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'As long as one is friendly with the BJP...'

'One is happy. The moment one starts criticising the BJP, ED, IT and CBI comes to one's house.' IMAGE: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the......

Why CDS Is Visiting Japan

On December 12, 2023, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan visited the Yokosuka base in Japan. The goal of the CDS' visit was to emphasise the rising significance of defence collaboration......

Aim for Indian space station by 2035, Indian on Moon by 2040: Modi

Buoyed by the success of the Chandrayaan mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday set ambitious goals for Indian Space Research Organisation, asking them to set up an Indian Space Station......

Should We Ignore Democracy Rankings?

India must evolve its own standards on how democracy must be ranked in a diverse and multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and pluralistic idea called India, suggests R Jagannathan.......

'Proud Hindu' Rishi Sunak offers prayers at Akshardham temple

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty visited the Akshardham temple in New Delhi on Sunday and offered prayers. IMAGE: UK PM Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty visit......

Amul and Modi's BIG dream!

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to farmers and other stakeholders associated with the cooperative sector to make GCMMF, which owns the 'Amul' brand, the world's number one dairy......

Byju's in talks with investors to raise $300 mn in return for more controls

With investors asking for a change in the board structure at Byju’s, the edtech giant’s founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Byju Raveendran, is now asking them to put $300......

'We are building Kia 2.0. India is a long-term bet for us'

'India is the sixth-largest market for the Kia Corporation, and contributes 8 to 9 per cent to our global sales.''We are eyeing 10 per cent market share over the next few years depending on......

Hotel stocks have more room for an upside; buy selectively: Analysts

The move to demerge the hotel business into a separate entity by ITC has brought back focus on hotel stocks, which have already seen a good run thus far in fiscal 2023-24 (FY24). Image used for......

Fresh housing supply rises 43% to 80k units across 6 cities in Jan-Mar

Fresh housing supply rose 43 per cent quarter-on-quarter across six cities during January-March to around 80,000 units, mainly driven by a revival in the demand for residential properties,......

The Shah Rukh Khan heroine who is going places

'If you are playing someone whom Shah Rukh loves in the film, that's enough for me!''I am obviously not his phone texting buddy, but I'd like to believe we are friends!' Photograph: Kind courtesy......

India tops doping list with most failed tests

IMAGE: India was 11th on the list but the number of doping violations were higher than major sporting nations like Russia (85), USA (84), Italy (73) and France (72). Photograph: Denis......

Virat Kohli's T20I Numbers Are AWESOME!

Virat Kohli will step down as India's T20I captain after the ICC T20 World Cup ends this November. How did India and Kohli fare in T20 Internationals? Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers.......

SAI says training of athletes should start in staggered manner

IMAGE: A flow chart should be adopted while screening the athletes for starting training. Photograph: Dutee Chand/Twitter The committee of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) which was formed to......

Post-COVID-19 world could be blessing in disguise for India: Bindra

'We need to look after athletes because the very nature of sport is that more will fail than succeed.' IMAGE: Abhinav Bindra poses with his gold medal in the men's 10m Air Rifle final at the......

BWF freezes rankings, to review Olympic qualification system

IMAGE: Many international stars, including Saina Nehwal and P Kashyap, had suggested that the qualification period for the Tokyo Olympics be extended in light of tournaments being cancelled due to......

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