early part of 2024. He fell behind in the qualification race but turned things around in time with two semi-final finishes at the All England......

Sindhu, Prannoy get favourable draws at Paris Olympics

IMAGE: Sindhu has a manageable group, however there is a high likelihood of  facing China's sixth seed He Bing Jiao in the round of 16. Photograph: Kind courtesy BAI/X Two-time Olympic......

India secures Archery team spots for Paris Olympics

IMAGE: The Indian trio of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Photograph: Dhiraj Bommadevara / X India's archers secured team quota......

Archer Bhajan Kaur wins gold; qualifies for Paris Olympics

Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhajan Kaur/Instagram Bhajan Kaur clinched India an Olympic individual quota in style, winning a gold medal at the 'Archery In Paris Final Olympic Qualifier' in Antalya,......

French Open Pix: Alcaraz, Tsitsipas, Jabeur record hard wins

IMAGES from Day 4 of the French Open played at Roland Garros on Wednesday.  Alcaraz drops set before advancing   IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his second round match......