Andamans base boosts India in Indian Ocean

'The Andamans are strategic territory for India.''We need at least three full-length, 10,000-feet airfields here.'Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba and his wife......

With an eye on China, Navy commissions 3rd air base in Andamans

IMAGE: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba and president of Naval Wives Welfare Association Reena Lanba with other officers unveil the name plaque of INS Kohassa in Port Blair......

Desi kids co-crowned US Spelling Bee champs for second straight year

Un-bee-lievable! For the eighth year in a row, Indian-American children sweep the Spelling Bee competition. Vanya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, and Gokul Venkatachalam of St Louis, Missouri,......

The good samaritans of Hashimpura

The families of the Muslim youth from Hashimpura who were shot dead 28 years ago had some committed supporters in their long struggle for justice, reports Jyoti Punwani. Photographs: Uttam......

India lags several nations in per capita income: Govt

India is lagging behind several countries in per capita income due to different levels of development and various other factors, Parliament was informed on Wednesday."Yes... India continues to be a......

Infosys to offer training programme in UK

India's second-largest IT services company, Infosys, on Wednesday said it was planning to offer an apprenticeship programme with the National Apprenticeship Scheme (NAS) in the United Kingdom (UK).......

The ifs and buts of capital gains

Having sold an apartment, Mukund Naik preferred to reinvest the money got from the sale, into buying another one. This would ensure that he would get the benefit of Section 54 of the Income Tax......

Savings rate likely to rise

A lot of optimism on the economy emanates from the government view that the country's savings and investment have reached a level which a decade ago would have been dismissed as a pipe dream. The......

When Shammi Kapoor fell for Madhubala

He had even proposed marriage to Madhubala. When she had giggled it off, he was said to have gone home and cried in front of his mother, only to be snubbed by her. 'Are you in your senses? You......

Review: Welcome Back music is worth a listen

The Welcome Back soundtrack keeps the fun element intact, says Aelina Kapoor. Welcome had quite a few chartbusters when it released in 2007. Its sequel Welcome Back has some entertaining......

'I was surprised when I was voted out of X Factor'

Kolkata boy Shovon Ganguly is the second contestant to be eliminated from the music reality show X Factor, on Saturday. Shovon and Sahiti, both from Sonu Nigam's team, were in the face-off round......

'Stars are asking for stupid sums of money'

The Hindi film industry fuels the dreams of youngsters aspiring to embrace stardom, sweating it out in audition halls (along with the gym) for that one big acting shot. But how many times do you......

LBGT people in Qatar prepare cautiously for World Cup

IMAGE: Football fans are pictured at the Corniche ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images A group of Arab friends living in Qatar's capital Doha met up......

South Africa run through Bangladesh batting; Steyn joins 400 club

Dale Steyn of South Africa celebrates a wicket. Photograph: Carl Fourie/Gallo Images/Getty Images Dale Steyn became the second South African bowler to join the 400 club as his team took five......

Bangladesh stun South Africa to clinch ODI series

Bangladesh continued their giant-killing exploits with a nine-wicket victory over South Africa in Wednesday's rain-hit final one-day international to clinch the three-match series 2-1. Chasing a......

Sarkar's maiden century helps Bangladesh whitewash Pakistan

Soumya Sarkar's maiden century helped Bangladesh secure a 3-0 one-day series sweep against Pakistan after an eight-wicket win in the third and final match in Dhaka, on Wednesday.Chasing 251 for......

Tamim ton helps Bangladesh secure first series victory over Pakistan

Bangladesh recorded their first series win against Pakistan after opener Tamim Iqbal's second successive century secured a seven-wicket victory in the second one-day international on Sunday. After......