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The Ship That Crashed Into The Bridge

Nathan Howard/Reuters captures glimpses of the MV Dali cargo ship which crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. On March 26, 2024, the MV Dali......

Sorry Mr Modi, Katchatheevu Isn't An Election Issue In Tamil Nadu

Rulers in New Delhi and their political aides in sensitive states like Tamil Nadu have to be doubly careful not to provoke a situation whose consequences may be much more than visible now to the......

20 Indians still on ship week after US bridge collapse

The crew of 20 Indians and a Sri Lankan of the container vessel that collided with a key Baltimore bridge last week is "busy with their normal duties" and will remain on board until the......

Amritsar No Cakewalk For Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Barring 2004 and 2009 when Navjot Singh Sidhu won the Amritsar seat as a BJP MP and 1998 when Daya Singh Sodhi from BJP was elected as the MP, it has essentially a Congress bastion. IMAGE:......

Baltimore mishap: '1 Indian crew sustained minor injury, rest safe'

One of the 22 Indian crew manning a crippled cargo ship which collided against a bridge in Baltimore has suffered a 'minor injury' while the rest are all safe aboard the vessel, owners of the......

Adani, JSW, PSA looking to bag Rs 7K cr Tuticorin project

A Rs 7,056 crore outer harbour project by VO Chidambaranar (VOC) Port in Tuticorin is garnering interest from domestic and global majors in the sector, such as Adani Ports and Special Economic......

ITC would increasingly try to go outside India: Sanjiv Puri

Sanjiv Puri, chairman and managing director of ITC, is looking to expand the conglomerate’s play outside India by taking “strategic positions” in markets close to home in the......

Tata Realty to scale up business in India, overseas

The company attributes a surge in demand from across India’s north, west, south, and east markets to positive consumer sentiment and a compelling business proposition. Photograph: Rupak De......

How India Can Defend Economy From Global Spillovers

While India won't be immune to global spillovers, we need to create the macro preconditions for sustained growth.Policy agility, prudence, and resilience will be key, suggests Sonal Varma, chief......

Adani's Sri Lanka port JV gets $553 mn from US

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) will be investing funds to the tune of $553 million in Colombo West International Terminal Pvt Ltd – a consortium of India's largest......

800 Review: Watch Out For The Spin

800 gets so lost in celebrating its grand subject that it forgets something pretty elementary: Cricket is a team sport!, notes Sreehari Nair. In 800, Director M S Sripathy creates a world of......

From Mumbai to Uganda: Ramjani's T20 World Cup journey

Uganda players ready for the biggest opportunity of a lifetime, says Alpesh Ramjani Photograph: Kind Courtesy Alpesh Ramjani/X A confident bunch of Uganda cricketers are prepared to exploit......

India may not travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy: Report

IMAGE: India's captain Rohit Sharma with team-mate Virat Kohli. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters India are unlikely to travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy next year, which could also......

Soccer PIX: Leaders Real Madrid held to frustrating draw

IMAGE: Rayo Vallecano's Oscar Valentin in action with Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior. Photograph: Ana Beltran/Reuters La Liga leaders Real Madrid were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw at lowly city......

Will Jadeja Play Rajkot Test?

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja is all smiles as he undergoes treatment at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru on Thursday, February 9, 2024. Photograph: Ravindra Jadeja/Instagram Ravindra Jadeja's......

ICC Test rankings: Bumrah dethrones Ashwin to become World No 1

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah becomes first Indian pacer to top test rankings after Visakhapatnam heroics. Photograph: BCCI Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday became the first Indian pacer to top the ICC Test......

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