Will BJP commit to 3% of GDP for defence spending?

Neither the BJP, nor the Congress before it, made any manifesto commitments on defence spending, even though allocations have plummeted from 4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the late......

Qatar frees all 8 Indian Navy veterans, Modi to visit Doha on 14th

Qatar has released eight jailed former Indian Navy personnel and seven of them returned home on Monday morning, in what is being seen as a major diplomatic victory for India that came nearly......

Qatar court commutes death sentences of 8 Indian Navy veterans

In a huge relief to eight Indian Navy veterans on death row, an appellate court in Qatar has commuted their sentence. "We have noted the verdict today of the Court of Appeal of Qatar in the Dahra......

16 Indian sailors return home after 9 months of detention in Africa

Sixteen Indian crew members of a cargo vessel who were in detention for over nine months in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria have returned to India following the government's lengthy negotiations with......

'I have been compared with water...'

Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Sobhita Dhulipala has constantly tried to make an impression with her intriguing performances and roles. In her forthcoming Web series The Night Manager, she slips......

Why you *need* to know this man

His name is Alejandro González Iñárritu. Out of the six feature films, Alejandro González Iñárritu has directed, every single one has found its way to the......

Liv Tyler shares first full photo of baby Sailor

A lowdown on what's going on in Hollywood. Photograph: Liv Tyler/Twitter Liv Tyler showed off her beautiful baby boy, Sailor Gene Gardner, in a Twitter post. In the twitter, Tyler, 37, is seen......

Inside Olympic Esports Week! Prepare to be Amazed!

IMAGE: A crew member monitors the screens during a broadcast rehearsal ahead of the inaugural Olympic Esports Week in Singapore. All Photographs: Edgar Su/Reuters Elite virtual archers,......

Abhilash Tomy Challenges The Oceans Again

'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.'Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian......

Sailor Saravanan kept it cool like Dhoni to qualify for Olympics

IMAGE: Vishnu Saravanan was one of the four sailors to qualify for the Tokyo Games. Photograph: ANI Four Indian sailors will be participating in this year's Tokyo Olympics and this will also be......

How sailor Nethra charted her journey to Olympics

'I've been working hard for this for the past 18 months and away from home for a long time...and it is good to know that it all paid off and the event is done and we've got what we came for'......

The sailor who made history for India

'At the Asian Games I had a dream, to stand on the podium and have the tri-colour hoisted.''I missed one thing in Jakarta -- the national anthem being played.''I hope to make it happen at the......