B'desh votes on Sunday; PM Hasina poised to win another term

Bangladesh will go to the polls on Sunday in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to win a fourth straight term in the absence of the main Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party......

China to build 1200 MW nuclear plant in Pakistan's Punjab

China on Tuesday inked an agreement worth a whopping USD 4.8 billion with cash-strapped Pakistan to set up a 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant as a sign of increasing strategic cooperation between......

Will build China into great wall of steel, vows Xi in first speech of 3rd term

President Xi Jinping on Monday vowed to build China's military into a "Great Wall of steel" to protect its sovereignty and developmental interests as he sought a bigger role for Beijing in global......

Rajnath briefs Austin on F-16 concerns, US greets India on Vikrant

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday conveyed to US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin India's concerns over Washington's decision to provide sustenance package for Pakistan's F-16 fleet. Singh......

Microsoft makes biggest push into gaming, to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7bn

Microsoft has announced a deal to acquire game studio Activision Blizzard for USD 68.7 billion. If it goes through, it would be Microsoft's biggest-ever acquisition -- and by far the biggest deal......

Petrol price can come down to Rs 75 under GST: SBI economists

Petrol price can go down to Rs 75 a litre across the country if brought under the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), but there is a lack of political will, which is keeping Indian oil......

FPI numbers plunge in Q1 as Covid-19 hits market sentiment

According to experts, work from home, volatility in stock markets worldwide, and redemption pressures compelled investors to defer new investment plans.  The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a......

Amazon's Bezos invests another $1 bn in India

Amazon.com Inc chief Jeff Bezos on Wednesday announced USD 1 billion (over Rs 7,000 crore) investment in India to help bring small and medium businesses online and committed to exporting USD 10......

Shorts: Harikrishna slips to 10th spot at Champions Chess

IMAGE: P Harikrishna went down in round five to Dutch GM Anish Giri and then shared honours in the other three matches on Sunday night. Photograph: Tata Steel Chess India/Twitter Indian......

Cronje's dark days revisited

In the hours immediately after his confessing to taking money from bookmakers, former South African captain Hansie Cronje feared for only one thing: his life and that of his nearest ones.As the......