29 Maoists slain in Chhattisgarh's biggest ever encounter

Ahead of the first phase of polling in Chhattisgarh, security personnel gunned down 29 Maoists, including some senior cadres, in Kanker district on Tuesday in the biggest encounter ever in the......

40 Years Of Operation Meghdoot!

The Indian Air Force recalled its contribution in Operation Meghdoot 40 years ago when its tactical and strategic airlifters and key helicopters ferried men and material to 'dizzying heights' in......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

North America goes into raptures over full solar eclipse

Millions of people across parts of Mexico, Canada, and the United States watched the rare total solar eclipse on Monday. The path of totality, a tiny area where the Moon completely obscures the......

View Consumption Survey Numbers With Caution

Could the MPCE survey results be used as a basis of reconstructing the Consumer Price Index with new weights, asks Madan Sabnavis. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The Survey on household......

Macron promises to swim in dirty Seine river

Paris has been working on cleaning up the Seine so that people can swim in it again, as was the case during the 1900 Paris Olympics. But a sewer problem last summer led to the cancellation of a......

PIX: Paris 2024 Olympic Games Village inaugurated

IMAGE: A view of buildings at the Paris 2024 Olympic village on its inauguration day in Saint-Denis, northern Paris, France, on February 29, 2024. The village, constructed on a 52-hectare site is......

Farmers' agitation: Shooters sweat over Olympic selection trials in Patiala

IMAGE: India's shotgun shooters said carrying arms and ammunition by road will be a nightmare in the wake of the farmers' agitation and the restrictions imposed on inter-state travel. Photograph:......

PIX: Real Madrid down Braga; Arsenal, United win

Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday.Real Madrid ease past Braga IMAGE: Jude Bellingham, left, celebrates with Nacho after scoring Real Madrid's second goal against......

ICC WC: Rain likely to disrupt India-Pak match in Ahmedabad

IMAGE: Isolated showers are expected around the Moteraarea in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Photograph: ANI/Files Rain might play spoilsport during the cricket match between India and Pakistan in......