India to buy UK's multirole missiles in $468 mn deal to boost airpower

India and the UK on Thursday unveiled a series of initiatives including a government-to-government $468 million deal on the supply of lightweight multirole missile (LMM) systems to enhance India's......

India suspends postal services to US amid new customs rules

Postal services to the United States have been temporarily suspended, as US-bound air carriers have denied carrying shipments due to a lack of clarity in new norms issued by the American customs......

'India Can Convert Tariffs Into Win-Win Situation'

'It's important for India to think about areas where it wants the US to move.''We can be far more innovative in what we ask the US.''Given that there's a package deal, why not do it?' IMAGE: Prime......

99 And Seven Decimal Points

'Does 99 percent guarantee character and capacity for an independent awareness of life or does it make you -- barring exceptions -- a compliant careerist beholden to governments and......

Budget: Hike in shipping tonnage tax at the wrong time

The shipping sector is already going through a down cycle.Now it has got a shocker from the Union Budget 2012-13.The shipping industry unlike other industries attracts tonnage tax and the budget......

Customs duty cut on silver likely to give Centre breather for now

The steep cut in Customs duty on silver in the FY25 Budget to 6 per cent from 15 per cent may provide the government temporary relief by checking the spurt in silver imports from the United Arab......

'Should Have Bids For IDBI Before End Of FY'

'We are in a position to start due diligence and private data room access shortly.' IMAGE: IDBI Bank headquarter in Mumbai. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters The divestment of IDBI Bank is......

Shipping & ports: Seafarer tax anomaly set to go off

Shipping industry got some positive news in the Union Budget with removing the anomaly in computation of residential status of seafarer working in Indian ship and foreign ship. However, Shipping......

Sreeshankar, Parul fail to make World C'ships finals

In men's 110m hurdles, national record holder Tejas Shirse finished sixth in his eight-man heat and failed to qualify for the semifinals. IMAGE: Murali Sreeshankar produced a best jump of 7.78m in......

Indian swimmer shatters 16-year drought at Asian C'ships

IMAGE: Srihari Nataraj dazzles in 200m freestyle, wins silver in Asian Aquatics. Photograph: Srihari Nataraj/Instagram Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj dazzled on the opening day of the 11th......

Gulveer, Annu Rani exit early from World C'ships

IMAGE: Gulveer Singh finished ninth in men's 5000m heat two with a time of 13 minutes 42.34 seconds. Photograph: Gulveer Singh/Instagram National record holders Gulveer Singh and Annu Rani failed......

Chopra leads 19-member Indian squad for World C'ships

Men's 20km race walker Akshdeep Singh, heptathlete Nandini Agasara, and Star 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable will miss the event with injuries. IMAGE: No other Indian except double Olympic......

World Wrestling C'ship: Sujeet goes down fighting

IMAGE: Sujeet Kalkal can return to medal contention if Rahman Mousa Amzoud Khalili makes the final. Photograph: Sujeet Kalkal/Instagram Sujeet Kalkal came close to toppling Paris Olympics silver......