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British, Kuwait Airways flights get bomb threat at Hyderabad airport

Two international flights at Hyderabad airport received a bomb threat via email sent to the airport's customer support ID, said Hyderabad Airport GMR on Saturday. IMAGE: A view of the Hyderabad......

MP minister calls Raja Ram Mohan Roy 'British agent'

Madhya Pradesh Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Inder Singh Parmar has sparked controversy by saying that social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a 'British agent' who started a 'vicious......

Jana Gana Mana was composed to welcome British: BJP MP

A controversy has erupted in Karnataka after Bharatiya Janata Party MP Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri claimed that the country's national anthem was written "to welcome the British official". Kindly......

Vande Mataram was never anti-Islam: Rajnath in Lok Sabha

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the time had come for an unbiased evaluation of Vande Mataram and asserted that the entire song and the book, Anand Math, were never 'anti-Islam', but......

Kharge vs Shah over Priyanka's jibes at Modi over Bengal poll

The division of 'Vande Mataram' song for "politics of appeasement" led to partition of India, Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, as he slammed Opposition for linking the......

8 Of India's Oldest Companies

Which were India's first companies that still exist today? Many trace their origins to over a century back. These venerable organisations are business entities. But they chronicle the beginnings of......

India to emerge as largest scotch market

India is poised to become the largest global scotch whisky market in value and volume terms over the next few years, fuelled by competitive intensity, premiumisation and economic growth, Scotch......

India-UK free trade pact will boost MSMEs, create jobs: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the India-UK free trade pact will boost MSMEs and create jobs, and exuded confidence that the target of doubling bilateral trade will be achieved ahead......

Will India-UK FTA Be Boon For British Cars?

For UK automakers, market access to India will be limited by quantity caps and phased tariff cuts, especially on petrol, diesel and electric vehicles. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with......

'India's best example is technology': Modi while inviting global investors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited global businesses to participate in the growth story of India, which is the fastest growing large economy of the world. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Diljit Misses The Emmy

IMAGE: Diljit Dosanjh. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh missed out on the Best Actor award at the 53rd International Emmy Awards 2025, where he was nominated for his......

The Kamini Kaushal You Didn't Know

When Kamini Kaushal passed away at 98, she missed being a centenarian by just two years. But there is very little else that she missed out on in her long, rich, creatively fulfilling life. IMAGE:......

What Links Srijit Mukherji, Sherlock Holmes?

'Elementary, My Dear Holmes imagines Arthur Conan Doyle stepping into his own fiction, a man haunted by the clarity he created, forced to apply it to a world far messier than the one on paper.'......

The Live Show Line-Up This Year

Photograph: Kind courtesy Arijit Singh/Instagram With India increasingly attracting global artistes, the ministry of information and broadcasting is working to simplify the process of setting up......

What's British PM Doing With Mumbai Footballers?

IMAGE: British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at the Cooperage football ground in Mumbai on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Photograph: Leon Neal/Pool via Reuters British Prime Minister Sir Keir......

India set to be confirmed as 2030 Commonwealth Games hosts!

IMAGE: Gujarat Sports Minister Harsh Sanghavi submit India's proposal to Commonwealth Sport in London to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, on August 31, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo All but assured......

Ahmedabad formally awarded hosting rights of 2030 CWG

'India brings scale, youth, ambition, rich culture, enormous sporting passion and relevance. We start our next century for the Commonwealth Games in good health.' IMAGE: Delegates of the 74......

Where Cricket Bats Are Made In The World

Every cricketer needs The Right Bat. It's his most trusted companion. Traditionally carved from top-quality willow, famous bat-makers, source the bulk of their willow wood from Kashmir. The coveted......

When an Indian fan thanked Kasprowicz for saving Test cricket!

'I was in India recently, and a guy came up to me, and he said, 'Pleased to meet you. Thank you for saving Test cricket'.' IMAGE: Michael Kasprowicz played 38 Tests for Australia and took 113......