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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......

3 Indians among crew held on Singapore ship with drugs

Three Indian nationals are among the crew who have been detained by Indonesian authorities on a Singapore-flagged ship for carrying drugs to Brisbane, according to a media report. Image used for......

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......

'China's aggression, Russian's unreliability, convinced India to value US'

'India's specific concerns about whether Russia will be a reliable defense supplier and diplomatic partner in the event of heightened hostilities with China has undoubtedly accelerated the process......

'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......

Tatas now 100% owner of Air India as Air Asia sells stake

Ending its uncomfortable journey in India after eight years, Malaysia-based AirAsia Group on Wednesday said it has exited AirAsia India by selling its remaining 16.67 per cent stake to Tata......

UDAN international plan under cloud as AirAsia India fails to get permit

Tata group-owned AirAsia India’s inability to get approval for international flights is hurting UDAN, the Indian government’s regional air connectivity project that also aims to link......

Why Xi Jinping 'fixed' Jack Ma

Alibaba's pervasive economic and social influence in China is seen as a threat to the authority of the Chinese Communist party, notes Shyam Saran. IMAGE: Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman,......

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......

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