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China's Military Upgrade A Cause Of Concern

The further expansion and upgrade of the Chinese military does not augur well for India, which continues to confront an increasingly belligerent China on its borders, notes former foreign secretary......

AUKUS And The Militarization Of Indo Pacific

Although the pact would focus mainly on the Pacific and the South China Sea region, any action designed to deter China with or without New Delhi's active participation is a welcome move, notes......

Writer, historian Patrick French dies after battle with cancer

Award-winning British author, historian and academic Patrick French, best known for his biography of VS Naipaul, The World Is What It Is, and India: A Portrait, died in London on Thursday after a......

Biden proposes over $25 bn spend in Indo-Pacific to out-compete China

US President Joe Biden on Thursday proposed more than $25 billion spending, mostly in the Indo-Pacific region, in particular in the critical infrastructure sector and defence to out-compete China,......

China slams US' Indo-Pacific strategy as 'Asian NATO'

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Tuesday attacked the United States' Indo-Pacific strategy, saying that it aims to "encircle" China with a regional version of NATO by forming "exclusive blocs"......

Global Banking Crisis: Low Prices To Brighten Prospects Of OMCs

While prices sustaining lower levels is crucial, govt actions are also a key monitorable given the forthcoming elections in 2024. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational......

Markets in bear hug; Sensex ends down 326 points

From the Sensex pack, Reliance Industries fell the most by 2 per cent. Tata Steel, Bajaj Finserv, ITC, NTPC, Bharti Airtel, Tech Mahindra, Titan, Axis Bank and Bajaj Finance were among the other......

Sensex, Nifty log longest losing run in 5 months

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slid for a seventh straight session on Monday, logging their longest losing run in the past five months, following a bearish trend in global markets amid concerns......

Markets pare early gains; Sensex down 142 points at close

Benchmark indices pared early gains and ended lower on Friday in line with weak trend in Asian markets and concerns that the US Federal Reserve might raise interest rates further to curb inflation.......

Markets end in red; Sensex sheds 139 points in volatile trade

Falling for the fifth straight session, equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined on Thursday amid concerns that the US Federal Reserve might raise interest rates further to curb......

Meet Bollywood's March STUNNERS

While Deepika grabbed everyone's attention at the Oscars, courtesy her towering presence and fashion choices, many other B-town divas also impressed us with their style picks in March. Namrata......

Yes, India Shone At The Oscars, But....

India is shining, although I will argue that it is a temporary acceptance until India once again makes a mega-successful film like RRR or another beautiful, moving, documentary like The Elephant......

Have You Read This Story About Hope?

'The Elephant Whisperers is a hopeful story of respect and cooperation with nature in an era rife with conflict and threat to our beautiful planet.'   IMAGE: 'There was never a moment when......

Sukanya Verma's Favourite 2022 OTT Shows

In 2022, I made peace with the fact that I cannot watch every single show in the OTT universe. Week after week, there's a never-ending supply of hot and hyped new releases. Greedy as I was to see......

The Most Googled Asian Stars of 2022

So who do *you* love to google? Katrina Kaif, more than Alia Bhatt. Salman Khan, more than Aamir Khan. Allu Arjun, more than Ranveer Singh. Yes, it's a list of 100 that will leave you surprised at......

Salima Tete wins AHF Emerging Women's Player of the Year

IMAGE: Indian hockey midfielder Salima Tete was honoured with the award for her spectacular performance in 2022. Photograph: Hockey India The Indian Women's Hockey Team midfielder Salima Tete was......

Salima Tete appointed AHF Athletes Ambassador

IMAGE: Salima Tete was appointed AHF Athletes Ambassador. Photograph: Hockey India The Indian Women's Hockey Team midfielder Salima Tete was appointed as the AHF Athletes Ambassador from India for......

Afridi Wants Modi To Do This...

IMAGE: India and Pakistan Captains Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Shahid Afridi called upon Prime Minister Narendra D Modi to improve relations between the two South Asian......

USA's MLC to create seismic shifts in world cricket

IMAGE: Former Australia skipper Aaron Finch will captain the San Francisco Unicorns in the inaugural edition of the United States' new Twenty20 tournament, Major League Cricket. Photograph:......

PIX: New Zealand trounce Sri Lanka; sweep Test series 2-0

IMAGE: New Zealand's players pose with the trophy after beating Sri Lanka 2-0 in the Test series, at Basin Reserve in Wellington, on Monday. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images New Zealand......

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