With eye on Beijing, India and Japan boost defence ties

With an eye on Beijing's increasing military muscle flexing in the East and South China Seas, India and Japan on Friday unveiled a comprehensive framework to boost their defence cooperation to......

Looking forward to meet Xi, Putin in Tianjin: Modi begins Japan, China tour

Boosting trade and investment ties with Japan and steps to further normalise relations with China are expected to be the main focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's four-day visit to the two......

Vietnam Emerges As India's Key Defence Partner

The 15th India-Vietnam Defence Dialogue signalled a move from routine talks to deeper cooperation, with new deals on submarine rescue and defence industry to support stability in the Indo-Pacific,......

Turbulence In Tokyo: What It Means For India

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's sudden resignation after only a year in office has thrown Japan into political turmoil, raising doubts about how the country will handle economic and regional......

Sensex falls 388 points; Adani stocks rally

Benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 387 points on Friday, snapping its three-day gaining streak due to profit-taking in blue-chip shares HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank. Photograph: Francis......

Sensex climbs 143 points on buying in ICICI Bank, Reliance

Stock markets extended the winning run to the sixth consecutive day on Thursday, with benchmark Sensex closing higher by nearly 143 points on buying in blue-chip shares ICICI Bank and Reliance......

Bank stocks help Sensex gain 193 points at close

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Friday in a highly volatile trade amid buying in bank stocks and a rally in the US markets. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters After......

Sensex ends down 176 points; IT, oil stocks drag

Stock markets closed lower on Wednesday due to selling in IT and oil & gas shares as investors turned cautious ahead of the start of earnings season and mixed global trends. Photograph: Arko......

UAE on cusp on FIFA World Cup spot; Iraq on course

IMAGE: UAE beat Oman 2-1 in their FIFA World Cup Group A AFC qualifiers at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar, on Saturday. Photograph: Kind courtesy AFC Asian Qualifiers/X The United Arab......

Sharath Kamal's 11-year plan to win TT Olympic gold

‘It's almost like two and a half Olympic cycles where we can identify talent between the age of 11 to 15 and grow with them and groom them at the same time’ IMAGE: Sharath Kamal acknowledges......

Asian Athletics: Gulveer, Pooja, Nandini continue India's gold rush!

IMAGE: Gulveer Singh joined an elite group of Indian athletes to have won gold in the men's 5000m at the Asian Athletics. Photograph: SAI Media/X Long-distance runner Gulveer Singh shattered a......

Defending champs India lose Thomas Cup quarters to China

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BAI/X Lakshya Sen was the lone bright spot as the Indian men's team failed to defend its title after going down fighting 1-3 to China in the quarterfinals, while the......

Japan fans celebrate as Samurai Blue reach last 16

IMAGE: Fans react after the match at Japan House in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Thursday. Photograph: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters Soccer fans in Japan burst into celebration after their team advanced to the......