Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday exhorted the Indo-Tibetan Border Police troops deployed along the Indo-China border to learn Mandarin to ensure better communication with the Chinese counterparts so as to avoid misunderstandings during face offs.

“Considering the frequent face-offs and skirmishes with the Chinese sold

Mumbai: The BSE Sensex today soared to the lifetime high of 33,117.33 and the NSE Nifty scaled the historic 10,340.55 mark in opening trade as banking stocks rallied after the government announced a mega Rs 2.11 lakh crore recapitalisation plan for NPA-hit state-run lenders.

The 30-share Sensex soared 509.99 point

New Delhi:  Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today urged the Delhi High Court to stop journalist Arnab Goswami and his news channel Republic TV from “misreporting” his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death, saying his “right to be left alone” and “right to silence” must be respected.

Beijing: Xi Jinping today secured a second five-year term as the head of the ruling Communist Party as it unveiled its new leadership with the Chinese president attaining iconic status enjoyed by modern China’s founder Chairman Mao Zedong.

Xi, 64, was elected in a closed-door vote to head the Politburo Stand

New Delhi: Hailing the Centre’s announcement of Rs 2.11 lakh crore for bank recapitalisation as “historic”, BJP chief Amit Shah has said the move will not just give an impetus to businesses, but also provide employment to the youth.

He also hailed the announcement on Rs 6.92 lakh crore spending o

Washington: The US has slammed Russia for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution extending the mandate of the only official mission probing the use of chemical weapons in Syria, saying Moscow has “once again” demonstrated it would do anything to protect its ally.

Russia yesterday vetoed the US-sponso

Basel (Switzerland): Roger Federer thrashed American teenager Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3 as the top seed began his week at the Swiss Indoors with a resounding first- round victory.

Federer, who won in a stroll over Rafael Nadal just over a week ago in the Shanghai final, continued his top form in front of the local c

Pune: The second One-Day International (ODI) between India and New Zealand here became embroiled in controversy hours before its start with allegation of corruption against curator Pandurang Salgaoncar.

A television channel claims to have conducted a sting operation in which reporters posing as bookies approached

New Delhi:  Lt Governor Anil Baijal has approved the Delhi government’s proposal to declare October 26 a public holiday on the occasion of Chhath puja in the city, an official said today.

Delhi government offices will be shut on October 26 in the national capital.

Last year too, the AAP govern

Hyderabad: MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi today said he agreed with the Supreme Court’s observations that people “cannot be forced to carry patriotism on their sleeves”.

The Lok Sabha MP from Hyderabad said a cinema hall is not a place to display patriotism.

“If the Supreme Court