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Villages To Safeguard India's Borders

In underlining the role of border villages as custodians of India's frontiers, New Delhi is following China's example in Tibet. IMAGE: Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi presents a memento to......

India Counters China, Focus On Border Villages

'We are developing infrastructure on the mountains and deploying the troops on hill borders in such a way that it is ensuring the safety of the people there.' IMAGE: A Border Roads Organisation......

COVID risk in planes, restaurants can't be compared: Scientists

While a recent study has claimed that dining out, and grocery shopping could be more dangerous than air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, partly due to special ventilation systems in airplanes,......

Chinese Chequers on LAC is Not for the Faint-hearted

The Indian Army has shown it can face down the PLA, but is too often held back by a political leadership that lacks boldness, asserts Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: Indian soldiers disembark from a military......

Why China is building villages in Bhutan

'Its aim is to force the Bhutanese government to cede territory that China wants elsewhere in Bhutan to give Beijing a military advantage in its struggle with New Delhi.'Ajai Shukla reports.......

Has Mallya sought asylum in UK?

Vijay Mallya has applied to Home Secretary Priti Patel for "another route" to be able to stay in the UK, the liquor tycoon's barrister representing him in bankruptcy proceedings in the High Court......

GAIL to buy US shale gas assets

Following in the footsteps of Reliance Industries, GAIL plans to buy shale gas assets abroad.The state-run company may soon buy nearly 20 per cent stake in two shale gas acreages - Eagle Ford shale......

Amid the gloom of Covid-19, art paints a happy picture

All rumours regarding the premature death of the art market have proven to be just that -- rumours -- with a healthy appetite for masters pushing prices up. Kishore Singh reports. IMAGE: S H......

Paytm's gameplan to replicate China's biggest ecom in India

Late last week, digital payments company Paytm held a press conference in New Delhi. Its chairman and managing director, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, chose the occasion to announce several new......

Will shale gas become a game-changer for India?

The UK shale gas 'pad allowance' would cut tax on production income by about half to 30 per cent, notes Kunal Bose. Experts across the world feel India, largely dependent on imports of oil and gas,......

Bale will not leave Real on loan, says his agent

IMAGE: Gareth Bale. Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images Gareth Bale's agent has ruled out any loan deal for the Real Madrid forward as the Spanish side seek to offload the Wales international.......

Soccer: Ronaldo made to wait for Al Nassr debut

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo will miss his first two domestic games for the Saudi Arabian club after being suspended by England's Football Association (FA) for knocking a phone out of a fan's......

Football Focus: Bale will not leave Madrid, says agent

IMAGE: Gareth Bale, who has scored more than 100 goals for the club, infuriated Real fans as he joked about falling asleep with a protective face mask over his eyes while watching the team's......

Soccer Extras: Zidane confirms Bale to leave Real Madrid

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: 'We hope he leaves soon, it would be best for everyone. We are working on Gareth Bale's transfer to a new team'. Photograph: Alex......

Bale could finish career at Real Madrid, says agent

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Gareth Bale 'not keen to return to the Premier League at the moment'. Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale does not want to return to the......