At concluding G20 session, Modi calls for UNSC reform

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a renewed push for expansion of the United Nations Security Council and reforms in all global institutions to reflect world's 'new realities', as the G20......

BRICS to admit 6 new countries from Jan 1, 2024

Top leaders of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) nations on Thursday decided to admit Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as the full......

'If the government doesn't help, our dreams will collapse'

'Our future is in limbo. The government saved us with Operation Ganga; now, they must save our careers.' IMAGE: Himanshu Yadav, 20, hugs his mother Shudesh at Delhi airport, March 2, 2022. He had......

Navy's new submarines will cost $1 bn each

Building 6 conventional submarines is one of the Indian Navy's most important weapon construction programmes.Ajai Shukla reports.   Kickstarting one of the Indian Navy's most important weapon......

US Targets India's Russian Oil Source

Urals and Sokol accounted for every 4 out of 5 barrels of Russian supplies to India last year. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......

Higher discounts likely to prompt India to buy more crude oil from UAE

Higher discounts on crude oil offered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to wean India away from Russian crude may soon see Indian refiners ramping up purchases from the Gulf nation, officials at......

Was Messi also a post-graduate in history, asks RBI Guv

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday replied to the 'history major central bank governor' taunt faced by him, questioning if Argentinian football legend Lionel Messi is also a post-graduate in......

Trade settlement in rupee: Fearing sanctions by West, banks seek clarity

Banks have raised concerns over the new international trade settlement in rupee, fearing that facilitation of such a mechanism could result in them facing the ire of economic sanctions by the West,......

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Saina make winning start at Indonesia Masters

IMAGE: Saina will next face another Indonesian Fitriani Fitriani. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Saina Nehwal/Twitter The Indian trio of P V Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth dished out superb......

World Cup fans try to keep cool in Russia's south

Welcome to the heat IMAGE: Fans of the Brazilian football team enjoy a drink before watching the match.Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images Authorities in the southern Russian city of Volgograd......

Russia's athletes keep sights on Rio despite doping ban

IMAGE: A general view show the stage where five cities are applying for their candidature for the 2016 Olympic Games to International Olympic Committee (IOC) members during the 121st IOC session......

Davenport storms into last eight

Second seed Lindsay Davenport wiped out Russian Lioudmila Skavronskaia 6-1, 6-1 to gain the quarter-finals of the Bank of the West Classic on Thursday. Two-time Stanford champion Davenport......