Malabar war games are a counterpunch to China

When a Chinese warship entered Japanese waters, the Indian commander called on China to maintain discipline at sea.Dr Rajaram Panda explains the significance of the Malabar exercises between India,......

Indian naval ships sail for operational deployment to SCS

Indian naval ships on Wednesday sailed for over two months long operational deployment to the disputed South China Sea during which they will take part in Malabar naval exercise with the United......

PM Modi wraps up three-nation tour, heads home

Prime Minister Narendra Modi departing from Gimhae Air Base, Busan, South Korea, for New Delhi. Photograph: PIB/Twitter Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday left for home after wrapping up his......

Meet India Inc's sporty and adventurous bosses!

Fast cars, marathons, golfing and shooting - nothing stops these high-power tycoons from pursuing their passion. Image: Adventure is ingrained deep in the DNA of Gautam Singhania.    ......

Glacier error to be looked at in report: Pachauri

While re-acknowledging that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had erred in projecting the disappearance of Himalayan glaciers due to global warming, R K Pachauri, who chairs the panel,......

India has its way on bank tax at G-20

India's stand against any tax on banks for funding bailouts was vindicated, with the G-20 leaders agreeing that any such levy should be left to individual nations. Discussing the issue threadbare,......

Bank tax: India opposes, EU nations keen

Taxing the banks for future bailouts is only a "compromise formula", as a section of G-20 members, including India, is against any such levy, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said. "That was......

'You Can't Understand Human Beings...'

'...without looking into yourself.''What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.' IMAGE: Roshan Mathew and Darshana Rajendran in Paradise. A film-maker, who chooses to make a......

The BEST OTT SHOWS of 2021

Once upon a time, we were so starved for entertainment that anything from documentaries on agriculture to hours of classical music was happily lapped up. But in the day and age of streaming,......

'People told me shooting with Sanjay Dutt would be tough and problematic, but there was no trouble at all'

'I used to go to Sanjay Dutt, give him the scene, and then act it out.' 'He would say, 'Arrey, Girishbhai kar lunga'.' 'But I would insist: 'Nahin, main karke dikhane chahta hoon'.' He said this......

Is Jallikattu the right choice for the Oscars?

'I believe FFI has made a mistake,' notes Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: A scene from The Disciple. This year one Indian film achieved the kind of international success that is rarely showered upon cinema......

'We can come up with a big surprise'

IMAGE: India's Italian Head Coach Massimo Costantini with Manika Batra. Photograph: X Insisting that even the table tennis powerhouses are keen to avoid playing India in the earlier rounds thanks......

Asian Games Tennis: Bopanna-Bhosale win mixed doubles gold

IMAGE: Rutuja Bhosale and Rohan Bopanna ensured that India will return with at least one tennis gold from the Asian Games in an otherwise disappointing campaign. Photographs: SAI Media/X Rutuja......

Asian Games: India face formidable China in football opener

IMAGE: India were able to stitch a rag-tag final squad only on Friday and the team left for China two days later, leaving no time for the players to even have a proper training session together.......

Ex-India captain Dilip Tirkey files nomination for HI president's post

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Dilip Tirkey/Twitter Former India captain and Olympian Dilip Tirkey on Sunday filed his nomination for the post of Hockey India (HI) president. After submitting his......

Ankita, Prajnesh nominated for Arjuna

Ankita is now country's best-ranked singles (182) and doubles (95) player and is set to make her Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games next month. IMAGE: Ankita Raina was nominated for the Arjuna last......