India takes note of Pak Army chief's meetings in Washington

In an indirect indication of its displeasure over talks between top US officials and Pakistani Army chief General Asim Munir in Washington, India on Thursday said its concerns for Islamabad's......

Blinken hails Modi's Ukraine remark, says US could not agree more

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that the US could not agree more with Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that "this is not an era of war".......

No decision to sanction India for S-400 deal or not: Blinken after 2+2 meet

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the United States is calling on all nations not to have major weapons transactions with Russia. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with External......

China's aggressive behaviour can spark crisis: US

Describing China as a "pacing challenge" to the United States, Defence Secretary Llyod Austin has told American lawmakers that Beijing's "aggressive behaviour" in the Indo-Pacific could spark a......

After Llyod's, many reinsurers keen to start ops in India

After UK's Llyod's, there are many other top global reinsurers such as Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re and SCOR evincing interest towards starting operations in India after the passage of the......

FIPB clears HDFC Bank's proposal to hike foreign holding

The FIPB on Friday cleared the long-pending proposal of HDFC Bank to hike foreign holding in the bank to 74 per cent. "FIPB today considered and approved HDFC Bank's proposal to raise foreign......

India difficult for foreign insurance cos: Llyod

British insurer Llyod's chairman Lord Levene considers India a "very difficult market" for foreign insurance companies. "India is the one place I would complain about. India is a very, very......

Punj Lloyd-Thorium JV to pump in $1 bn

Infrastructure player Punj Llyod and US-based Thorium Power, which signed an MoU last month to form a 50:50 joint venture company for exploring commercial nuclear power opportunities, are targeting......

Birthday special: Top 10 Bruce Willis movies

Happy 60th Birthday, Bruce Willis. It’s hard to believe Bruce Willis is 60. Sure, he occasionally looks older, but there is that twinkle in his eye -- that twinkle we remember from......

Review: The Iron Lady works because of Meryl Streep

The Iron Lady is much too lethargic to create the complexity of Margaret Thatcher's supremacy or match the aura of Meryl Streep's ambitions, writes Sukanya Verma. It was in a Linda Goodman book......

Spotted! Rishi in Heathrow

Reader Llyod sent us a picture of his friend Santosh, who travelled with Rishi Kapoor on a flight from Heathrow to Mumbai. Llyod writes that Rishipromptly agreed to pose for a picture. In this......

How can you sell your film abroad

He may have been missing from Bollywood after Bandit Queen, way back in 1994. But when filmmaker Shekhar Kapur speaks, everyone listens.Of course, the fact that he is the only director to make it......

Independence Day: India's 5 greatest sports triumphs

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI/Twitter August 15, 2023, marks a monumental occasion for India as the nation commemorates its 77th Independence Day. The realm of sports has witnessed remarkable......

Bopanna in his first ever French Open semis

IMAGE: India's Rohan Bopanna and Netherlands' Matwe Middelkoop won 10 consecutive points in the super tie-break to reach the French Open semi-finals. Photograph: Roland Garros/Twitter India's......

Bresnan denies racism claim but apologises to Rafiq

  IMAGE: In his witness statement, the 30-year-old said Tim Bresnan, a former England pacer, "frequently made racist comments" and also claimed that he was one of "six or seven" other players......

Kapil Dev's major concern about '83'

'When I first heard the story, I was confused, I didn't know how it will happen. There is so much to talk about it. You are concerned about how it will come out. We are a little bit concerned and......

Oxford United's Siddiqi to turn out for Real Kashmir FC

IMAGE: Kashif Siddiqi has been loaned to the club by the UK-based Oxford United. Photograph: Oxford United FC/Twitter Real Kashmir Football Club will have a new face during this year's......