Over 70% voter turnout in 3 state assembly bypolls

Bypolls in three assembly constituencies in as many states passed off peacefully on Monday with around over 70 per cent voter turnout, though some technical glitches in electronic voting machine......

PIX: 4-Year-Old Reincarnation Of A Lama

Nawang Tashi Rapten, all of four and a half years old, has been identified as the reincarnation of the late Tibetan Lama Taklung Setrung Rinpoche of the Nyingma sect. On Monday, November 28, 2022,......

Despite the 1962 China scar, Tawang is flourishing

The flourishing town, with restaurants selling everything from noodles to dosas and locals returning home to new business prospects, shows little sign of the tension building up at the border about......

Why is China Focusing on Tibet?

Wang Yang and Xi Jinping's visits signal the beginning of a major Chinese push to bring about a transformation of Tibet, observes Jayadeva Ranade, the distinguished China expert and retired RA&W......

Will 5G turn the tables for India's telecom companies?

For 5G players, new-use cases could be the key for making money in the immediate future. Surajeet Das Gupta reports. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters Consumers can expect a 5G launch in the country......

Will Jet Airways manage to get enough airport slots?

As and when Jet Airways applies for slots, these would be allocated among all airlines according to guidelines, without any claim of historicity in favour of any airline. Slots would be given to......

Home healthcare could be one of India's best bets

One of the biggest impediments to growth for this sector is the fact that home healthcare in India is not covered by insurance. In Delhi’s Greater Kailash, Alka Sahni began to panic as her......

Soon, 'Nitol-Tata' shoes, cycles in Bangladesh

The Tata Group's agreement with one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh, the Nitol Niloy group, to make footwear and bicycles is likely to bear fruit soon.Abdul Matlub Ahmed, chairman of the......

Kaminey review: Very very fexy

Once in a particularly blue moon, comes a film that makes you wolf-whistle. One that then ties you to the edge of your seat and forcibly pins you there and pounces on you, eventually leaving you......

Indian monk misses Grammy

Indian Buddhist monk Lama Tashidid not win a Grammy, even though thousands of monks from Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir to Miao in Arunachal Pradesh kepta nightlong vigil before the television.Lama......

Meet the Indian monk at the Grammies

It came as a surprise to Geshe Ngawang Tashi Bapu, a 38-year-old Buddhist monk from Arunachal Pradesh, when his nephew who checks his e-mail -- told him that his latest album Tibetan Master Chants......

PIX: Ladakh's Frozen Lake Marathon sets new Guinness record

IMAGE: The four-hour long marathon at 13,862 feet high Pangong Tso started from Lukung and ended at Maan village on Monday with no injury reported to any of the 75 participants. Photographs:......

Padma Awards: Mary Kom, Sindhu in first all-women list

IMAGE: Six-time World Boxing Champion, MC Mary Kom has been recommended for the Padma Vibhushan by the Sports Ministry. Photograph: Ravi Choudhary/PTI The Sports Ministry sent its first-ever......

Luger Keshavan to vie for medal in his 6th Winter Olympics

IMAGE: Shiva Keshavan. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters Luger Shiva Keshavan and cross-country skier Jagdish Singh will represent India in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics which begins on......

SAG: Boxers join shooters in gold-hunt, India's medal tally soars

IMAGE: India’s Vikas Krishnan, left, is declared the winner . Photograph: PTI The Indian juggernaut rolled on unabated as the star-studded boxing squad joined the shooters in what is turning......

PHOTOS: Favourites cruise at heats on opening day at worlds

(From left) Andreas Bube of Denmark, Wais Ibrahim Khairandesh of Afghanistan and David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya compete in the Men's 800 metres heats during day one of the 15th IAAF World Athletics......