Why is Russian air force missing in action?

Only 75 aircraft were deployed to support the invasion, observes Group Captain Murli Menon (retd). IMAGE: A Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopter seen during flight testing conducted by the......

China closes makeshift hospitals as virus cases plunge

China has reported 22 new deaths from the deadly coronavirus, the lowest number of fatalities in more than a month, taking the death toll to 3,119, while the new confirmed cases hit a record low to......

What's the latest on Europe's migrant crisis

Even as Europe continues to struggle with the large influx of migrants, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker proposed a quota system that each country should adhere to for asylum......

India gets first lot of Swiss bank account details

India has got the first tranche of Swiss bank account details of its nationals under a new automatic information exchange pact, a major milestone in the government's fight against black money......

Will shale gas become a game-changer for India?

The UK shale gas 'pad allowance' would cut tax on production income by about half to 30 per cent, notes Kunal Bose. Experts across the world feel India, largely dependent on imports of oil and gas,......

EU envoy hopeful of FTA with India by this year

The proposed India-European Union free trade agreement (FTA), which seeks to liberalise trade in goods and services, could be materialised by this year, EU Ambassador to India Joao Cravinho has......

Why Indian taxpayers are better off

For all the whining over taxes in the country, Indian taxpayers are far better off than their counterparts in countries like France, Belgium and even China when it comes to the total tax levied.......

ISSF World C'ship: Indian men take 10m air pistol team bronze

IMAGE: India opened their account with bronze. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter India's campaign in the ISSF World Championship began on an unimpressive note as none of the six 10m air pistol......

Benfica, Young Boys reach Champions League group stage

Ten-man Benfica held on for 0-0 draw at PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday to reach the lucrative Champions League group stage with a 2-1 aggregate playoff win over the Dutch side after having defender......

Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Wednesday, August 4

IMAGE: India's Ravi Kumar Dahiya reacts after winning his Olympics men's 57kg Freestyle wrestling bout against Kazakhstan's Nurislam Sanayev on Wednesday. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters Ravi......

Aus Open PIX: Djokovic, Halep advance; Dimitrov stuns Thiem

Images from Sunday's action at the Australian Open. Djokovic dispels injury fears to see off Raonic IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his fourth round match against Canada's Milos......

What Sindhu must do to win World C'ship gold

'I been working on my defence, physical fitness and also on-court skills' IMAGE: Sindhu has been the most consistent performer in the World Championships in the last few years with two silver and......