Dubai Crown Prince to visit India on April 8-9

The Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, will visit India on April 8-9, during which he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hold talks with External Affairs Minister S......

Putin to visit India, dates being worked out

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to visit India and preparations are underway for it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.......

India, Sri Lanka to ink major defence pact 40 yrs after IPKF intervention

For the first time, India and Sri Lanka are set to sign an ambitious defence cooperation pact during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Colombo next week, in a significant move that comes......

Modi Invites Astronaut Sunita Williams to Visit India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who is scheduled to return to Earth early on Wednesday after a nine-month stay at the International Space Station, and......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Stock markets will be driven by further developments on the US-China tariff war front along with quarterly earnings announcements from IT majors Wipro and Infosys in a holiday-shortened week,......

The pivotal decision facing India's steelmakers

Should they prioritise reducing debt or push forward with growth? The proposed safeguard duty and domestic demand might shape the decision. Ishita Ayan Dutt/Business Standard reports. IMAGE:......

Tech Failures Behind UPI Outages

An hour-long disruption could affect around 40 million UPI transactions. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy ANI Photo and......

FTA talks may figure in Sitharaman's London meetings

Issues related to the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) and bilateral investment treaty between India and the UK are expected to figure during the three-day visit of Finance Minister Nirmala......

Guwahati to host India-SA Test?

IMAGE: Will India host South Africa in a Test match in Guwahati in November. Photograph: BCCI Assam's largest city Guwahati is set to be the first Test cricket venue in the northeast region when......

CT deadlock resolved: Dubai to host India's matches

IMAGE: Deadlock over the hosting of Champions Trophy finally ended when the ICC announced that India will play their matches of the 50-over event at a neutral venue. Photograph: Afghanistan......

Guwahati to host maiden Test during India vs SA series

IMAGE: The South Africans will be in India in November for a series comprising two Tests, three ODIs and five T20Is. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters India will host the West Indies after 12 years......

CT 2025: UAE offers to host India-Pakistan showdown

‘Why wouldn't we?’: UAE Ambassador Abdulnasser Alshaali on hosting Champions Trophy 2025 India-Pakistan match in UAE IMAGE: PCB has been firm about hosting the entire tournament in......

India to tour Australia for white-ball series in October-November

IMAGE: India will be returning to Australia after the gripping five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2024-25 which set new attendance records Down Under. Photograph: BCCI The Indian team will tour......