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Kumbh stampede to rock Parliament's Budget session

Parliament's Budget session is likely to get off to a stormy start on Friday with Opposition parties demanding a discussion on the alleged mismanagement of the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj......

Sri Lankan navy opens fire on Indian fishermen, 5 hurt

Five Indian fishermen sustained serious injuries, including two of them seriously, in an incident of firing by the Sri Lankan Navy in the proximity of Delft Island early Tuesday, triggering a......

Indian diaspora celebrates 76th Republic Day with enthusiasm

Leaders from various countries wished India on its 76th Republic Day on Sunday, expressing hopes to strengthen bilateral relations, while the Indian diaspora, adorned in colourful traditional......

Pralay missiles battlefield surveillance systems to debut on Republic Day

Some of the cutting-edge defence platforms including BrahMos, Pinaka and Akash will be part of the 76th Republic Day celebrations on Kartavya Path with Army's Battle Surveillance System 'Sanjay'......

Toughest Voyage Ahead For Lady Sailors!

Lieutenant Commanders Roopa A and Dilna K have completed 3 months at sea and have embarked on the longest and toughest leg of the voyage. IMAGE: Lieutenant Commanders Roopa A, left, and Dilna K......

Healthy FDI inflows into India to continue in 2025

India, averaging over $4.5 billion in monthly foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows since January this year despite global uncertainties and challenges, is tipped to sustain the trend in 2025 on......

Adani opts out of US funding for Colombo Port project

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group has pulled out of a loan deal with a US agency to fund a port terminal in Sri Lanka, saying it will use its own resources for the project. Image used for......

FDI inflows in India cross $1 trillion

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into India have crossed the $1 trillion milestone in the April 2000-September 2024 period, firmly establishing the country's reputation as a safe and key......

Why Is Maharashtra An Underperformer?

'Why has Maharashtra slipped up over the past couple of decades?''Not only is this question critical for residents of the state, but given that it accounts for 14% of India's GDP, a faster-growing......

COP29: India, developing world face EU resistance to climate finance

Talks on global climate finance virtually ground to a halt last week at COP29, the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change event in Baku, Azerbaijan, as the developed world, led by the European......

Priyanka Enjoys 'Abundance' In The New Year

Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram The Internet is still buzzing about Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas's beautiful holiday to bring in the New Year in the Turks and Caicos......

Hrithik Roshan's Top 25 Songs

A singer. A soldier. A superhero. A maths teacher. A Mughal emperor. A conman. A workaholic. A quadriplegic. An actor. An avenger. From saviour of aliens to Shah Rukh Khan in a mask, Hrithik......

Katrina-Vicky's London Break

Bollywood stars are on their year end break already! Photograph: Kind courtesy Mithila Palkar/Instagram Mithila Palkar chills in Norway. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vicky Kaushal/Instagram......

Squid Game 2 Review: The Blood Sports Rage On

Squid Game 2 is almost a rehash of the earlier season, discovers Deepa Gahlot. When Korean series Squid Game came out in 2021, it went on to become the most watched show on Netflix. Soon enough,......

What To Watch On OTT This Week

Christmas romance, heists, thrillers, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations. Lucky BaskharWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Telugu (with subtitles) In this......

ISL: Mumbai City cruise past Mohammedan Sporting, climb to 5th

A second-half offensive powered Mumbai City FC to a 3-0 win over Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Indian Super League in Mumbai on Sunday. IMAGE: Mumbai City FC jumped to the fifth place as a......

All about Australian Open champion Madison Keys

IMAGE: Madison Keys is the second-oldest woman to claim her first Australian Open singles title in the Open era. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Factbox on American Madison Keys, who beat world......

Aus Open PIX: Swiatek storms into semis; Keys overpowers Svitolina

IMAGE: Iga Swiatek celebrates winning the quarter-final match against Emma Navarro of the US at the Australian Open on Wednesday. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters A rampaging Iga Swiatek stormed into......

ISL: Jamshedpur FC rout Mumbai City

IMAGE: Jamshedpur FC's players celebrate winning their ISL match against Mumbai City FC. Photograph: Indian Super League/X Jamshedpur FC struck three times in the second half to complete an......

ISL: Mumbai City keen to avoid unwanted record

'We need to win and that's our No. 1 priority. We need to play good football, as it gives us more chances to succeed.' Title holders Mumbai City FC will look to regain their footing at home......

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