India projected to surpass China as most populous country by 2023: UN report

India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country next year, according to a report by the United Nations on Monday which said that the world population is forecast to reach......

Nearly 5mn Indians forced to flee their homes due to disasters in 2021: UN

Nearly five million people in India were internally displaced due to climate change and disasters in 2021, the United Nations has said in a report. The annual Global Trends Report by the UN......

China's arms sales declining due to trust deficit: Study

With China expecting a surge in demand for Chinese arms and ammunition from several countries including Middle-Eastern and African countries as the Russia-Ukraine war has entered into fourth month,......

Lt Gen Manoj Pande named as next Army chief, first from Corps of Engineers

Lt Gen Manoj Pande will take the reins as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff after incumbent Gen MM Naravane's tenure ends on April 30. Lt Gen Pande, currently serving as the vice chief, will become......

Why Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Akasa Air could prove the sceptics wrong

At the recently concluded Dubai airshow, Akasa, Rakesh Radheyshyam Jhunjhunwala’s new airline, signed a $9 billion deal with American aircraft maker Boeing to buy its 737 MAX planes and a $4......

India had highest number of Internet shutdowns at 109 in 2020

The reasons why India shut down the Internet ranged from political instability, elections, protests, religious holiday or anniversary, communal violence and exam cheating. Illustration: Uttam......

How not to be a shoddy manufacturing nation

If India wants to become a globally competitive manufacturing hub, it will have to rethink the notion that the traditional SMEs will form the manufacturing backbone, argues Prosenjit Datta. IMAGE:......

Textile hub Tirupur in trouble as world brands cut down export orders

MotherCare, the baby and maternity clothes retailer that annually sourced garments worth Rs 100 crore from a single exporter in Tirupur, filed for bankruptcy in the UK and will close all its 79......

Mumbai Spirit Shines On Marathon Morning

The Mumbai Spirit came to the fore on a nippy Sunday morning as over 55,000 runners participated in the 18th edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon. Mumbaikars thronged the World Athletics Gold Label......

Ethiopians Lemi, Haymanot set course records in Mumbai Marathon

IMAGE: Ethiopia's Hayle Lemi celebrates winning the Mumbai Marathon with a course record of 2:07:32. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Records tumbled in Asia’s most prestigious......

'The Marathon showcases Mumbai'

'It has been three years since the last Marathon so there is a tendency to go all out, but you got to ease back into it more gently.' IMAGE: The 18th Mumbai Marathon, which takes place after a......

Barsoton, Jisa rewrite course records at Kolkata 25K Marathon

IMAGE: Bahrain’s Desi Jisa crosses the finish line in 1:21:04 seconds with a new course record to win the overall women’s title at the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K 2022. The seventh......

Migrant workers say their sweat made World Cup happen

IMAGE: The special fan zone was set up for migrant workers in the industrial area on the outskirts of Doha included a stadium with a giant TV screen, and another big screen set up outside for an......