US apologises for Kabul drone strike that killed 7 kids

The United States military has admitted that a deadly drone strike days before its pullout from Afghanistan was a 'tragic mistake' as it did not kill the ISIS-K planners bent on attacking the Kabul......

US could have defeated the Taliban...

The US military efforts in Afghanistan were akin to filling a bucket that had gaping holes, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: US Marines stand guard at the Hamid Karzai international......

President presents gallantry awards to valiant soldiers

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday presented the Kirti Chakra posthumously to Central Reserve Police Force Commandant Pramod Kumar and Army Havildar Giris Gurung, who laid down their lives in the......

President confers gallantry awards

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday conferred the Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra posthumously to Major David Manlun and Major Satish Dahiya, who lost their lives while fighting with terrorists in......

It allows a blind person to 'see' with tongue

In what could soon revolutionise the treatment for the blind, scientists have designed a device which has enabled a visually handicapped soldier to 'see' with his tongue. The pioneering device......

All you want to know about insider trading

American domestic guru and TV tycoon Martha Stewart went to jail for five months. When she was allowed out on probation, she wore an electronic ankle bracelet so that the police would know if she......

The world's best-paid sports stars

Aside from being rich and talented, what do many on the list of our best-paid athletes have in common? Nike. Of the 25 athletes on our list, who earned a collective $702.4 million in just one year......

SAF targets 20% growth in Indian tourists

South African Tourism expects the number of Indians visiting that country to increase annually. During the year ended December 2005, the figure stood at over 37,000."In the last one year, airfares......

I was forever lonely: Ntini recalls his time in SA team

IMAGE: Makhaya Ntini who claimed 390 Test and 266 ODI wickets and played alongside stalwarts such as Shaun Pollock, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Lance Klusener. Photograph: Getty Images ......

McIlroy breaks with first sponsor, Nike waits in wings

World number one golfer Rory McIlroy has parted company with his first corporate sponsor ahead of confirmation of a deal that will make him the new face of sportswear giant Nike. US PGA champion......

England team in search of new shirt sponsor

England's cricket team, deposed by South Africa as the world's top Test side, has begun the search for a new shirt sponsor after Brit Insurance said it would not renew its contract when it expires......

Armstrong steps down from charity Livestrong

Lance Armstrong on Wednesday stepped down as chairman of the charity he founded to distance the cancer patient-support organization from the widening doping scandal that promises to cost him his......

USADA statement on doping conspiracy

Lance Armstrong and his team ran the most sophisticated doping programme in sport according to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USDA) which released its report on the case against the US......