Govt introduces bill to open civil nuclear sector to private players

The government on Monday introduced a new bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to overhaul laws governing India's civil nuclear sector by opening it up to private participation and putting in place a......

India restores embassy in Kabul, vows to deepen ties with Afghanistan

In a significant step, India on Tuesday restored the status of its technical mission in Kabul to that of an embassy with immediate effect. IMAGE: Foreign Minister S Jaishankar with visit Afghan......

Trio awarded Chemistry Nobel for metal-organic frameworks

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M Yaghi for their pioneering work in the development of......

My Mentor, Nobel Laureate Susumu Kitagawa

'Professor Kitagawa is an exceptional researcher, a good teacher and above all a great person.' IMAGE: Professor Susumu Kitagawa addresses a press conference in Kyoto, Japan, October 8, 2025,......

Consumer durable firms set to hike prices as rupee slides

As the rupee has been on a downward slide and crossed 90 a dollar, consumer electronics firms are looking to raise prices of products ranging from air conditioners (ACs) to television panels up to......

FPI ownership in NSE-listed cos dips to 15-yr low

Foreign portfolio investors' (FPI) ownership in NSE-listed companies has declined to 16.9 per cent at the end of September, lowest in 15 years, the largest stock bourse said on Thursday.......

Reliance stops use of Russian oil at its only-for-export refinery

Reliance Industries Ltd on Thursday said it has halted the use of Russian crude at its export-only refinery in Jamnagar, Gujarat, as the company moves to comply with European Union sanctions.......

Domestic expansion, Europe recovery to drive growth for Tata Steel

There is positive sentiment for Tata Steel on the basis of strong domestic demand, a turnaround of European operations and moderate valuations. Photograph: Andrew Yates/Reuters A combination of......

'Life is worth fighting for every step, every minute, every second'

'I'm totally focussed on finding the right energies around me. A lot of the treatment is psychosomatic; as my mother keeps reiterating, if you think positive, positive things will happen to you.'......

Kantara: A Legend Chapter-1: Awe And Wonder

Rishab Shetty's Kantara: A Legend Chapter-1 is an ambitious, bold update of the ideas of the first film on a much bigger canvas, discovers Arjun Menon. Kantara: A Legend Chapter-1 is a film......

Inspector Zende Review: Mildly Amusing

Inspector Zende had the potential to be genuinely entertaining. Instead, it settles for formulaic fun, observes Mayur Sanap. The streaming space is not done with Charles Sobhraj yet. If The......

They Call Him OG Review: Pawan Kalyan Never Looked Better

The emotional quotient of They Call Him OG falls flat, the plotting looks jerky, and the runtime feels compromised, but hey, if you are a Pawan Kalyan fan, none of this matters, notes Arjun Menon.......

Why Rahane was named KKR captain

IMAGE: KKR coach Chandrakant Pandit with captain Ajinkya Rahane at a training session. Photograph: Kind courtesy KnightRiders Xtra/X Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore revealed the reason......