Jaishankar hands over personal letter from Modi to Shinzo Abe's wife

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Akie Abe, the wife of Japan's late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and recalled his invaluable contributions to the advancement of India-Japan......

US wants competition with China, but not...: Biden

The United States has revitalised its partnership with its allies and nations like India, Australia and Japan, US President Joe Biden said on Thursday, amidst the rise of China, which he said is......

World One Step Away From Disaster

A step away from nuclear weapons being used in conflicts, warns Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). Kindly note the images have only been published for representational purposes. All photographs: Kind......

Narayana Murthy Is Absolutely Right!

Get more people working, get more people working in modern manufacturing and services in our cities, and get people working better and longer, suggests Naushad Forbes, past president, CII. IMAGE:......

After 17 years of toil, India is finally ready for tryst with semiconductors

The exclusive club that dominates the global semiconductor fab scenario is about to get a new member. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Taiwan, South Korea, and China control nearly 70 per cent......

Russians Devise Ways To Outwit US, Help India

Russian oil supplies to India will continue to flow unhindered and suppliers will come up with ways to sidestep secondary sanctions, a Russian official told Business Standard. Kindly note the......

India, US, 12 other IPEF members ink pact

India, the US and 12 other members of the IPEF grouping have signed a supply chain resilience agreement that would help mitigate risks of economic disruptions from supply chain shocks and improve......

'Need to make Auto Exports a national mission'

'There is a need for a national task force with a singular objective to increase automotive exports.' Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes. Photograph:......

OTT: You'll Need A LOOONG Weekend

You'll wish weekends lasted as long as weeks after looking at Sukanya Verma's long, long list of recommendations on OTT this week. Zara Hatke Zara BachkeWhere to watch? Jio CinemaLanguage: Hindi......

Your OTT Date With Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise doing wild stunts. Jamie Foxx donning the hat of a legal eagle. A phone that transports you back in time. Prelude to Halloween. And much, much more. There's a crazy lot to watch on OTT......

10 STUNNING Films I Watched In Cannes

With the mad rush of celebrities, paparazzi, official photographers and influencers on red carpets and parties, people almost forget that the Cannes Film Festival is firstly, a celebration of world......

10 Lovely Stories From Across The World

After an interruption of two years, the Berlin Film Festival returned in full force. A range of remarkable films were show, from new discoveries, return of old masters and a celebration of classic......

Para World Cup: Shooter Narwal wins two silver

IMAGE: Manish Narwal won two silver medals at the WSPS Para Shooting World Cup in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photograph: Manish Narwal/Instagram India's star para shooter Manish Narwal won a silver......

Holders Qatar to host delayed Asian Cup as Gulf influence grows

IMAGE: The AFC Asian Cup will get underway on January 12. Photograph: Imad Creidi/Reuters Qatar returns to the spotlight on Friday little more than a year after the first World Cup held in the......

FA Cup PIX: Tottenham, Fulham advance to fourth round

IMAGE: Tottenham Hotspur's Pedro Porro celebrates scoring their first goal with Dejan Kulusevski during their FA Cup third round match against Burnley at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, on......

Asian Archery C'ships: Parneet stuns Jyothi to claim gold

Photograph: Kind Courtesy World Archery/Instagram Teenager Parneet Kaur secured the biggest win of her career when she pipped ace Indian compound archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam to clinch the......

Injured Sindhu out of action for 'few weeks'

IMAGE: P V Sindhu was forced to concede her second round match against Thailand's Supanida Katethong due to a knee injury at the French Open Super 750 event. Photograph: P V Sindhu/Instagram......