Cargo meant for Pak nuclear programme held in Mumbai

Security agencies at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port intercepted and seized the consignment of a Karachi-bound ship from China after it was found carrying a dual-use consignment with implications for......

What Deals Will Be Signed On Macron's Visit?

Officials hint the visit could finally see a formal defence industrial road map being adopted by both nations. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi meets French President Emmanuel Macron......

Will be glad to see friend Modi in Russia: Putin to Jaishankar

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Russia next year as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on the Russian leader at the Kremlin. IMAGES:......

A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya......

L&T to look at up to $4 bn investment in green hydrogen, with partners

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) will aim to invest $3-4 billion in green hydrogen projects, along with its joint venture (JV) partners, said a senior executive from the company. Photograph: PTI Photo from......

Challenges Chip Projects like Vedanta-Foxconn Face

Indian plants -- who plan to begin production with 28 nano metre chips -- will take two to four years to get off the ground.By that time, in the fast changing world of chip making, the global......

Buzzing Manesar hub goes silent in powerless summer

The intensity of power crisis this season has hit a new high with average coal stock dipping to less than eight days. Photograph: Babu/Reuters The first of a pan-Indian series, based on a ground......

Govt may defer LIC IPO to next fiscal amid Ukraine crisis

The government is expected to defer the mega initial public offering (IPO) of LIC to the next financial year as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has dampened fund managers' interest in the public......

Mission Majnu Review: I Spy Silly

If you want to make your enemy look like a threat, at least make them formidable, sighs Sukanya Verma. We've watched no love lost between India and Pakistan's diplomatic equation through......

PIX: China goes all out for Asian Games

IMAGE: A general view inside the stadium as people perform during the Opening Ceremony. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the COVID-19 delayed 19th Asian Games......

PIX: All roads lead to Hangzhou for Asian Games Opening Ceremony

Organisers hope a high-tech opening ceremony on Saturday will help drum up excitement for the Games. The Asian Games Opening Ceremony kicks off at 1600 IST. IMAGE: India's flag bearers Lovlina......

Shine & glitz to welcome all as China opens Asian Games in post-Covid era

IMAGE: The 19th Asian Games is set to officially open on Saturday. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters After a year's delay due to COVID-19, the 19th Asian Games officially opens in Hangzhou on......

Tokyo Olympics: What you need to know

IMAGE: The Japanese women's softball team got the Tokyo 2020 Olympics off to a winning start for the hosts on Wednesday. Photograph: Yuichi Masuda/Getty Images The hometown team scored the first......

Japan, rivals dominate their openers as Games action begins

IMAGE: Miu Goto of Japan in action. Photograph: Jorge Silva/Reuters Japan, the United States and Canada let a lone run among them during victories in softball on Wednesday as the first event......