India lists theatre commands, simpler defence procurement for 2025

India on Wednesday declared 2025 as the year of defence reforms and that the focus will be to roll out integrated theatre commands to boost tri-services synergy and ensure simpler and......

Harsh Vardhan Shringla takes charge as new foreign secretary

Seasoned diplomat Harsh Vardhan Shringla took charge as India's next foreign secretary on Wednesday, and asserted that he would work with India's partners on key issues, including ensuring an......

Foreign Secretary Jaishankar gets 1-year extension

  Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, whose tenure was to end on January 28, on Monday got a one-year extension. The nod for the extension of his tenure till January 28, 2018 was given by the......

Foreign Secretary Jaishankar visits China over NSG membership

The visit comes ahead of the NSG plenary meeting in Seoul on June 23 and 24.  Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar made an unannounced visit to Beijing on June 16-17 to enlist support for......

How Modi plans to tackle spiralling trade deficit with Russia

Trade and economic issues, including a trade balance in favour of Russia, non tariff barriers and payments and logistics-related issues are likely to be taken up during the visit. Shreya......

Bharti dials up UK telecom play with $4 bn stake in BT

Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises, has decided to buy 24.5 per cent equity in BT Group — a move that will make the Indian conglomerate the biggest......

Online vs offline retail: Industry divided over Piyush Goyal's comments

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal’s recent comments on large e-commerce players have reignited the debate about their impact on smaller offline retailers. Photograph:......

Crypto firms bank on fair play as Binance logs into FIU-IND

The regulatory gap between crypto firms registered with the Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-India) and unregistered offshore entities is expected to narrow, industry players said, after......

Gambhir's appointment as India coach 'a done deal'

IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir has emerged as a leading contender due to his successful mentorship in the IPL. Photograph: BCCI With the application deadline now closed, the search for India's cricket......

Can Russia Make the Olympics? It's Up to This Panel

IMAGE: A man carries the Russian flag past the Olympic rings. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters Russian and Belarusian athletes who have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer will need......