Jaishankar reveals his father was on hijacked flight in 1984

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday revealed that his father was on a hijacked flight in 1984 and said he had a unique window on “both sides” in such situations -- the......

India's Neighbourhood First Policy Crumbling

The fundamental construct of India's neighbourhood policy still needs to be what Vajpayee postulated, Manmohan Singh embraced, and Modi energised. It's just that we need to junk domestic politics......

China Threat Leads India Japan To Boost Defence Ties

The compulsion behind India and Japan to deepen security cooperation is in response to China's growing political and economic clout and its assertive behaviour in disputed areas. This has been the......

India Should Be Battle Ready With China

'With continued focus on votes, upcoming by-polls and purchasing politicians, the political hierarchy has little time for national defence.' 'They would do well to heed a veteran scholar, who says,......

India's unabated tryst with Russian crude oil is slowly coming to an end

India’s unabated tryst with Russian crude oil is slowly coming to an end. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters The time has come for Indian refiners to navigate, creatively, the choppy waters of......

'Investors are not coming to do charity'

'Investment is continuously coming.' IMAGE: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan speaks at the inaugural session of the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2023 in Indore on......

Tasks Cut Out For New Commerce Secretary

The government is targeting export of goods and services worth $2 trillion by 2030. IMAGE: Sunil Barthwal, then secretary, ministry of labour and employment, right, as Labour Minister Bhupender......

SBI authorised to promote rupee trade with Russia

India has decided to authorise the country's biggest lender SBI to promote rupee trade with Russia and soon Moscow will name its bank to operationalise the mechanism, exporters' body FIEO said on......

'Who up there is writing this script?'

'How can so many misfortunes fall on one beautiful family?' IMAGE: Shiv Subrahmanyam in 2 States. On Monday, April 11, Shiv Subrahmanyam bid the world goodbye. The talented actor-writer was just......

'He made our films special'

'I owe so much of what I am to Shiva Dada.' IMAGE: Shiv Subrahmanyam with Anil Kapoor in Parinda. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films/Instagram Actor-writer Shiv Subrahmanyam passed......

Actor Shiv Subrahmanyam passes away

The last rites of actor Shiv Subrahmanyam will be conducted at the Mokshdham Hindu Shamshanbhoomi, Andheri, north west Mumbai, on Monday morning. Taking to Instagram, film-maker Hansal Mehta......

Lata loved to sport jeans

Where Shamshad Begum was charging Rs 900 for a song, Lata was prepared to settle for Rs 50 as she came on the scene.Raju Bharatan recalls yet another memorable incident from Lata Mangeshkar's......

Messi Jersey Gifts For Modi, Jaishankar

IMAGE: External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar being presented a Messi jersey by Argentina's Science Minister Daniel Filmus at their meeting in New Delhi, February 6, 2023.......

Waugh Gives Jaishankar SCG Tour

IMAGE: Steve Waugh demonstrates the finer points of batting to External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dr S Jaishankar/Twitter On Tuesday, External Affairs......