Manipur mob torches IRB jawan's house as he foils bids to loot weapons

The house of an Indian Reserve Battalion jawan was torched by a mob in Manipur's Thoubal district after he foiled the attempts of rioters to loot firearms from the police armoury, officials said on......

IRB deployed in Sikkim villages close to China border

The Sikkim government has deployed India Reserve Battalion (IRB) jawans in villages located in East and North Sikkim close to the Sino-India border amid the standoff between the two countries, a......

Pune RTI activist's murder: CBI searches IRB premises

The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing January 2010 murder of RTI activist Satish Shetty, on Friday conducted searches at the offices of IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited, a company which......

Arunachal: Student raped by IRB constable

A girl student of Class 6 was allegedly raped by a constable of the Indian Reserve Battalion after he forced her to drink alcohol, at Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh, official sources said......

India Inc leans on InvITs to reduce debt, generate returns for investors

Reliance Industries, construction major L&T and IRB Infrastructure are some of the top companies that have used an infrastructure investment trust structure to reduce part of their debt and......

Road projects may hit slow lane in near term

A  25 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in budget allocation tow­ards the roads sector for FY24 has led to renewed interest among investors. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters......

Engineering & construction sector: 10 cos likely to see solid growth in FY24

The engineering and construction (E&C) sector delivered an excellent performance in the last two financial years (FY2021-22 or FY22 and FY23’s nine-months) and there’s reason to believe......

IRCTC, BHEL in talks for a JV to run private trains

The ministry of Railways has received bids from both private and public sectors to operate 29 pairs of trains with around 40 modern rakes, entailing an investment of around Rs 7,200 crore. Indian......

Why the delay in Shaw doping probe

IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw was handed a back-dated eight-month suspension for a doping violation after ingesting a prohibited substance Terbutaline. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images The BCCI on......

England awarded 2015 Rugby World Cup

England will host the 2015 Rugby World Cup and Japan will stage the event in Asia for the first time four years later, the International Rugby Board (IRB) Council said on Tuesday. Japan, who lost......

All Blacks are now rugby's world #1 side

World Cup favourites New Zealand have overtaken England at the top of the International Rugby Board world rankings after their resounding 29-9 quarter-final defeat of South Africa last weekend.Six......

Wilkinson is Sports Personality of the Year

England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson has been named BBC Sports Personality of the Year after his drop goal against Australia won the rugby World Cup for England. Wilkinson's kick clinched a 20-17 extra......

10 Best Sports PHOTOS of the Week!

The big clubs of Europe kicked-off their Champions League campaign last week, while the Rugby World Cup has grabbed eye-balls. The weekend also saw the best of EPL action with Chelsea's Diego Costa......