Guj poll: 'Bring back our family members from Pak jail and get votes'

"We are neither interested in allowances nor any poll promises; I want our son back. I haven't seen him for the last two years," said 56-year-old Ankita Thapariya, the mother of fisherman Ankit who......

China holds meet with 19 countries in Indian Ocean region without India

China held a meeting this week with 19 countries from the Indian Ocean region in which India was conspicuously absent. Photograph: ANI Photo The China International Development Cooperation Agency,......

Was This The Right Time For Agnipath?

'Given the possibility that our unstable northern and western borders may become 'live' at short notice, any major systemic change which impacts combat effectiveness should be brought about in a......

Xi asks military to recruit new talent to gain edge in future wars

Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed the need for the recruitment of new talent to support the rapid modernisation of the armed forces and win future wars amid reports that the military has......

BPO: India in danger of being dethroned?

In 2000, when employment-screening service provider HireRight was looking for a low-cost locale for software development, the Irvine (Calif.) company turned to an unlikely destination: Estonia. The......

Indian ships in grey area

An increasing number of Indian ships is coming under the scanner of the International Port of State Control agencies. As many as 11 Indian ships were detained abroad in the first eight months of......