India's HMPV cases rise to 5; govt says no need to panic

Five infants tested positive for the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat on Monday, the first reported cases of the virus in India.   Kindly note that this......

India Needs A National Security Strategy

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global......

Police Get More Powers Under New Laws

Lawyers have pointed out that the new laws increase police powers by extending the maximum limit of police custody from 15 days to 60 days or 90 days. Kindly note the photograph has been posted......

India plans to make 3 new spy planes on Airbus-319 platform

In what would be a significant capability boost for defence forces, India is planning to develop three new spy planes that would be capable of keeping a close watch on enemy communications and......

Nirmalaji Listens To Economists' Ideas

'The Budget needs to focus more on social welfare schemes.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the first pre-Budget consultations with leading economists in connection with the......

Why China's growth is set to fall in 2012

China's economic growth rate is expected to fall to about 8.5 per cent if the ongoing euro zone debt crisis continues, a senior economist of the State Council's policy research think-tank said,......

China's manufacturing continues to be weak

Manufacturing of consumer goods, like food and liquor continued to improve in September. China's factory activity showed slight increase in September but remained in contraction for a second month......

India, China plan Asia energy agency

India on Friday said it would support, a Chinese suggestion for creating an Asian counterpart to the International Energy Agency to coordinate the long-term energy import policies of major oil......