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India, Sri Lanka sign major defence pact

Signalling an upswing in their strategic ties nearly four decades after the Indian Peace Keeping Force episode, India and Sri Lanka on Saturday inked a defence pact to institutionalise military......

Why is Wayanad Quiet About Tragedy?

There is a definite attempt to put the landslides on the backburner because news of them and climate change worry Wayanad's tourism and real estate businesses greatly. Whatever I experienced of......

Villages To Safeguard India's Borders

In underlining the role of border villages as custodians of India's frontiers, New Delhi is following China's example in Tibet. IMAGE: Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi presents a memento to......

Factually incorrect: Govt on reports of India dam caused B'desh floods

India on Thursday described as factually incorrect reports in Bangladesh that the current flood situation in certain parts of the country has been caused by the opening of a dam on the Gumti river......

Is Kargil 2.0 In the Offing?

Pakistan may want to undertake a 'false flag' operation in J&K to divert attention from the situation in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but infiltrating one SSG battalion into J&K and having......

Pipeline tariffs: CNG, piped gas to be charged lowest rate

In a significant change to regulations, oil and gas regulator PNGRB has proposed a new policy of how tariffs for pipelines carrying gas to users will be determined, and proposed charging city gas......

SC rejects Custom's plea against Adani firms

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed the customs department against Adani Power Maharashtra Limited (APML), Adani Power Rajasthan Limited (APRL) and others in a case pertaining to......

Essar to sell port infra to ArcelorMittal for Rs 19,000 cr

Essar group on Friday announced the signing of a USD 2.4 billion (Rs 19,000 crore) deal to sell certain ports and power infrastructure to ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel in one of the largest......

How Coal India is chasing the monsoon to reduce coal supply disruptions

Way before the rains arrived at Talwandi Sabo Power plant in Punjab, the one check the coal ministry was carrying out was the availability of coal stock with the generator. Illustration: Dominic......

Is Gurugram going the Kolkata way?

Militant labour policies compounded a poor security environment for capital in West Bengal and encouraged the business community to relocate. constraining the private sector’s right to hire......

New, unique events at the Hangzhou Asian Games

The Asian Games officially begin on Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou and will feature several sports that are unlikely to be seen in any other major continental or global......

'Shame that interest in motorsport has gone down in India'

IMAGE: The Indian F1 Grand Prix went off the calendar after three editions from 2011, largely due to the serious financial problems faced by promoter Jaypee Group and the red tape around the......

Sports Shorts: Another podium finish for Jehan Daruvala

IMAGE: Jehan Daruvala came 3rd for a podium finish in the F2 race on the sidelines of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah on Sunday. Photograph: Jehan Daruvala/Twitter Indian racer Jehan......

Hamilton takes 98th career pole in Bahrain

IMAGE: Pole position qualifier Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP speaks with third placed qualifier Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing. Photograph: Hamad......

Play suspended at Australian Open on hottest day in decade

It was the second day that heat had affected play, after the roof at the Rod Laver arena was closed on Thursday for the women's semi finals match. Fire-fighters went on alert as the mercury crept......

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