Around 60-80 Afghan-returnee terrorists waiting to cross LoC into India

The launchpads across the Line of Control in Kashmir valley are abuzz with activity, with around 60 to 80 terrorists, believed to be Afghan returnee mercenaries, receiving training with a possible......

India, US ask Pakistan to act decisively against terror

India and the United States have asked Pakistan to take 'immediate, sustained, and irreversible action' to ensure that no territory under its control is used for terrorist attacks and called for......

Lok Sabha okays Bill to ban financing of weapons of mass destruction

A bill which seeks to ban funding of weapons of mass destruction and also empower the Centre to freeze, seize or attach financial assets and economic resources of people engaged in such activities......

Pak remains on global terror funding watchdog's grey list: Report

The global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force or FATF has retained Pakistan on its terrorism financing “grey list” and asked Islamabad to......

Sebi suggests easing of ownership norms for exchanges, depositories

According to the new proposals, resident promoters or a foreign promoter from a FATF jurisdiction can set up a market infrastructure institution. The markets regulator on Wednesday proposed easing......

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

Shivanand Kanavi salutes the visionary IT leader F C Kohli who passed into the ages recently. IMAGE: Faqir Chand Kohli. All photographs: Kind courtesy Shivanand Kanavi   Part 1: The......

India-focused funds may soon get fast approval from Mauritius

Market observers also said the approvals depended a lot on the funds themselves, and the extent to which they followed the new norms introduced last year. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

GST compensation row: FM's 'act of God' can be a nightmare for RBI

The central bank is the money manager of the government, and not a guarantor of any debt. The Centre’s move to find an alternative arrangement for paying states their due on Goods and......

Cricket a small thing, life of our soldiers more important: Gambhir

IMAGE: India and Pakistan have not played any bilateral series since January 2013. Both the teams have, however, met several times in the multination events like World Cup and ICC Champions......

Shorts: Aus human rights body to probe gymnastics abuse complaints

Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Australia's human rights watchdog will conduct a review of the country's gymnastics program following complaints of physical......

The billionaire, Bollywood and the future of Indian soccer

Ambani's holding group launched the Indian Super League, an elite competition of newly created teams, in 2014 with the aim of attracting investment and big global names, much like the Indian......

All table tennis tourneys scrapped until end July

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Bernadett Szabo/File Photo/Reuters All table tennis competitions and events have been scrapped at least until the end of July due to......

India loses hosting rights of 2021 men's World Boxing

IMAGE: India lost the 2021 men's World Boxing Championship after it didn't fulfill its obligations to pay host fee as mentioned in the Host City Agreement terms. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty......