UK agrees to support India's defence manufacturing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Friday agreed on a new and expanded India-United Kingdom defence partnership, which will include support for new......

Modi should not enter turf that angels fear to tread

'Frankly, India has no role to play.''This is a showdown between the US and NATO on one hand and Russia on the other.''That said, the outcome of this titanic struggle in Central Europe will remould......

Does Modi govt have an Afghan Policy?

The flawed Indian policy toward Afghanistan is missing the woods for the trees.The Modi government doesn't have a 'big picture', observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who played a stellar role in......

Taliban-run Afghanistan: Does India have a role?

New Delhi should resist any temptation to act as spoiler and instead should cooperate with its SCO partners in reaching a regional consensus behind the formation of an interim government in Kabul,......

New framework to deal with banks' toxic assets soon

While they have restructured loans, there is still question mark over the success of such a work-out The Union Cabinet might within the next few weeks consider a new framework to deal with toxic......

6 events that shook Global Inc in 2014

2014 was a tough year for corporates across  the world. Image: Two elephants fight during a traditional festival in Boko, Assam. Photograph: Utpal Baruah/Reuters What a fateful year! In......

Air India may set up hub in South India

Growing trade and commerce in the region could support passenger demand Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has asked Air India (AI) to develop a hub in South India to target passenger traffic from......

India, Russia build on past ties

From Afghanistan to co-producing a fifth-generation fighter jet at a cost of $30 billion and sharing military signals from a satellite navigation system, India and Russia returned to the familiar......

PHOTOS: Spain hold Germany; Brazil and Portugal win but France lose

GERMANY 1 SPAIN 1PORTUGAL 2 EGYPT 1BRAZIL 3 RUSSIA 0ENGLAND 1 THE NETHERLANDS 0FRANCE 2 COLOMBIA 3 Images from the football friendlies on Friday night. Germany draw 1-1 with Spain IMAGE: Germany's......

PHOTOS: Bayern thrash PSG; Barcelona, United win

Bayern Munich and Barcelona registered easy wins, while Manchester United came from behind to beat CSKA Moscow 2-1 and Chelsea surrendered the top spot after a 1-1 at home against Atletico......

Sports Shorts: Pique illness leaves Barca short-staffed

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Barcelona's Gerrard Pique. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters. Barcelona coach Luis Enrique will be forced to......

Cricket star Kohli signs up for India's new soccer league

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan (left), Virat Kohli (centre) and Robert Pires during ISL franchise FC Goa's promotional event in Mumbai. Photograph: NV Reuben/Rediff.com The Indian Super League made......

Croatia squad

Croatia squad penpix for Euro 2008: Stipe Pletikosa (Spartak Moscow). Goalkeeper. Born 8.1.79. Caps 68. Goals 0. His towering presence adds steel and confidence to the back four. Improved vastly......