Why 27,000 Litres Of Ganga Jal Was Carried to London

When Jaipur's Maharaja Madho Singh was invited to attend King Edward VII's coronation in 1902, he chartered a ship for Rs 15 lakh for the journey.He also carried 27,000 litres of Ganga jal on......

The Two Faces of India's Democracy

How should one billion Indians, for whom deprivation has become an inescapable way of life, join us in celebrating 75 years of Independence? And where do we go from here? asks Kalyan Singhal.......

Modi inducts India-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant into Navy

India launched its maiden indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on Friday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioning the warship that put India into a select league of......

Vikrant: A Giant Leap For Indian Navy

The Indian Navy has a big role to play in support of our strategic objectives in the Indian Ocean.The increasing Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean is a matter of concern and need to be......

Sensex falls 132 points ahead of RBI's monetary policy decision

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty snapped their seven-day winning streak on Thursday as investors booked profits after recent sharp gains amid negative cues from Asian markets. Photograph:......

Anil Agarwal to demerge 5 businesses of Vedanta, restructure zinc unit

Mining magnate Anil Agarwal's conglomerate on Friday announced a major business shake-up, with flagship Vedanta Ltd approving a spin-off of its metals, power, aluminium and oil and gas businesses......

Sensex, Nifty rally around 1% on strong macro data

two months, while Nifty closed above the 19,400 level on value-buying in power, metal and oil stocks following strong domestic macro data and global cues. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The......

Sensex, Nifty retreat from early highs to end flat

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty retreated from early highs to close on a flat note on Wednesday due to fag-end selling in banking and power shares amid mixed global cues. Illustration:......

PIX: Sinner's great escape in Miami

IMAGE: Jannik Sinner bounced back after losing the first set to beat Tallon Griekspoor in the third round of the Miami Open. Photographs: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Second seed Jannik......

Tata Steel chess: Gukesh drops to 2nd; Absuttarov snatches lead

IMAGE: D Gukesh dropped to second spot after drawing with Alireza Firouza. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tata Steel Chess/X Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh dropped to second spot after drawing with......

Tata Steel Masters Chess: Gukesh stays in joint lead

IMAGE: With five points in his kitty from eight games, D Gukesh jointly leads the standings with Anish Giri of Holland. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 India's......

Gukesh outplays Warmerdam, moves to joint lead

Photograph: Kind courtesy FIDE Indian GM D Gukesh overwhelmed Dutch player Max Warmerdam for his third victory on the trot and elevated himself to a joint lead after the seventh round of the Tata......

Gukesh outwits Ian; Pragnanandhaa holds leader Giri

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Kind Courtesy D Gukesh/X Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh produced a fine effort to outwit World Championship challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia in the fifth round of the......