Modi releases Namibian cheetahs in MP's Kuno National Park

Seven decades after they became extinct in India, eight Cheetahs arrived in the country from Namibia by a special flight on Saturday morning and were released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in......

Even friendly nations look at Pakistan as a beggar, says PM Sharif

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has presented a bleak picture of the country's dwindling economy, regretting that even friendly countries had started looking at Pakistan as one that was......

China blocks India-US bid for UN blacklist of Masood Azhar's brother

China has blocked a proposal by the US and India at the UN Security Council to designate Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed's deputy chief Abdul Rauf Azhar as a global terrorist, an action dubbed as......

China slaps sanctions on Pelosi, family for Taiwan visit

China on Friday announced sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her immediate family members for her visit to Taiwan this week, disregarding the strident warnings from Beijing, asserting......

Mallya contempt case: SC verdict on Monday

The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Monday the quantum of sentence against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, an accused in the bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore involving his......

Vijay Mallya sentenced to 4-month jail in contempt case, fined Rs 2000

The Supreme Court on Monday awarded four-month sentence to fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya in a contempt case. Photograph: PTI Photo Observing that it must impose adequate punishment upon the......

The growing tussle between the govt and CAG

Over the past decade, rapid structural changes in the economy have radically altered what was once a low-profile department. With the private sector playing an ex­panding role in public service......

Privatised Air India loses priority in international traffic rights

Air India will no longer enjoy a priority in allocation of international traffic rights. This follows its takeover by Tata Sons in January. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters The Directorate......

FIFA WC diary: Beer priced at nearly $14 per half-litre!

IMAGE: A football fan from England bought beers from all 32 countries playing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Gus/ballstothis/Twitter Half a litre of beer will cost 50......

Canada cancels football friendly against Iran

IMAGE: The football game was set to be played on June 5 in Vancouver and would have marked the first for Canada on home soil since March when they qualified for the November 21-December 18 World......

Russia stripped of major events as invasion of Ukraine intensifies

IMAGE: A woman holds a Ukrainian flag next to a banner reading 'Stop Putin' as youth groups protest with a human chain outside the Russian embassy. Photograph: Omer Messinger/Getty Images As......

UEFA moves Champions League final from Russia to Paris

IMAGE: The Champions League final was set to be staged at Zenit St Petersburg's stadium on May 28. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images UEFA has moved this year's Champions League final from St......

Under-19 team manager recounts harrowing experience

‘After we landed at Port-of-Spain, we had to take a charter flight to Guyana, but seven of our boys were stopped as they were not vaccinated. We tried to explain to the immigration officials......