'Deeply concerned' about security of Chinese in Pakistan, Xi tells Sharif

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday expressed "deep concern" over the security of Chinese nationals working in Pakistan on the CPEC projects and sought "reliable and safe environment" for them during......

Evacuation under Op Ganga a success due to India's growing influence: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attributed the success of the 'Operation Ganga' to evacuate citizens stranded in war-torn Ukraine to India's growing influence in the global arena. IMAGE:......

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

China, Iran cosy up: India is the loser

Iran's decision to keep India out and welcome China to the scene is a huge strategic setback for India, observes Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: In 2017, India sent its first consignment of wheat to......

Will private railway services be a reality by 2023?

Under the plan, there will be 151 private trains covering 109 routes which may entail investments worth Rs 30,000 crore. On May 13, 2019, when the Narendra Modi government took charge for a second......

'$1.37bn pumped into real estate in smaller cities in 2015-18'

'In the absence of direct bank or NBFC funding, builders are unable to complete the stuck projects leading to a pile of approximately 5.75 lakh units stuck/delayed in top cities.' Photograph:......

First phase of Iran's Chabahar port, developed by India, opened

The port is likely to ramp up trade between India, Afghanistan and Iran in the wake of Pakistan denying transit access to New Delhi for trade with the two countries.  The first phase of the......

Mission Raftaar to see Indian trains running at 160kmph

After the successful launch of Gatimaan Express, Railways has undertaken a mammoth exercise of reducing journey time on the Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai routes by increasing speed of trains to up......