Neither the BJP, nor the Congress before it, made any manifesto commitments on defence spending, even though allocations have plummeted from 4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the late......
India spends significantly less on defence than could be expected from a country that faces simultaneous armed threats from two hostile neighbours -- China and Pakistan. IMAGE: An Indian Army......
Although India-US relations have strengthened significantly in recent years, partly because of the security situation in the region, the Indian policy establishment would have to be prepared to......
The Northern Lights, also called Aurora Borealis, illuminated the night sky of Norway, Russia and Iceland. The Aurora are caused by a coronal mass ejection on the Sun. IMAGE: The Northern......
The White House coordinator for West Asia, Brett McGurk will reportedly travel to Israel on Tuesday as part of visit to countries in the region with the goal of reaching a US-brokered deal securing......
An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Byju's shareholders got underway on Friday to vote on a resolution brought by some investors to ouster founder CEO Byju Raveendran and his family over......
Edtech firm Think and Learn Private Ltd, owner of Byju's, on Thursday said neither the company's founder and CEO Byju Raveendran nor any other board member will attend the extraordinary general......
Karnataka high court on Wednesday refused to stay an emergency shareholder meeting called by select investors of Think and Learn Pvt Ltd -- the owner of Byju's -- to oust the company's Founder and......
Edtech major Think and Learn, which operates under Byju's brand name, is learnt to have received a commitment of $300 million from investors for its ongoing rights issue which will close by the end......
In November 2023, Netherlands-based tech investor Prosus NV marked down Byju's valuation to under $3 billion. Peerzada Abrar reports. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters BlackRock has again reduced......
IMAGE: Parineeti with her Mimi Didi on a holiday in Mexico. Photograph: Kind courtesy Parineeti Chopra/Instagram Priyanka Chopra didn't attend cousin Parineeti Chopra's wedding in Udaipur on......
IMAGE: The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated picture. Photograph: OceanGate......
IMAGE: Franz Beckenbauer was for decades synonymous with Germany's success on the pitch, as player and then coach. Photograph: Action Images/Reuters Franz Beckenbauer, who has died at the age of......
IMAGE: Aditi Ashok will play in her 24th Major when she tees off at the PGA Championship. Photographs: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Aditi Ashok, currently enjoying her best LPGA......
'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.'Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian......
IMAGE: A football fan from England bought beers from all 32 countries playing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Gus/ballstothis/Twitter Half a litre of beer will cost 50......
IMAGE: Felix Auger Aliassime of Canada celebrates winning his Davis Cup Group Stage 2022 match against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz at Pabellon Fuente De San Luis in Valencia, on Friday. Photograph:......