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Why China Shield's Pakistan's Terror Agenda

'It is typical of China's strategic deception of making virtue out of necessity,' observes Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Security personnel carry out a search operation in the Baisaran area in Pahalgam,......

No nuclear signalling by Pak during conflict, Misri tells Parl panel

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri told a parliamentary committee on Monday that the conflict between India and Pakistan was always in the conventional domain, and there was no nuclear signalling by......

Pak will respond...: Gen Munir's first remark after escalating tension

Pakistan will respond with "full force" to preserve its "national prestige" and well-being of its people, Army chief Gen Asim Munir said Monday. IMAGE: Pakistan Army chief Gen Asim Munir.......

Jayant Narlikar: A Voice That Lit The Cosmos

'When Dr Murli Manohar Joshi wanted to start a course on astrology, Jayant was the first one to have the courage to stand up and say astrology is not science.''That's a very rare quality -- to......

'Full-Scale War Would Be Catastrophic'

'India enjoys conventional superiority, but nuclear deterrence imposes clear boundaries.' IMAGE: Army personnel examine the remains of a projectile discovered in Makhanwindi village near Amritsar......

Equity market volatility may persist; long-term outlook remains constructive: Experts

The heightened global uncertainty due to the US "reciprocal tariffs" on India may cause near-term corrections and market turbulence, but the long-term outlook remains constructive, market experts......

Why is India Inc not speaking about investment?: Sitharaman

'The answer is not for me to give. The answer either way has to be heard from the industry itself. Tell us why not if you are not doing it; tell us if you are doing it -- why should this question......

Meet Nirmalaji's Budget Team

This will be the first full-year Budget of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government since it came to power for a third consecutive term in July last year. IMAGE: Finance Minister......

'Prime Minister Modi Has Been Fiscally Conscious'

'Spend, but create assets, spend but make sure that people benefit from it.' 'This has been a beautiful guiding principle. And I think as a finance minister I owe so much to the prime minister for......

Modi's Budget agenda: Jobs, farm productivity, funds for infr

Job creation, improving farm productivity, and mobilising public funds for infrastructure development were some of the issues that figured during the interaction between Prime Minister Narendra......

Doctors Review: Marred By Chronic Melodrama

Doctors has soap opera level of plot developments that veer off to melodrama and struggle to keep you engaged, observes Mayur Sanap. The first thing to note about Doctors is that this is not a......

What Makes Andaz Apna Apna Such Fun Even Today

Andaz Apna Apna is practically the most quoted film since Sholay, observes Sukanya Verma, as she celebrates 30 years of this cult classic movie. IMAGE: Shakti Kapoor, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan in......

Boxing Federation of India to hold elections on March 28

IMAGE: The development comes a day after the Delhi High Court stayed a decision of the IOA to constitute an ad-hoc panel to run the affairs of the Boxing Federation of India. Photograph: ANI The......

IOC urges nations to sever IBA ties amidst heated feud

IMAGE: India also joined World Boxing earlier this year but also stated that it was doing so without giving up its IBA membership. Photograph: IBA The IOC has escalated its feud with the......

Vengsarkar praises state-of-the-art Bengaluru NCA

IMAGE: The National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru will be inaugurated on 28th September. Photograph: BCCI Dilip Vengsarkar, a former India captain and current BCCI Apex Council member, on Wednesday......

New ICC chief Jay Shah to stay as BCCI secretary till December

IMAGE: Jay Shah will not step down from his current role as BCCI secretary during the upcoming AGM, as he is scheduled to assume his new position only from December 1. Photograph: BCCI The BCCI......