Row erupts over India sponsoring Karachi Lit Fest

A controversy erupted on Monday over Indian Council for Cultural Relations sponsoring air tickets of four Indian authors to attend the Karachi Literature Festival amidst frosty Indo-Pak ties even......

Kolkata: Nine-kg tumour removed successfully

A man carrying a 9 kg tumour, like an albatross hanging from the left neck and chest wall, for the last 30 years had the affliction removed after successful surgery at the premier Calcutta Medical......

How diplomacy and poetry are linked

It is widely accepted that the greatest literature is born when cultures, civilizations or worldviews come together. This often happens in case of diplomat-poets who often find themselves in exotic......

US welcomes India's special envoy in Sudan

The United States has welcomed the recent move by India to send its special envoy to Sudan and South Sudan to broker peace between the two countries, where New Delhi has sizeable oil interest. "We......

No deadlock over Posco project, work continues

Temporary suspension of land acquisition for Posco project in the proposed plant site area near Paradip should not be considered as "deadlock", Orissa chief secretary B K Patnaik said."Stoppage of......

200 arrested for opposing Posco project

About 200 leaders and activists of five political parties on Monday courted arrest here while trying to enter into Orissa Secretariat as part of their civil disobedience agitation against alleged......

No early passage by panel examining FCRA

To the disappointment of the Forward Markets Commission, the commodity markets regulator, the standing committee of Parliament examining the Bill seeking to amend the Forward Contracts (Regulation)......

Anil Ambani group may buy 26% pie in ICEX

Commodity markets regulator FMC on Wednesday said it has given approval to the Anil Ambani Group to acquire 26 per cent stake in Indian Commodity Exchange from one of its promoters, Indiabulls......

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.......

Khatua's Olympic omission shrouded in secrecy

IMAGE: Twenty nine year old Abha holds the national record and she earned her place in the Paris Games through the world rankings quota. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Abha Khatua / X Shot putter Abha......

Shot putter Khatua controversially excluded from list of Paris-bound athletes

IMAGE: Despite qualifying for the Olympic Games, there is no official statement providing reason for Abha Khatua's omission from the list. Photograph: Abha Khatua/X A total of 117 athletes will be......

Olympic champ Chopra to lead 28-member squad at Paris Games

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra won the gold in javelin throw at theTokyo Olympic in August 2021. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Defending champion Neeraj Chopra will headline a 28-member Indian......

Indian hurdler Yarraji clinches historic Olympic berth

IMAGE: Yarraji narrowly missed the automatic qualifying time by a hundredth of a second, clocking 12.78 seconds in Finland. Photograph: Jyoti Yarraji / X Several Indian athletes secured their......