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Ukraine's underwater drones hit 2 Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

Ukrainian underwater drones have struck two tankers belonging to Russia's so-called shadow fleet in the Black Sea, a Ukrainian security official has confirmed -- marking the latest escalation in......

Dr Ramakanta Panda's Heart Beats For Wildlife Too

He's one of the world's top cardiac surgeons and chairman of the Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai. And he is currently sharing one of his passions at an exhibition at Bikaner House in New Delhi. Dr......

Mamata jogs in London's Hyde Park in saree, slippers

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on an official visit to the United Kingdom, took a refreshing jog in the iconic Hyde Park in London, draped in a white saree with a green border......

Dr Singh's final journey to begin tomorrow at 9.30 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge were among the top leaders who paid homage to former prime minister Manmohan Singh at his home in New Delhi on......

'I apologise': Modi on Shivaji statue collapse, mentions Savarkar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday apologised to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and those hurt by the collapse of the warrior king's statue in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, an act coming in......

'India can emerge as key player in global supply chain'

'It can position itself as a China Plus One solution, fulfilling the demands of developed economies.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Essar Group As President Donald Trump rolls out his Make in America......

Saudi Arabia not to ban BlackBerry

Saudi Arabia has allowed Research In Motion (RIM) to continue BlackBerry services in the kingdom. The initial ban on BlackBerry services was scheduled for August 6. Later, a second deadline for......

Black money: India gets data on secret foreign data

In its effort to unearth black money stashed away abroad, India has received data on over 24,000 instances of alleged tax evasion and dubious funds which has been detected in foreign shores in......

India tops ransomware attacks globally

Indian organisations that paid the ransom got back, on average, 75 per cent of their data - compared to a global average of 65 per cent - and only 4 per cent got all their data back.......

The nuts and bolts of the new black money law

The Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets (Imposition of Tax) Act, 2015, approved by Parliament this week, empowers the Union government to enter into agreements with other countries for the......

The Sikandar You Must Watch Instead

Salman Khan's Sikandar may not be the spectacle one hoped it would be.Many decades ago, Sohrab Modi made the historical extravaganza Sikandar that continues to inspire audiences today. IMAGE:......

BAFTA 2025: Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody Win

Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light lost out the BAFTA to France's Emilia Perez, but the evening saw many more expected wins and losses at the BAFTAs at London's Royal Festival Hall on February......

Oscars 2025: Anora Bags Five, Including Best Picture

The 97th Annual Academy Awards are live at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Here's a quick look at the winners. IMAGE: Director Sean Baker with Mikey Madison and his team after......

Oscars 2025: The Brutalist, Emilia Prez Get Nominated

The nominations for the 97th Annual Academy Awards were announced by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. India has reason to celebrate as Anuja, backed by Priyanka Chopra and Guneet Monga, gets......

Cannes Diaries Shruti Steals the Show In Black

Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Shruti Haasan joins the many Indian actors at the Cannes International Film Festival. This is not her first visit, of course. She first arrived in 2017......

Saudi open to LGBTQ fans but no booze a 2034 WC

IMAGE: In September, Hammad Albalawi, the head of Saudi Arabia's World Cup bid unit, also assured that LGBTQ fans would be welcome and their privacy respected. Photograph: Bernadette......

EPL players to have 'Black Lives Matter' on their shirts

IMAGE: Several Premier League clubs in recent weeks have posed taking a knee, like former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick who popularised the gesture as a way to protest racial issues.......

Benzema fever hits Jeddah ahead of Al-Ittihad presentation

IMAGE: Saudi Arabian soccer team Al Ittihad player Karim Benzema arrives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Al Ittihad Saudi champions Al-Ittihad sold more than 56,000 tickets......

Grand Swiss Chess: Arjun Erigaisi in joint lead

IMAGE: Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi pipped Rinat Zumabayev of Kazakhstan in the fifth round to jump into the joint lead FIDE's Grand Swiss chess tournament on Monday. Photograph: Anna Shtourman/FIDE......

New, unique events at the Hangzhou Asian Games

The Asian Games officially begin on Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou and will feature several sports that are unlikely to be seen in any other major continental or global......