India vs New Zealand, 3rd Test: Ashwin 6/81 hands India huge first innings lead
NEW DELHI: Throw Ravichandran Ashwin a track offering some assistance to spin and he will make any batsman dance to his tune, no matter what his reputation is. At Holkar, he gave yet another example of his control and guile and why he is rated as the best offspinner in the world currently. Ask Kane Williamson, rated as […]
Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba suffered maximum damage in surgical strikes
Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) suffered the maximum damage in the cross-LoC surgical strikes on terror launch pads carried out by Indian army with assessment reports of radio intercepts indicating that around 20 of its militants were killed. The assessment reports available from Indian army field units which included radio conversations between various Pakistani formations showed maximum damage was inflicted on LeT, a banned terror […]
Indian businessman pays Rs 60 crore for unique Dubai number plate
An Indian businessman has paid around Rs 60 crore at an auction to grab a single-digit car registration plate in Dubai, feeding a passion for “unique” number plates. Balwinder Sahani, who owns a Dubai-based property management company, spent AED 33 million (around Rs 60 crore) on the “D5” number plate, in an auction organised by […]
Capable armed forces a must for a strong nation: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday quoted Jana Sangh founder Deen Dayal Upadhyaya to stress the need for a strong military as a prerequisite for a strong nation. “He (Upadhyaya) used to say that the country’s armed forces should be very capable, then only the nation can be strong,” Modi said to thunderous applause from […]
India-Pakistan Border To Be Sealed By December 2018: Home Minister Rajnath Singh
The India-Pakistan border will be completely sealed by December 2018, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today after reviewing security in border states with Chief Ministers. “This is time bound, it will be done by 2018 December. We are readying an action plan,” Mr Singh said after the meeting in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer. A border security grid will […]
India v New Zealand, 3rd Test, Indore: Learnt how to control sessions as a captain, says Kohli
INDORE: Still on a learning curve as India’s Test skipper, Virat Kohli on Friday said controlling sessions which don’t exactly go the team’s way is among the most crucial captaincy lessons that he has learnt so far in his tenure. “One thing that stands out in the learning process is how to control a session which is […]
India cannot unilaterally revoke Indus Waters Treaty: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said India cannot unilaterally revoke the Indus Waters Treaty as it is binding on both states and there is no exit clause in it. “The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) is not time barred and was never intended to be time or event specific. It is binding on both India and Pakistan and has no exit provision,” […]
The Ro Test: An Indian-American Congressman for Silicon Valley could be a new milestone
WASHINGTON: First Indian-American Congressman. First Indian-American Governor. First Indian-American CEO of a Fortune100 company. First Indian-American District Attorney. First Indian-American federal judge. First Indian-American ambassador. First Indian-American Surgeon General. First Indian-American White House CTO. First Indian-American Presidential candidate. Milestones for the Indian diaspora in the US have been ticked off rapidly over the years as […]
Peace in war-torn Afghanistan only via Kashmir, Pakistan tells US
WASHINGTON: For the first time, Pakistan has linked peace in war-torn Afghanistan to the resolution of the Kashmir issue, saying a solution to both is required for peace and they cannot be “compartmentalised”. “Road to peace in Kabul lies in Kashmir in the sense that when you talk of peace, you cannot compartmentalise peace, you can’t segregate […]
ICC Test rankings: India back to No 1 after beating New Zealand at Eden Gardens
NEW DELHI: India have reclaimed the No 1 spot in the ICC Test rankings following their 178-run win over New Zealand at Eden Gardens on Monday. Points gained from victories in the Kanpur and Kolkata Tests saw Virat Kohli’s team move past Pakistan and back to the top spot, which it had briefly held onto in August. India will hold […]
India’s Rafale deal is leaving China rattled: Here’s why
India’s move to buy 36 French Dassault Rafale jets has raised anxiety in India’s eastern neighbour China. State-run Global Times carried an article recently highlighting China’s worries about India’s increased military strength and how the nuclear-capable Rafales will add to India’s nuclear deterrence capability. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar commented on Sunday that India may start […]
India ratifies Paris deal, Modi stresses commitment to fight climate change
India on Sunday ratified the Paris climate-change deal, a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the surprise announcement of New Delhi joining the effort to control global warming. The pact that is expected to kick in by year-end requires countries to come up with plans to limit greenhouse gas emission to keep global temperature […]
Stone throwing, anti-India slogans by Pak gallery sully Wagah border ceremony
The prevailing tension between the neighbours spilled onto a usually peaceful exercise, as a stone was hurled into the Indian gallery from the Pakistan side at the Wagah border and anti-India slogans were shouted during the retreat ceremony on Sunday. A Border Security Force official confirmed the incident. Ever since the Uri terror attack and India’s subsequent surgical […]
India has never attacked another country: Modi amid tension with Pakistan
India has neither coveted any territory nor attacked any country, but its men have made supreme sacrifices for the national cause and freedom of others, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. His remarks came in the backdrop of escalating India-Pakistan tension after the September 18 attack at the Uri army base in Jammu and […]
Sania Mirza-Barbora Strycova in Wuhan Open Tennis Semi-Finals
Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova have entered the semifinal of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament in China. Sania and Barbora defeated the Hungarian-Kazakh duo of Times Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) on Friday. Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova are the third seeds in this tournament. They took just one hour and […]
US blames Pakistan’s coddling of terror for escalating tensions, asks Islamabad to ‘combat and delegitimize’ terror groups
WASHINGTON: Pakistan is being blamed for the escalation of tensions in the Indian subcontinent. Its coddling of UN-designated terrorists and terror groups and its launching cross-border terrorism into India is being seen by the Obamaadministration as the provocation – if not justification — for New Delhi’s decision to conduct a one-time, demonstrative, surgical strike at terrorist launch pads across […]
US-India military relationship ‘is the closest ever’, says Ashton Carter
WASHINGTON: India-US military relationship is the “closest it has been ever” and the two countries are exercising together by air, land and sea for the first time, America’s defence secretary Ashton Carter has said. He underlined that the two great democracies have done a strategic and technological+ “handshake”. “America’s regional partnerships are growing in number and strength. The US-India military relationship […]
PM Modi dares to go where Atal Bihari Vajpayee didn’t
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi was upbeat when a senior minister met him on Thursday morning. Reports that Army units had returned safely after hitting terror launch-pads in PoK clearly buoyed the PM, who was under attack for not delivering on his tough talk. The need to “teach a lesson” to the Pakistani establishment was […]
PM Modi speaks to people of Pakistan: Let us go to war against poverty, unemployment… let’s see who wins
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a strong attack on Pakistan on Saturday, warning that India will not forget the sacrifices of the 18 soldiers who were killed in the terrorist strike at the Army camp in Uri last Sunday. At the same time, he reached out to the people of Pakistan — differentiating between them and their […]
How Bhutan became the world’s greenest country
Carbon sinks, 70% forest cover, powered almost entirely by mountain streams—Bhutan is a poster child for green living. It is the only country in the world that is carbon negative, which means it produces more oxygen than it consumes. Bhutan generates about 2.2 million tonnes of carbon annually, yet its forests absorb three times this amount, which creates […]
