'India-Bangladesh ties under Khaleda Zia complex and strained'

Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia's rise had symbolised the country's "resilience" in reclaiming democracy after turbulent military rule, and she also strengthened the BNP, which was......

Sunita Williams retires after 27 years, 608 days in space

Sunita 'Suni' Williams was born to a Gujarati father, Deepak Pandya, hailing from Jhulasan in Mehsana district and a Slovenian mother, Ursuline Bonnie Pandya, on September 19, 1965, in Euclid,......

Alliance helps Thackeray cousins hold Marathi bastions

The tactical alliance between the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) may not have aided the Thackeray cousins to win the Brihanmumbai Municipal......

How Muslims Voted In BMC Elections

The real surprise in these results came from Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM. Of the 29 Muslim candidates who got elected to the 227-strong BMC, the Congress and the AIMIM between them bagged 22. IMAGE:......

Andhra To Build India's First Giga-Scale Air Taxi Hub

The "Sky Factory" will be one of the world's largest for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL), a manufacturing and assembly process to make electric aircraft that can take off, hover, and......

Rupee breaches 90/dollar for first time; closes at all-time low of 90.15

The rupee breached the 90-a-dollar level for the first time to settle at a fresh all-time low of 90.15 on Wednesday, down 19 paise from its previous close, amid sustained foreign fund outflows and......

'We Got Exactly The Right Casting This Film Wanted'

Writer and director Anusha Rizvi returns to cinema after 15 years -- and she does it with warmth, wit and many a laughs. IMAGE: Anusha Rizvi, standing, with Dolly Ahluwalia, Shreya Dhanwanthary,......

India downplay concerns over Rohit Sharma's form

'...and maybe just being a little bit short on cricket leading into the series.' IMAGE: Rohit Sharma wasn't his fluent best, scoring 24 off 38 balls in the 2nd ODI against New Zealand in Rajkot on......

India's women still dream of FIFA World Cup

'Under-17, Under-19 and the senior team have already qualified for AFC (competitions). If we do well there, obviously our dream of the World Cup is still alive' IMAGE: Ashalata Devi pointed out......

Big BCCI contract shock for Rohit, Kohli

IMAGE: Team India veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are expected to be placed in Grade B. Photograph: BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to introduce a revised......

Can New Zealand stop Kohli? India eye series win in Rajkot

IMAGE: Virat Kohli's stroke-filled 91-ball 93 set up India's win in the series opener against New Zealand. Photograph: ANI Photo Virat Kohli's imperious form has managed to offset mounting injury......

Rohit, Kohli in spotlight as India host fresh-faced New Zealand

  IMAGE: Veteran batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be the cynosure of all eyes. Photograph: BCCI Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's prime form is expected to drive India's progress in ODIs......