Mann meets Shah after Ajnala, Centre sending 1900 CRPF, RAF jawans to Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and said the Centre and the state will work together on the law and order issue, even as around 1,900......

Thai opposition protesters hold march, prepare for shutdown

Thousands of Thai anti-government protesters marched through Bangkok on Sunday to demand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's resignation and garner support for a planned "siege" of the capital to......

Don't sell out Siachen

'The pages of history are littered with the ruins of countries that were indifferent to erosion of the balance of power. Losses on the periphery where a country's interests appear marginal, never......

PowerGrid plans African safari with large deals

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), the country's largest power transmission utility, is exploring opportunities in African countries such as Nigeria, Kenya and Niger, for execution of......

PGCIL to set up undersea power line from Lanka

State-run transmission firm Power Grid Corporation of India Ltdwill provide consultancy services to the Sri Lankan government for setting up an undersea power transmission line between the two......

Stocks that you can buy, sell or hold

The markets remained volatile the first two days of the week. However, on Wednesday it has traded in the positive region from the start of the trading hour. Will the Sensex move up from this point?......

Ahmedabad, Kolkata among new global hotspots

You may never have heard of Chengdu, a city of 4.1 million people in central China. But you will soon. The Chinese government has invested billions of dollars to entice U.S. companies to start......

Russians, Belarusians to compete as neutrals at Winter Paralympics

IMAGE: International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Chief Brand & Communications Officer Craig Spence, IPC President Andrew Parsons, IPC Athletes Council Chairperson Jitske Visser and IPC Vice......

Sports Shorts: Vishy Anand finishes joint fifth at World Blitz

India's Viswanathan Anand had to be content with a joint fifth finish even as reigning World champion Magnus Carlsen scripted history by winning the World Blitz Championship that concluded in......

'Sachin Tendulkar has not picked up stake in Super Series'

Machdar Motorsports, the promoters of i1 Super Series Championship, today dismissed reports that cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has picked up a stake in the motorsports event, saying that they were......

A bad weekend for Chandhok

India's Karun Chandhok was left to rue what might have been following round four of the new-for-2008 GP2 Asia Series at Sakhir, supporting the Bahrain Grand Prix. He scored one point after a......

Armaan finishes ninth in Indonesia

Young Indian motor racing star Armaan Ebrahim's career received a huge fillip as he finished in the top ten in the gruelling GP2 Asia Series in Sentenul, Indonesia, on Sunday. After his senior......