'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Thousands join in as Modi leads nation in cleanliness drive ahead of Gandhi Jayanti

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday pitched for blending fitness and well-being with cleanliness as he led a nationwide Swachhata hi Seva campaign that saw thousands participate in an......

Never Again A 26/11 Attack Via The Sea

Sea Vigil-22, the third edition of a pan-India Coastal Defence Exercise, will be conducted on November 15-16. "The exercise is being conducted by the Indian Navy in coordination with the Coast......

India's Sea Vigil mega exercise to cover 7516 km of coastline

India will kickstart on Tuesday a two-day multi-agency military exercise covering the country's 7,516 km-long coastline and exclusive economic zone with the twin aim of checking the preparedness of......

Centre in a huddle to understand impact of the Iran-Israel tensions

Top government officials in New Delhi have started discussions with stakeholders ranging from shipping and container companies to export promotion councils to understand the impact of the......

Petrol, diesel prices cut by Rs 2 each

Petrol and diesel prices were cut by Rs 2 per litre each as state-owned oil companies ended a nearly two-year-long hiatus in rate revision, just hours before the general election schedule is......

Wholesale inflation eases to 0.27% in January

The wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation eased to a three-month low of 0.27 per cent in January, mainly due to moderation of food prices, including vegetables. Photograph: Rupak De......

An arduous second half awaits oil marketing firms

The medium-term scenario for oil marketing companies (OMCs) is high risk due to the surging crude and gas prices. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Apart from OPEC-plus cutting production,......