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Japan or Environment: What is US priority?

Bibhu Prasad Routray explains why the US is supporting Japan's resolve to release 'treated' radioactive waste water into the Pacific Ocean. And what role China plays in the US decision. IMAGE: The......

Russia reaches out to Kerala for Sputnik V plant

The government may look at areas around Thonnakkal, in Thiruvananthapuram district, for the facility. If successful, this would be one of the few sites of Sputnik V owned by Russian firms......

Navy's new submarines will cost $1 bn each

Building 6 conventional submarines is one of the Indian Navy's most important weapon construction programmes.Ajai Shukla reports. Kickstarting one of the Indian Navy's most important weapon......

How face-off with Indian govt has boosted Twitter

Political controversies aside, Twitter’s business in India is expanding, and creating opportunities for Indians, reports Neha Alawadhi. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters The last few months......

Most requests for account info came from India: Twitter

India was the single largest source of government requests for account information that Twitter received during the July-December 2020 period, accounting for 25 per cent of the global volume, the......

A peek into Mukesh Ambani's big retail push

The acquisitions straddle diverse areas from niche stores like Hamleys for toys and lingerie store Zivame to digital pharmacy Netmeds and omni-channel furniture and home décor retailer Urban......

FPIs turn cautious, pull out Rs 4,515 cr from Indian equities

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have pulled out Rs 4,515 crore from the equities segment in the first half of July as they turn cautious towards the Indian market. Illustration: Dominic......

Samsung officials questioned by DRI over alleged duty evasion

The probe agency is learnt to have taken possession of multiple physical and digital records during a search operation conducted on the premises of the South Korean firm in Delhi and Mumbai this......

What Kia hopes to achieve by adding India to name

'It says, we are not just an overseas player -- we are Kia India and here for good' Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters It's not unusual for automotive players to change their names when they are......

Funds parked by Indians in Swiss banks rise to 2.55 billion Swiss francs

Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to 2.55 billion Swiss francs (over Rs 20,700 crore) in......

Physical, Sherni: OTT DELIGHTS of the Week

Serial killer confusion in small-town South Korea, a struggling mission to save the tiger in the heartland of India, a slice-of-summer friendship by the Italian coast, Sukanya Verma lists a......

Army of the Dead review

Army of the Dead flounders by its mindless mood and clumsy characterisations, observes Sukanya Verma. A pair of soldiers steering a super classified convoy speculate over the shipment while a......

Adarsh Gourav loses BAFTA to Anthony Hopkins

Nomadland dominates BAFTAs 2021 with four wins. IMAGE: Frances McDormand in Nomadland. Director Chloe Zhao's meditative drama Nomadland emerged as the top winner at the BAFTA Film Awards 2021 by......

'Footballers from world over in Maidaan'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Amit Sharma/Instagram "Badhai Ho, you have tested negative," I tell film-maker Amit Ravindranath Sharma whose ambitious Maidaan promises to do for football what Lagaan......

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale. I usually spend 10 days of February in Berlin attending the Berlinale, the most exciting international film festival in Europe, in the early......

Tokyo Olympics: Medals Table

Check out the medals tally at the Tokyo Olympics: RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal 1 China 23 14 13 50 2 United States 20 23 16 59 3 Japan 17 5 9 31 4 Australia 14 3 14 31 5 ROC......

Gymnastics: Andrade is women's vault champ; Dolgopyat wins floor

IMAGE: Gold medallist Artem Dolgopyat of Israel celebrates on the podium with his medal after winning the Artistic Gymnastics Men's Floor Exercise final at Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, on......

Tokyo Games: BREATHTAKING Pix!

Please click on the images for a better look at the action. IMAGE: Genevieve Gregson of Team Australia competes in round one of the Women's 3000m Steeplechase heats. Photograph:......

Olympics Soccer: Japan, Spain, Brazil, Mexico in semis

IMAGE: Kaoru Mitoma celebrates with teammates after Japan defeat New Zealand in the penalty shoot-out to enter the Olympics men's football semi-finals, on Saturday. Photograph: Henry......

Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Friday, July 30

IMAGE: Lovlina Borgohain made sure of India’s first boxing medal at the Tokyo Olympics when she upstaged former World champion Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei in the quarter-finals, in......

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