The Rafale 'secret' clause

'India placed the order, primarily due to the IAF's 'critical operational necessity'.''The complexity of the IAF's requirements delayed the process for months.''It is these requirements which......

India, Sweden to deepen defence, security ties

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes a short walk with his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven from Sager House to Rosenbad in Stockholm on Tuesday. Photograph: Press......

68th Republic Day Parade: The Debutants

In some ways, the 68th Republic Day parade was unique. As the celebrations unfolded at Rajpath, here are some interesting debutants at the parade: 1) National Security Guard India's elite......

Be very afraid of the biometric regime

There are unprecedented political implications of identification based on 'biological attributes of an individual,' such as employed by Aadhaar, warns Gopal Krishna. On April 20, an order was......

Malls go all out to lure fashion brands

  In the wake of 2 years of low footfall, malls offer longer rent-free periods, long leases & capex on fit-outs To drive footfalls and attract brand value, mall developers across the country......

Rio: ITC bags World Business and Development Award

ITC Limited was presented the 2012 World Business and Development Award for its transformational rural initiatives in social and farm forestry programmes in India at the Rio+20 United Nations......

The first rules of central banking

"Recession-plagued Nation Demands New Bubble to Invest In," screamed the American satirical newspaper Onion. Indeed, it is not just the United States which is busy creating an investment bubble.......

Tata supercomputer is world's 4th best

After proving its mettle in areas like steel, automotive and IT services on the global arena, corporate behemoth Tata group has now developed the world's fourth fastest supercomputer that can do......

Football Focus: Hernandez joins LA Galaxy

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field. IMAGE: Mexico's Javier Hernandez attends a training session. Photograph: Daniel Becerril/Reuters Mexico’s all-time leading......

Italian soccer in dire state as television weighs options

When Italy's cash-strapped soccer clubs meet on Monday to prepare for a new deal on broadcast rights, their deliberations will be coloured by the unhappy knowledge that Italian football is in a......