BRICS doubles in size with 5 new members; Putin hints at further expansion

The BRICS bloc of top emerging economies, including India, Russia and China, has announced induction of five full members into it in an attempt to expand its strategic heft against the backdrop of......

No Political Country For Young People

While 67 per cent of India's population is 39 years old or younger, states are governed by chief ministers who are 70 or older. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vishnu Deo Sai, 59, takes oath......

BJP Worried About Vasundhara's Likely Revolt

Never before has the BJP faced such a crisis over the nomination of a chief minister as it is facing now, discovers Prakash Bhandari, veteran observer of Rajasthan politics. IMAGE: Bharatiya......

Israelis abroad return home to support nation amid Hamas attacks

At the Addis Ababa airport a long queue of Israeli citizens await connecting flights back home. Many of them have been called up as Army reservists. IMAGE: The remains of a rocket fired from......

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:......

Kipyegon, Duplantis, Lyles get World Athletics honours

IMAGE: Pole vaulter Armand Dupalantis and marathoner Kevin Kiptum were honoured at the Worlds Athletics awards ceremony on Monday. Photograph: Photograph: World Athletics/X Six athletes - Faith......

Assefa stuns the world with record-breaking run!

IMAGE: Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa crosses the finish line to win the women's Berlin Marathon. Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa shattered the women's marathon world record in......

Tsegay, Duplantis script records at Eugene Diamond League

IMAGE: Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay poses after winning the women's 5,000m in a world record 14:00.21 during the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday, September 17.......

PIX: Mo Farah signs off illustrious career with fourth-place finish

IMAGE: Running great Mo Farah brought the curtains down on an illustrious career with a fourth place finish at the Great North Run half-marathon in Newcastle. Photographs: Lee Smith/Reuters......

PIX: USA's Tausaga wins shock discus gold; Tamberi on podium

All the action from the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre, at Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday... Tausaga stuns favourtie to win discus gold IMAGE: USA's Laulauga Tausaga......