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India, Central Asian nations to work with Afghanistan on security

India and the central Asian nations on Thursday agreed to work closely with Afghanistan in addressing its security challenges against the backdrop of its escalating tensions with Pakistan. IMAGE:......

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......

Closely monitoring situation: US on Red Fort explosion

Expressing condolences over the deadly explosion near the Red Fort in Delhi, the US said it continues to closely monitor the situation. IMAGE: Police officers and forensic technicians work at the......

FBI offers $50,000 reward for Indian who killed woman, son

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of up to USD 50,000 for information about an Indian national wanted for his alleged involvement in the 2017 murder of an Indian woman and......

Gujarat woman held for links to global cyber slavery racket

The Gujarat police arrested a Vadodara-based woman allegedly working for international gangs involved in trafficking job aspirants to Myanmar and Thailand for "cyber slavery", the case in which at......

Sensex, Nifty slip amid profit-taking, weak Asian markets

Benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 150 points in a volatile session on Tuesday due to profit-taking in IT, consumer durables and realty shares and weak trends in Asian markets. Photograph: Francis......

Sensex sheds 436 pts on profit booking in bank, oil shares

Stock markets closed lower for the second straight day on Tuesday, with benchmark BSE Sensex declining by 436 points as investors booked profit ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy decision.......

Sensex down 275 points on fag-end selling

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty declined for the third straight day on Wednesday to close at a nearly month's low, dragged by a last-hour selloff in consumer durables, private banks and IT......

India signs first LPG term deal with US to import 2.2 mt of cooking gas

In a first, Indian oil public sector undertakings (PSUs) finalised a one-year contract to import around 2.2 million tonnes (mt) of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the US. Photograph: Turar......

India's NCDEX eyes 20% stake in Sri Lanka's first commodity exchange

India’s leading agriculture commodity exchange, the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), has decided to acquire around a 20 per cent stake in a new commodities and financial......

'Rasika Is The Female Shah Rukh Khan'

IMAGE: Anshuman Jha, Rasika Dugal and Arjun Mathur at the Lord Curzon Ki Haveli launch event. Photograph: Hemantkumar Shivsharan/Rediff "It's not a joke!" This playful quip from the trailer of......

Can Jamil spark India's AFC Asian Cup dream?

Jamil's first assignment in his new role will be the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Nations Cup, to be held in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan starting August 29. IMAGE: Khalid Jamul is the......

FIFA stares at mammoth challenges ahead of 2026 World Cup draw

US host cities, notably in the Midwest, the Southeast and parts of the Southwest, are expected to experience extreme heat and high humidity during June and July, with thunderstorms potentially......

Big blow! Jhingan ruled out of CAFA Nations Cup

IMAGE: Sandesh Jhingan had sustained an injury. Photograph: AIFF Media Star Indian defender Sandesh Jhingan has been ruled out of the rest of the CAFA Nations Cup matches after sustaining an......

Chengdu, Al-Duhail seal spot in Asian Champions League Elite

IMAGE: Al-Duhail came back from going behind to a third minute close-range strike by Amin Hazbavi to progress. Photograph: Kind courtesy Al-Duhail SC/X Chinese Super League side Chengdu......

'Focus on own game' as India face Tajikistan in CAFA Nations Cup

'Yes, this is an away game against a good team, but we have to prepare accordingly and think only of one thing -- a positive result.' IMAGE: The Indian team had a 10-day preparatory camp in......