Should We Ignore Democracy Rankings?

India must evolve its own standards on how democracy must be ranked in a diverse and multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and pluralistic idea called India, suggests R Jagannathan.......

Is Biden Using Trudeau To Get Back At Modi?

Once the Canadian investigation runs its course, Ottawa may put on the public domain further accusations passing for 'evidence' -- and that could happen at some point closer to our general......

They Showed India To The World

'The culture of mankind has been spread by the travel gene which pushes one in five people to have the curiosity to move to unknown destinations.' IMAGE: Commander Hugh and Mrs Colleen Gantzer......

'1962 War Broke Nehru'

'The war of 1962 exposed the hollow intellectual foundations of Nehruvian foreign policy, especially vis-à-vis China and that is why it was such a shock.' IMAGE: Then prime minister......

Tata Steel faces tough choices in Europe

Tata Steel last fortnight announced it has initiated talks with Geneva-based Klesch Group to sell its European long products business. The assets include Scunthorpe steelworks, an engineering......

Global FMCG majors bet big on India despite slowdown

India was the flavour of the year, at least in the FMCG sector, as multinationals hiked stakes in their subsidiaries lured by long term potential of the country, while homegrown executives made......

I-T dept gets tough on taxation of transfers within MNCs

India is aggressively pursuing tax claims against multinational firms operating in the country as the government seeks to rein in its budget deficit, taking particular aim at IT and back-office......

Orient Express appoints Harsha Agadi as director

US-based luxury hotel chain operator Orient Express has brought on its board an Indian-origin restaurant business entrepreneur Harsha V Agadi as an independent director.Incidentally, Orient Express......

Why Daniel Craig didn't do Rang De Basanti

'Daniel Craig was my first choice, but he requested if we could allow some time as he was also being considered to be the next James Bond.' IMAGE: Sonam Kapoor holds a copy of Rakeysh Omprakash......

'It's a relief to be Kalki again'

She’s a rare breed in Bollywood. Kalki Koechlin is always on time for her interview. And when she enters, she sits directly in front of the camera without fussing about a touch-up for her......

Why Aus teen Konstas should not be rushed into Test cricket

IMAGE: Sam Konstas is part of the Australia A team that is playing an ongoing match against India and has been found wanting against Indian pacers. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sam Konstas/Instagram......

Dream is that our daughter should win Olympic medal: Kiran Baliyan's mother

IMAGE: Kiran Baliyan celebrates on the podium after winning bronze in the ongoing Asian Games. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters Ecstatic over Kiran Baliyan's podium position in the shot put......

'My destiny was to write about the game'

'That has always been my ambition -- to take the reader behind the scenes, to the places he was not allowed to visit, but which I had the privilege of entering.'Haresh Pandya remembers Ted Corbett,......

Ailing former hockey ace Claudius recovering

Triple Olympic gold medalist Leslie Claudius, who is suffering from cirrhosis of the liver, is responding to the treatment and the doctors are hopeful, Bengal Hockey Association secretary Gurbux......