If Oppn comes to power in 2024...: Nitish's 'spl status' promise

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is trying to forge "opposition unity" after walking out of the National Democratic Alliance, on Thursday promised special category status, which he has been......

China's spl envoy on Afghanistan on quiet visit to India for peace talks

China's special envoy for Afghanistan Yue Xiaoyong paid a quiet visit to India this week during which he held talks with a senior Indian official on ways to ensure peace and stability in the......

Jaishankar meets Afghan Prez, US Dy NSA amid Taliban resurgence

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Tashkent and discussed the fast-evolving situation in Afghanistan in the face of the Taliban making rapid......

AI flight brings 225 stranded Indians from US to Mumbai

Air India's first special flight, which took off from San Francisco with 225 Indians on board, landed in Mumbai on Monday. IMAGE: Indian nationals at the San Fransisco airport to board the......

Mallya asked to appear before a Mumbai court on July 29

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya has been asked to appear before a PMLA court here on July 29 in connection with its money laundering probe against him in an alleged bank loan fraud case with the special......

India Inc's honeymoon with Modi govt already over?

Legal moves by JSPL, BALCO, Cairn PLC, espionage arrests show growing discontent in India Inc Image: The distance between the government and India Inc became wider. Photograph: Reuters. Trust......

Reliance Power gets CERC rap, may lose tariff benefit

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has said the first 660-Mw unit of Reliance Power's 3,960-Mw Sasan ultra mega power project (UMPP) could not achieve its "full load" in March......

Railways' gift: 17 Premium, 38 Express trains

Railway Minister said that the 72 new trains will be which includes 17 premium trains, 38 express trains, 10 Passenger trains, 4 MEMU and 3 DEMU in this year’s Interim Railway Budget. The......

Shah Rukh tops Forbes' list of Indian leaders in Arab World

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Shah Rukh Khan, who recently launched the special Middle-East edition of Forbes magazine in Dubai, has been rated first in the list of......

Anurag Kashyap's guide to No Smoking

Anurag Kashyap made us sit up and notice his brilliant direction in Black Friday, a film based on the 1993 Mumbai blasts. But reactions were very mixed when he released his second film, No Smoking,......

Neymar joins Saudi club Al-Hilal from PSG

Brazil forward Neymar has signed for Al-Hilal from French champions Paris St Germain, the Saudi Professional League (SPL) club announced on Tuesday. No details were disclosed but the transfer was......

Ronaldo urges top players to join him in Saudi league

Ronaldo 'happy' in Saudi Arabia, wants other top players to join him IMAGE: Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo signed a 2-1/2 year contract estimated by media to be worth more than 200 million......

How BCCI can reschedule IPL 2021

IMAGE: IPL 2021 was suspended indefinitely on May 4, 2021 after some players and support staff tested positive for COVID-19. Photograph: BCCI   Former BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah says it is......

Cricket Buzz: Pujara, the man in demand in Saurashtra's T20 League

IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara in action for Kings XI Punjab during the seventh edition of IPL in 2014. Photograph: BCCI India's premier Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara will play for Team Zalawad Royals......

Dhoni hails army amidst freedom of speech debate

Amid continuing uproar on the issue of freedom of expression in the country, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday called for respect to the armed forces, saying that the nation is......