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India's N-E landlocked, B'desh only...: Yunus pitch to China

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has urged Beijing to extend its economic influence to Bangladesh, controversially mentioning that India's northeastern states being landlocked could prove to......

Sunita Williams describes how India looks from space

India is amazing from space, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams said and voiced optimism that she will visit her “father's home country” and share experiences about space exploration with......

Rest In Peace, Voice Of America

What despots and dictators, jammers and competitors, had not managed to do in 83 years -- what the Soviet Union had failed to counter during the Cold War; what China had failed to crush during the......

Women RPF personnel to carry chilli spray cans to deter threats

The Indian Railways has decided to equip women personnel of the Railway Protection Force with chilli spray cans, a government press note said on Friday. IMAGE: Women RPF personnel click pictures......

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......

What Bessemer plans to do with its $350 million India-only fund

Bessemer Venture Partners has closed $350 million in capital for its second dedicated India fund to back founders in the region, who build enduring companies. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters The......

2024 an inflection point in race to become unicorn

Startups that became unicorns in 2024 took an average of nine years and six months to reach $1 billion valuation, reflecting the impact of a prolonged funding squeeze from PE/VC firms over the past......

SpiceJet posts Rs 26 crore profit in Q3

Budget airline SpiceJet on Wednesday reported a profit after tax of Rs 26 crore for the three months ended December 2024, helped by overall improved performance. Photograph: Amit Davec/Reuters......

'Bengal Is In Business'

'This is the Bengal story, where businesses are nurtured, dreams are realised, and legacies are built.' IMAGE: Mukesh Ambani, Amit Mitra, Sajjan Jindal, Sanjeev Goenka and Sanjiv Puri at the 8th......

What EVs need for catching up with ICE-run cars

'Currently, EVs are about 30-50 per cent more expensive than ICE vehicles. I believe the inflection point for EVs will come when this price gap narrows to 20-25 per cent. That's when people will......

The Indian Film Making Global Waves

'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.''If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?''What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'......

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan Review: Dil Chahta Hai In The Digital Age

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan is a light glimpse into healthy young lives ready to soar in their own sweet skin, applauds Sukanya Verma. 'Ya toh dosti gehri hai ya yeh photo 3D hai.' One of the definitive......

'A lot of actresses wanted my role'

'But Hansal sir stood by me.''He said he saw the same hunger in my audition that Jigna Vora had.''He felt I needed to prove my worth just like Jigna did.' IMAGE: Karishma Tanna in Scoop. Karishma......

All eyes on Shami as India eye fresh start vs England

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami bowls in the nets during India's practice session at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday. Photograph: Mohammed Shami/Instagram Fit-again pacer Mohammed Shami's comeback will be......

Australian Open 2025: Must-Know Dates and Details

IMAGE: People pass a trophy poster ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament, at Melbourne Park. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters The Australian Open is a hard court Grand Slam tournament......

World No 1 Sinner leads Italy's tennis renaissance

Andrea Binaghi, who has headed the Italian tennis federation (FITP) since 2001, pointed to reforms over the last 10-15 years to decentralise the coaching system and offer more financial, technical......

2036 Olympics: Coming Out Party For India

If Ahmedabad is India's preferred candidate, as seems likely, hosting Olympics 2036 should give it a leg up: A bigger airport, a better metro network, more hotels, flyovers and so on, observes T N......

Spinners make Afghanistan favourites against Holland

IMAGE: Afghanistan (6 points) will look to secure two points against the Dutch (4 points. Photograph: Afghanistan Cricket Board/X They have outlived tags like 'minnows' and 'giant-killers'......

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