China hikes defence budget, 3 times higher than India

China on Wednesday announced a 7.2 per cent increase of its national defence budget totalling to USD 249 billion this year amid its hectic efforts to modernise armed forces, including fast paced......

Rishi Sunak joins Oxford, Stanford in academic roles

Britain's former prime minister Rishi Sunak has taken on new academic roles at the University of Oxford in the UK and University of Stanford in the US -- both alma maters of the Conservative Party......

Rana visited north, south India before 26/11, extradition key: Officials

Tahawwur Hussain Rana's possible extradition from the US in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks could provide important leads into his travels in parts of north and south India days......

Acted swiftly to control situation after Kumbh stampede: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said his government acted swiftly to control the situation after the January 29 stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, ensuring timely......

Growth jitters take a 'byte' out of TCS

Shares of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country’s largest IT services provider, continue to remain under pressure, hitting a new eight-month low of Rs 3,624.90 intraday on Tuesday......

Trump Order May Delay Adani Case

'While the current pause offers temporary reprieve and alleviates any immediate legal pressure, the long-term implications remain uncertain.' IMAGE: Gautam Adani, founder of the Adani group.......

Trump's reciprocal tariffs and WTO rules: An explainer

American President Donald Trump has announced imposing reciprocal tariffs on its major trading partners including China that levy higher import duties on goods shipped from the United States.......

Govt announces new Fund of Funds scheme with Rs 10k cr corpus for startups

The government on Saturday announced a host of measures such as setting up of a new Fund of Funds Scheme (FFS) with Rs 10,000 crore corpus; and extension of period of incorporation by five years......

'India Doesn't Need Wins Tarnished By...'

'How can an Indian match referee allow this Indian replacement? Match officials should be independent to prevent bias.' IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar emphasised that India, a dominant cricketing force,......

Champions Trophy 2025: India, Pakistan to face off in Dubai, mark the date...

IMAGE: India to face Pakistan on February 23 as ICC unveils Champions Trophy schedule. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters India will play all their matches of the Champions Trophy in Dubai with the......

Treesa-Gayatri bow out of BWF World Tour Finals

IMAGE: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand missed out on a semifinal spot at the BWF World Tour Finals. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BAI/X Indian women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri......

CT 2025: UAE offers to host India-Pakistan showdown

‘Why wouldn't we?’: UAE Ambassador Abdulnasser Alshaali on hosting Champions Trophy 2025 India-Pakistan match in UAE IMAGE: PCB has been firm about hosting the entire tournament in......

No India, No Champions Trophy? ICC pushes PCB to compromise

IMAGE: School kids pose for photographs with the ICC Champions Trophy in Taxila and Khanpur. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pakistan Cricket Board/X The International Cricket Council has told......