Heroic missions: From 1989 Op Raniganj to Thai cave rescue

With the entire nation hooked on to their TV screens, watching with bated breath the ongoing rescue mission to evacuate 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi......

LS passes bill to allow private mining of lithium, 5 other atomic minerals

A bill to allow the private sector to mine six atomic minerals, including lithium, and deep-seated minerals like gold and silver was approved by the Lok Sabha on Friday. IMAGE: GSI found Lithium......

India warns of terror groups in Africa controlling political agenda

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and Al-Qaeda linked groups in Africa are embedding themselves in multiple domestic conflicts and attempting to control the political agenda, India said on......

Who Will Mine The Lithium Reserves?

Faced with one setback after another in expanding the scope of mining in the country, almost all the major miners of the world have wound down their operations in India. IMAGE: The Geological......

Will weaker rupee push India's import bill?

The weaker rupee will push the country's import bill due to higher payments for crude oil, coal, vegetable oil, gold, diamonds, electronics, machinery, plastics, and chemicals, economic think tank......

Coal India is Gold India, stay with it: Govt

The government on Tuesday advised investors to stay put with Coal India Ltd to multiply their fortunes and compared the strengths of the company with gold, which is considered the best long-term......

Will Indian exporters gain from US-China trade war?

The trade war between the US and China is expected to benefit Indian exporters in increasing their shipments to the American market, sources said. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters They said the......

Coal India employees may get nod to buy shares

Coal India employees, who were barred by their unions from buying shares during the mega-IPO last year, may after all get another opportunity. The Coal Ministry now says it can still reconsider the......

Bollywood dazzles China

The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards kicked off on Thursday in Macau, China, with Bollywood in full attendance. Leading the pack were the Bachchans, who posed besides the wax......

It's all about enjoying the sport!

The monsoon has suddenly revived in recent days, giving India much respite from the heat. Bikash Mohaptra picks his favourite games to be played on a rainy day. Raindrops keep fallin' on my......

Jeev Milkha Singh eyes major glory

Having battled with a lingering rib injury for the last two months, India's Jeev Milkha Singh has regained fitness and set his sights on the final major of the year and a possible Presidents Cup......

Spotted: Roger Federer in Singapore

Reader Mitesh sent us this photograph from Singapore. 'I met Roger Federer at Singapore Airport while I was travelling from Melbourne to Mumbai via Singapore. I met him the very next day......

If India wants to win Gold in Paris...

'If we want to ensure this isn't a once-in-four-decade phenomenon, then we have to produce 1,800 players all the time, create infrastructure, so that we are constantly challenging at the top of the......

Goalkeeper Baljit excels as Indian Oil win Beighton Cup

Discarded India goalkeeper Baljit Singh stood out with a man-of-the-match performance as Indian Oil won the Coal India 116th All India Beighton Cup Hockey tournament after a 2-0 victory over ONGC......