What was in red bag on IC-814 flight? Ex-envoy reveals in new book

It was December 31, 1999. As the hostages on IC-814 were leaving after their eight-day ordeal in Kandahar, a hijacker "quietly informed" now National Security Advisor and then lead negotiator Ajit......

BRS MLA offers saris, bangles to 10 defectors, Cong hits back

Bharat Rashtra Samiti MLA P Kaushik Reddy's offer to send saris and bangles to 10 party legislators who defected to the Congress, has evoked a strong response from the women leaders of the......

How India Won Back Maldives's Trust

The avoidable stresses and strains in ties helped in one way.It showed for the entire region how a matured India handled diplomatic relations, especially with a smaller and suspicious neighbour,......

BJP Is Leaving Nothing To Chance In J&K

Every trick in the trade is being tried unabashedly.In simple arithmetical terms every possible 'arrangement' is being made to deny a majority to its rivals. A split verdict would hand a vital......

Krishna Chivukula Donates Rs 228 Crore To IIT-Madras

'His contribution not only elevates our institution but also serves as an inspiring example of how our alumni community continues to drive meaningful change.' IMAGE: Indian Institute of Technology......

Customs duty cut on silver likely to give Centre breather for now

The steep cut in Customs duty on silver in the FY25 Budget to 6 per cent from 15 per cent may provide the government temporary relief by checking the spurt in silver imports from the United Arab......

Tax clearance certificate is not for all: Govt clarifies

After social media outrage over a Budget proposal making it mandatory to get tax clearance certificates for going abroad, the government on Sunday clarified that the proposed amendment is not for......

Google Unveils AI For India's Developers

Developers in India now have expanded access to Google's powerful AI models with the 2 million token context window in Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemma 2, the next generation of open models. IMAGE:......

Elizabeth Debicki Gets Her First Emmy

IMAGE: Elizabeth Debicki with her Emmy. Photograph: Mike Blake/ Reuters Elizabeth Debicki stood out at the 76th Emmy Awards, held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, on Sunday, September......

Chhoti Si Asha...

Shreekant Sambrani tells himself over and over again, don't lose heart in these dire times, there is asha (hope) still, in the divine voice of Asha Bhosle. IMAGE: The incomparable Asha Bhosle.......

Call Me Bae Review: Ananya Is Quite A Riot!

Call Me Bae is a spirited new addition in guilty pleasures for the fashion-loving, rom-com starved soul, applauds Sukanya Verma. If the DNAs of Elle Woods, Cher Horowitz, Blair Waldorf and Rachel......

'Captain Sharan Praised Me'

'He told me he was very happy to see the realistic portrayal of the cockpit too.''His wife told me that I carried the same kind of personality as her husband in my performance.' IMAGE: Vijay Verma......

Champions League PIX: Inter Milan hold Man City to goalless draw; PSG win

Images from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday. IMAGE: Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan misses a chance to score against Inter Milan during the Champions League match at Etihad......

PIX: Big win for Liverpool at San Siro; Nervy win for Real

IMAGES from UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday IMAGE: Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk celebrates scoring the second goal against AC Milan. Photograph: Liverppol FC/X Liverpool celebrated......

PIX: Yamal double leads Barca to big win; Atletico cruise

  IMAGE: Lamine Yamal, left, celebrates with Jules Kounde after scoring Barcelona's first goal against Girona at Estadi Montilivi, Girona, on Sunday. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Barcelona's......

EPL PIX: Forest stun Liverpool; City, United, Chelsea win

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.Liverpool slump to shock home defeat IMAGE: Callum Hudson-Odoi scores Nottingham Forest's first goal past Liverpool goalkeeper......

Why Modi Sat On The Floor...

IMAGE: Paralympic gold medallist Navdeep Singh presents Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with a cap. Photographs and Video: ANI In a heartwarming gesture, Prime Minister Narendra D Modi sat on the......