China launched 11 missiles towards Taiwan overnight: US

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday directed that the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the ships in her strike group will remain on station in the general area to monitor the......

China conducts precision strikes over Taiwan Strait

The Chinese military on Thursday said it has conducted precision strikes over the Taiwan Strait and 'expected results' were achieved, in apparent retaliation to the United States House Speaker......

Guwahati hotel hosting Sena MLAs closes new bookings till June 30

Luxury hotel Radisson Blu Guwahati, where dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde is camping along with other MLAs from Maharashtra, has stopped all new bookings till June 30. IMAGE: A view of......

Large projects underway to boost border infra: Gadkari

To augment India's border infrastructure, a large number of highway projects are underway including in Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, both by the......

Flights cancelled, airfares jump 52-171% as rainfall batters Chennai

Airfares on major domestic routes from Chennai surged as flight operations at the airport were disrupted due to strong winds and torrential rain that lashed the city in the wake of Cyclone Michaung......

Jettwings, new regional airline for Northeast states, plans takeoff in Oct

Sanjive Narain, owner of Assam's oldest news channel, and Sanjay Aditya Singh, promoter of a cabin crew training academy, are coming together to launch a regional airline providing business and......

Akasa's Focus: Connecting Metros To Non-Metros

'While we do some metro-to-metro flying, we have got a lot of metro-to-non-metro cities like Bengaluru-Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru-Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru-Guwahati and Bengaluru-Kochi.' Photograph:......

UDAN international plan under cloud as AirAsia India fails to get permit

Tata group-owned AirAsia India’s inability to get approval for international flights is hurting UDAN, the Indian government’s regional air connectivity project that also aims to link......

Ghana's star footballer Gyan joins ISL side NorthEast United

IMAGE: Asamoah Gyan represented Ghana at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups. Photograph: Jim Rogash/Getty Images Star Ghana World Cupper and most capped player Asamoah Gyan has joined Indian......

Winter Games begin, Putin keen to prove doubters wrong

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on Friday determined to prove his doubters wrong after militant attacks, a row over gay rights and......