India has more nukes than Pak; China far ahead: Report

Nine nuclear-armed nations including the United States, Russia, France, China, India and Pakistan, continued to modernise their nuclear arsenals and several of them deployed new nuclear-capable......

Worried kin appeal govt to evacuate Indians from Sudan

Anxious relatives of several Indians stuck in Sudan following the fighting between the Army and paramilitary forces are eagerly waiting for information about their relatives and appealed to the......

Foreign students in US may be deported if classes go online

In a decision that will adversely impact hundreds of thousands of Indian students in the United States, the federal immigration authority has announced that foreign students pursuing degrees in......

'Pak nukes are unsafe.' Is Islamabad taking note?

Terrorist groups under the banner of the Taliban in Pakistan as well as those operating in South and Central Asia pose the "greatest threat" to Islamabad's nuclear infrastructure, a report by a US......

Indian print industry can be professionalised

India has a heritage of innovation. Chess, the zero, yoga, ayurveda we have given the world a huge number of ideas. And now, after centuries, the eyes of the world are once again on India. It's an......

90% of cotton area under Bt

Bt cotton has surpassed 90 per cent of cotton acreage this kharif season with farmers continuing to gain from the high-yielding seed since its commercialisation in 2002. Over the last eight years,......

Flu effect: Film business may lose Rs 25 crore

With the Maharashtra government ordering closure of all multiplexes and theatres in Mumbai till August 16 due to fast spreading swine flu, the film exhibition business may incur an overall......

Goldman in $2bn property push

Goldman Sachs has amassed $2bn to use for property investments in Asia, a move likely to intensify competition for assets in fast-growing markets such as China and India. The bank has been a......

Tamil veteran filmmaker Bhagyaraj is back

Veteran writer, producer and director Bhagyaraj, who reaped rich harvest in the 70s, 80s and 90s, is back with his new Tamil film Siddhu (Plus 2, First Attempt) with his son Shantanu as the hero.......

How King Chahal performed his second IPL 'trick'...

'I didn't think much whether they would hit me for six; I just planned to bowl my best and keep changing my lines.' SCORECARD IMAGE: Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting gives Yuzvendra Chahal......

Football shorts not a requirement for women: English FA

IMAGE: Iranian National team players lineup before an international tie against India. Photograph: Ali Jarekji /Reuters England's Football Association (FA) said women players across its......

PIX: Spain's first transgender football team

IMAGE: P.R. Sant Feliu Llobregat C - Fenix (Spain's first federated transgender soccer team to achieve federated status) captain Luck Ibanez speaks to his players before their first official......

Shooting: NRAI amends criteria for Olympics selection trials

Selection trials for Paris Olympics from May 3 IMAGE: The new policy made in 2022, and subsequently amended on November 15 this year, has done away with the bagful of points Olympic quota winners,......

FAs charged over Zagreb match

The Croatian and English Football Associations were charged by UEFA, European football's governing body, for improper behaviour at their Euro 2008 qualifier in Zagreb on October 11.The charges......