Must ensure full respect for LAC: Jaishankar to Wang Yi

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday emphasised the need to ensure "full respect" for the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and past agreements to "stabilise" and "rebuild" bilateral ties......

Rashtrapati Bhavan's Durbar Hall, Ashok Hall will now be called...

Venues for different ceremonial functions, Rashtrapati Bhavan's iconic 'Durbar Hall' and 'Ashok Hall' were on Thursday renamed 'Ganatantra Mandap' and 'Ashok Mandap', respectively. IMAGE: Durbar......

MP hides behind national security clause on Project Cheetah

The Madhya Pradesh forest department has refused to provide information under the Right to Information Act on management of cheetahs brought from Africa and their cubs born in India. IMAGE: A male......

Trump campaign acknowledges impact of Kamala's entry

A confidential Trump campaign memo Tuesday acknowledged that the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris has energised the Democratic base and that given what has happened over the......

Budget focuses on jobs and skilling, keeping 2 allies happy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced a marginal income tax relief for the middle class, a Rs 2 lakh crore outlay for job creation schemes over the next five years and a spending......

Economic Survey pitches for more FDI from China

Amidst strained ties with China, the pre-budget Economic Survey on Monday made a strong case for seeking foreign direct investments (FDI) from Beijing to boost local manufacturing and tap the......

The Threats To India's Prosperity

Looking under the hood, I see India on the terrible, but commonplace, road to prosperity failure, warns Rathin Roy. IMAGE: Inside a factory in West Bengal. Photograph: Sahiba Chawdhary/Reuters......

Can Bajaj's Freedom 12 Disrupt 2-Wheeler Market?

'They are testing the waters to see if there is a market. That is why they are not giving sales targets.' IMAGE: Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Bajaj Auto CEO Rajiv Bajaj unveil......

France arrests Russian suspected of planning to destabilize Olympics

IMAGE: The arrested man, a Russian national, has been placed in pre-trial detention and could face up to 30 years in prison, the Paris prosecutor's office said. Photograph: Abdul Saboor/Reuters......

Can India's archers finally end Olympics jinx?

IMAGE: India's archers have never been able to go past the quarter-final hurdle at the Olympic Games. Photograph: World Archery/Instagram A different year and another Games, but for Indian......

Why Indian shooters could fire blanks at Paris Olympics

Shooters' preps lacked planning, says Olympian Vijay Kumar IMAGE: Shooter Vijay Kumar with his 2012 Olympic medal. Photograph: Harish Kotian/Rediff/Files Olympic medallist shooter Vijay Kumar......

Can coachless Indian archers hit bulls-eye at Paris?

'If we go by current form and the way the archers are performing, we can realistically look at three medals -- men's individual, men's team and mixed team.' IMAGE: Men’s recurve team of......

Paris Olympics: AFI chief bets on podium finish for Sable

IMAGE: Last month, Avinash Sable broke his own 3000m steeplechase national record while finishing sixth at the prestigious Paris Diamond League meet, clocking 8 minute and 9.91 seconds.......