India, US sign key defence agreement

The two countries also signed a 'Memorandum of Agreement regarding the Assignment of Liaison Officers', which will facilitate the posting of one military officer from each country with the military......

China Threat Leads India Japan To Boost Defence Ties

The compulsion behind India and Japan to deepen security cooperation is in response to China's growing political and economic clout and its assertive behaviour in disputed areas. This has been the......

US okays sale of 31 Predator drones to India in $4-bn deal

The Biden administration on Thursday notified the US Congress on its proposed supply of 31 MQ-9B Predator long endurance drones to India, in a significant forward movement to firm up the mega deal......

Will attacks on ships in Red Sea affect India?

'Given that the situation is quickly escalating, such attacks will affect the flow of crude in the short term from West Asia' Subhayan Chakraborty and Dhruvaksh Saha report. IMAGE: A view of the......

Manchester, Silicon Valley...

Why do Innovation Revolutions happen outside India, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   If you are born, raised and educated in India, high chances are that the......

India is in a financial mess

'In a serious fiscal situation like this, an ostrich-like focus on annual budgeting, event management and defensive rhetoric will only make matters worse,' warns Rathin Roy. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Why India Inc is defensive when it comes to reporting frauds

When in December last year Grant Thornton, one of the biggest accounting firms in the world, conducted a survey among 250-odd CXOs and business heads in India on perception of fraud risks, it threw......

Is Vijay Mallya on the comeback trail?

After being forced to resign as chairman of MCF, Mallya is now keen on increasing his stake in the company Vijay Mallya never fails to amaze you. After losing Kingfisher Airlines, Mallya is......

Soccer Extras: Costa accused of 1m euros worth tax fraud

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa (left). Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters A prosecutor in Madrid said on Tuesday it has accused soccer......