'India can secure release of naval officers'

'There is a view that there is a Pakistan angle to this. Pakistan has a large presence in Qatar and would want India to be blacklisted.' IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from......

'PM should resist bureaucratic influence'

'It seems the action against Nupur was because the vice president was in Qatar and officials in his secretariat did not want any embarrassment.' IMAGE: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, left, with......

Make no mistake, we're heading into war

The days of a thousand cuts are over.These mini wars will remain under the threshold of undeniable war, but will escalate closer to that threshold when their big brother pushes in.Chinese......

For Taliban, US is Important

The Taliban knows that Washington holds the key, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Men sell Taliban flags outside the former United States embassy in Kabul, October 8, 2021.......

India announces new trademark, patent policy amid global pressure

Over 237,000 applications are pending in India's four patent offices India announced a new intellectual property policy on Friday, speeding up the online registration of patents and trademarks,......

Over 2 lakh patent applications pending with govt

The government has taken several measures to clear the applications and that includes sanctioning of 373 additional posts in the patent wing. As many as 2.37 lakh patent applications are pending......

India to soon ratify WTO trade pact

  India has completed most of the consultation process related with the World Trade Organization's trade facilitation agreement and the government is expected to ratify it at the......

Modi calls for global efforts to check black money menace

Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks immediate implementation of IMF quota reforms to give emerging markets such as India a greater say. Seeking global cooperation to fight black money menace, Prime......

Ex-Arsenal boss Wenger to help develop Indian football

IMAGE: Arsene Wenger will play a role in Indian football's grassroots programmes and talent development. Photograph: Mohamed Farag/Getty Images Former Arsenal manager and world governing body......

Qatar's human rights record questioned at FIFA Congress

  IMAGE: A long exposure shows FIFA's logo near its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland February 27, 2022. Photo: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters A Norwegian soccer official delivered a scathing......

Booze and football present tricky choices for Qatar

'I think they have to be a little bit more open. You are going to have teams coming from England, Germany, France, South America - guess what? They have to be a little bit open.' IMAGE: Flamengo......

Spot-fixing ban to be discussed at ICC meet

The ban imposed on three Pakistani cricketers for spot-fixing and final evaluation on the readiness of the three host nations for the Cricket World Cup will be on the top of agenda when the ICC......

Indian footballers slam team manager Chowdhury

Team manager Pradeep Chowdhury's out-of-the-blue decision to part ways with the Indian football squad has not gone down well with national players, who are preparing in Dubai for the Asian Cup,......