Brand ambassador, cricket...: How Maldives aims to attract 3L Indians in 2025

The Maldives government has set a target of attracting 3,00,000 Indian tourists in 2025 after their number went from top place in 2023 to sixth in 2024 following the strained relations between Male......

'Controlled Indo-Pak suits both ruling elites': Ex-NSA

Former national security advisor Shivshankar Menon has said that the political dynamics between India and Pakistan have led to a "controlled level of hostility" that serves the interests of the......

'Rahul Shouldn't Have Called Kejriwal Deshdrohi'

'The Congress cannot speak the BJP's words while targeting Kejriwal.''What is the difference between the two? Where is the unity of INDIA then?' IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi shakes hands......

Aakar Patel: China Flourishes While India Digs Up Past

We no longer have the ambition to rival China save through words. We are happy to be fighting ourselves and digging up disputes from centuries ago as a substitute for real development, argues Aakar......

For Tesla, India is a challenge as well as opportunity

With India's EV penetration at just 2.5 per cent, the market presents an opportunity -- provided Tesla gets its pricing right. IMAGE: Model Y, Tesla's cheapest offering, starts at $35,000 in the......

Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs Bite Into Apple's India Growth Plans

Apple's ambitious strategy to expand iPhone exports, shift more production from China to India at a faster pace, and grow its domestic market hits a Trump-sized roadblock. Photograph: Kind......

India Skoda's top foreign market after sales slows in China

The auto major is not just looking at domestic sales, but also planning to ramp up exports to key markets from here, like the Middle East, North Africa and Australia. IMAGE: (From left) Skoda Auto......

Trump's Tariff War: India Waits, Watches

'We have to be prepared for the larger disruption that is likely to take place.' IMAGE: A sign displayed in a store in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, February 2, 2025, that it will stop selling US......

Manga Fever Takes Over India

'Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and Disney+ Hotstar are continuously expanding their Anime libraries.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. A Dragon......

Mrs Review: A Must Watch!

Mrs succeeds in riling you up for all the right reasons. And without resorting to high-pitched drama, applauds Sukanya Verma. Few films have boiled my blood like Jeo Baby's The Great Indian......

Carlsen v FIDE row intensifies...

IMAGE: Last month, Magnus Carlsen was disqualified from the rapid world championship in New York over an attire dispute and used an expletive in his post-competition comments targeting FIDE before......

National Games: Narmada shoots down 10m air rifle gold

IMAGE: Narmada Nithin Raju claimed the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle with a new national record score of 254.4, narrowly missing the World record by 0.1 points. Photograph: Gun For Glory......

Golden Year For Indian Chess! What Next?

'It will bring the next wave of awareness and pursuit of excellence from people who want to take chess as a game or a competitive sport or even as a career.' IMAGE: D Gukesh, the youngest World......

'Brand' Welcome Awaits Olympic Stars

'The Paris Olympics has once again blessed the Indian sports marketing landscape with fresh faces and promises.''Expect at least one biopic.' IMAGE: Silver medalist Neeraj Chopra during the medal......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......