Modi @3: The view from the foreign office

Diplomats agree that amid stormy relations with China and Pakistan, Modi has posted impressive foreign policy successes, notes Aditi Phadnis.  When veteran diplomat Hardeep Puri retired from......

23 dead in 3 days; Kashmir remains on edge

Mobs on Monday torched a police station in Sopore and targeted the air force airport in Pulwama along with other security installations in Kashmir as ongoing clashes between protesters and security......

PHOTOS: Stunning moments from the week gone by

Moments that shaped the world from the week that was... Britain's Prince Harry receives a hongi (traditional Maori greeting) from a Maori warrior during his official welcome at Government House in......

B Raman: The Guilty Men of 9/11

Time magazine(August 31, 2003) has carried a commentary onGeraldPosner's book Why America Slept.The commentary says: 'Most of his new book is a lean, lucid retelling of how the CIA, FBI and......

Stanchart to continue focus on wealth management in India

Standard Chartered’s India strategy will focus on wealth management while credit card will remain core to its business though will avoid competition with the country’s private banks,......

Can Rupee Dethrone The Dollar?

Those who consider the rupee as a proxy for virility have started thumping their chests and dreaming of dethroning the dollar from its coveted position, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration:......

Tea Industry On Tenterhooks About Ukraine Conflict

Russia is among the top buyers of Indian tea, accounting for about 18 per cent of the industry's total exports. IMAGE: Tea plantation workers pick tea leaves in Assam. Photograph: ANI Photo  ......

Urjit Patel: The 'known unknown'

The RBI governor-designate may be economical with spoken words, but is known for his sharp and critical writings “Known unknown” is an integral part of central banking lingo. Urjit......

Former Nepal and IPL cricketer Lamichhane convicted of rape

IMAGE: A wily leg-spinner, armed with a vicious googly, Sandeep Lamichhane, who played two seasons of the IPL, was a much sought-after cricketer in big-ticket T20 leagues around the world,......

Security blanket for World Cup match at Kotla

The Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here, which will host four World Cup matches, has been turned into a virtual fortress with Delhi police personnel, gun-totting commandos and private security guards......