Arming Armed Forces: India's Choice Not Trump's

We need to equip the Indian armed forces, not 'commercial' as Trump wants, but 'operationally' looking at growing Chinese military capabilities, asserts Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd).......

Govt blocks 'India Got Latent' episode with sex remark

An episode of India Got Latent on YouTube, featuring obscene and vulgar comments by Ranveer Allahbadia, has been blocked following orders from the government, officials said on Tuesday. IMAGE:......

'Work does not disappear due to technology'

‘Its nature changes, new types of jobs are created.’ ‘We need to invest in skilling and re-skilling our people for an AI-driven future,’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in......

Going local for global: Bharat Global Ports to test waters at home first

The government is looking to give Bharat Global Ports a certain amount of domestic exposure after it set up the state-owned consortium to increase India’s global maritime heft, officials......

The pivotal decision facing India's steelmakers

Should they prioritise reducing debt or push forward with growth? The proposed safeguard duty and domestic demand might shape the decision. Ishita Ayan Dutt/Business Standard reports. IMAGE:......

Amazon India ends referral fees on 12 million products

In its highest ever reduction in seller fees, ecommerce giant Amazon India has introduced zero referral charges on over 12 million products on its platform that are priced below Rs 300.......

Jio Finance likely to delay its maiden bond issue of Rs 3,000 crore

Jio Finance, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jio Financial Services, is likely to delay its maiden bond issue of Rs 3,000 crore, originally scheduled for this month. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Jio......

Did RCB make a huge mistake letting Siraj go?

‘We all rate Siraj very highly, and we love him. I think we had a good auction. I wish him all the success in the world’ IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj celebrates the wicket of Devdutt......

'A night we'll never forget'

IMAGE: India players celebrate with the trophy after winning the ICC ODI World Cup on April 2, 2011. Photograph: Graham Crouch/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives Former India all-rounder......

'Rohit can be the perfect No 5 in Test cricket'

IMAGE: After India suffered back-to-back Test series defeats against New Zealand and Australia, three were speculations regarding Rohit Sharma's place in the Indian team for the tour of England.......

Paralympics glory beckons for vegetable vendor's son

Jhandu Kumar, who has polio-affected legs since birth, has switched from shot put and discus throw to weightlifting. He has qualified for the World Championship, to be held in Egypt in October. Now......

Struggling MI hope for turnaround vs KKR at home

IMAGE: Mumbai Indians will need something special from Suryakumar Yadav when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League match at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Monday.......