It will be...: Kharge on Amethi, Rae Bareli candidates

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that the names of party candidates for the prestigious Amethi and Rae Bareli seats in Uttar Pradesh will be announced in a "few days". IMAGE:......

Canada welcomes India's decision to resume some visa services

Canada has welcomed India's decision to resume some visa services in the country from Thursday, saying the move was a 'good sign' after 'an anxious time' for many Canadians, amid a diplomatic row......

Giant In The Earth: M S Swaminathan

Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to Dr M S Swaminathan, the renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai last week. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

China succumbs to pressure, shares Covid situation with WHO

China's health officials on Friday discussed with the World Health Organisation experts on the current massive surge of the COVID virus in the country after the organisation's chief Tedros Adhanom......

Two-wheeler exports fell by 20% to 1.69 mn units in H1

Two-wheeler exports from India have decreased by 20 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to 1.69 million units in the first half (H1) of 2023-24 (FY24) due to a challenging geopolitical situation and......

US chipmaker AMD to invest $400 mn in India

US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AM) on Friday announced a $400 million investment in India over the next five years and said it will build its largest design centre in Bengaluru. Photograph:......

BRICS pitches for using local currencies in international trade

The BRICS nations on Friday underlined the need for using local currencies in international trade and financial transactions besides committing themselves to supporting rule-based open and......

Indian student wins scholarship to Apple conference

An Indian boy is among three students in Australia who have won scholarships to attend Apple's prestigious Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco next week. Deepen Kumar, Ben Maliel and......

Sports fraternity braces for worldwide pay cuts

Arsenal announce 12.5% pay cuts for players, coaching staff IMAGE: Several Premier League clubs have furloughed employees since the new coronavirus outbreak. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty......

ICC defers decision on T20 World Cup postponement

IMAGE: The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in Australia from October 18 to November 15 but there is intense speculation about the event being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.......

This is how much delayed Tokyo Olympics could cost IOC

'We anticipate we will have to bear costs of up to $800 million for our part and responsibilities in the organisation of the postponed Games Tokyo 2020.' IMAGE: In March, the International Olympic......

Football Extras: Ronaldo recalled by Portugal for first time since World Cup

'Firmly against any approval of a revised Club World Cup at this point in time and confirm that no ECA clubs would take part to such a competition.' IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal's most......

5 talking points as India-Pak prepare for showdown to remember

IMAGE: Sunday’s match between India and Pakistan at Old Trafford is the most eagerly-anticipated of all the group-stage matches at this World Cup. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters Almost......