China conducts precision strikes over Taiwan Strait

The Chinese military on Thursday said it has conducted precision strikes over the Taiwan Strait and 'expected results' were achieved, in apparent retaliation to the United States House Speaker......

Ladakh Fallout: How India Bled Chinese FDI

In 2020-2021, the amount of foreign direct investment into India from China and Hong Kong plummeted to just $200 million -- its lowest in the recent past.In the first half of 2021-2022, FDI......

TN, Bengal, Telangana report first case of Omicron; country's tally at 73

Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal reported their first COVID-19 variant Omicron cases on Wednesday, four more persons each tested positive in Maharashtra and Kerala. IMAGE: A quarantine......

Can Dharamsala stop PLA's Tibetan gambit?

The first priority for the new Tibetan administration in Dharamsala should be to look at Tibetan recruitment in the PLA, suggests Claude Arpi. IMAGE: People's Liberation Army soldiers in Beijing.......

Not just China, Hong Kong too may come under new FDI rules

FinMin had, recently, notified changes in FDI rules that made prior approval of the government mandatory for foreign investments from countries that share a land border with India. Hong Kong was......

PNB fraud: 200 shell firms, benami assets under scanner

At least 200 shell firms and “benami” assets have come under the scanner of the investigative agencies that are probing the Rs 11,400-crore alleged fraud at the Punjab National Bank,......

How India can raise $1,000,000,000,000 to fund infrastructure projects

Diwesh Sharan, of Asian Development Bank, says beside the PPP model and viability gap funding, there is a 3rd option - value capture - to raise funds for India's ambitious infrastructure projects.......

Sensex bounces back to end up 131 points

The S&P BSE Sensex jumped 131 points to end at 24,682 and the Nifty50 climbed 38 points to close at 7,499.  Markets recouped intra-day losses to end higher, tracking firm European cues, amid......

Messi's no-show sparks outrage among fans

IMAGE: Inter Miami's Lionel Messi, Julian Gressel, Luis Suarez and DeAndre Yedlin during the trophy presentation after the match. Photograph: Lam Yik/Reuters Lionel Messi's three days of......

With 6 games left ahead of T20 World Cup, Rohit wants players to exit comfort zone

'In these six games we want to keep trying what we can achieve with different styles' 'It is all about going out and trying to find ways of exploring ourselves but there is no limit to trying new......

Sindhu, archers, paddlers begin training in Tokyo

Photograph: Kind courtesy World Archery/Twitter Ahead of the upcoming Olympics, the Indian badminton and table tennis contingent on Monday started their training in Tokyo.  ......

Carl Lewis: poetry in motion at Showbiz Games

The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics were pure showbusiness and Carl Lewis made the perfect matinee idol.Watching him in the Coliseum was an unforgettable experience. Poetry in motion, he seemed to glide......