Rana wanted top Pak military honour for 26/11 attackers

Pakistani-origin terror convict Tahawwur Rana, whose extradition to India has received a green signal, was 'very relaxed' in the days after the 26/11 attacks and wanted Pakistan's highest military......

General who oversaw military readiness in eastern Ladakh is new Army vice chief

Lt Gen Baggavalli Somashekar Raju will take over as the next vice chief of the Army Staff on May 1, the defence ministry said on Friday. Lt Gen Raju will succeed incumbent Lt Gen Manoj Pande, who......

A grounded soldier, a strategist par excellence

Bipin was the brightest among our coursemates and went on to become the first CDS of the country.I believe that all those who have known him and Madhulika will miss them very much, observes......

India's carbon emissions to be net zero by 2070: Modi at COP26

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced a bold pledge that India will achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070 and asserted that it is the only country that is delivering in "letter and......

India 8th out of 63 on climate combat list

India rose two spots to rank eighth out of 63 countries in the Climate Change Performance Index 2023 (CCPI). Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters In the Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Use......

Mamata to skip NITI Aayog meet

BJP calls her a 'passive anti-national.'Avishek Rakshit reports. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, Karnataka Chief Minister H D......

Points to remember before closing a loan

Remember to take important documents like no dues certificate, statement of account and others from different lenders. While taking a home or car or personal loan, people do a lot of due diligence......

States want Centre to share burden from 7th pay panel

The government has cleared the terms of reference for the seventh pay commission for central government employees, but the states, which usually follow central norms in fixing pay scales for their......

Om Puri: My friend, Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze, who lost the battle to pancreatic cancer on Monday, had a close Indian connection. He starred in the film, City Of Joy, featuring Om Puri and Shabana Azmi. The film was shot in......

Moves: Anand vs Carlsen, Game 4, World Chess Championship

Defending champion Viswanathan Anand and Norwegian challenger Magnus Carlsen played out a fourth successive draw in the World Chess Championship in Chennai on Tuesday after 64 moves. Here are the......

Anand wins World Rapid Chess tournament

Viswanathan Anand lived up to his reputation of being the best in rapid chess and toppled top seed Vladimir Kramnik of Russia 1.5-0.5 to win the World Rapid Chess Championship, whichconcluded in......

Kasparov shocked; Anand held

World Cup champion Vishwanathan Anandplayed out a draw against Spaniard Francisco Vallejo Pons to maintain his position atop the points tables after the second round in the 20th Linares Super......