Placing ASEAN at the centre, India acts east

By hosting the 10 ASEAN leaders on Republic Day, India amply demonstrated that ASEAN is a central pillar of its Act East policy.But is India 'central' for ASEAN, asks Dr Rahul Mishra. IMAGE:......

Protests against citizenship bill rock Assam

Protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill intensified in different parts of Assam on Wednesday with agitators burning effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Sarbananda......

From the Raj to Azadi, how I saw India change

As a child in British India, Bharati Dutt lived a privileged and sheltered life in an extended joint family of civil servants, doctors, engineers and Gandhians. Between the ages of seven and 11,......

Was Lord Hanuman a Dalit?

'Valmiki has not written anything about Hanuman's caste.''I want to clarify that Hanuman was not a Vanar, but an Adivasi.' IMAGE: An artiste dressed as Lord Hanuman performs during Hanuman Jayanti......

India's cotton production to go up

India's cotton production in 2007-08 is set to go up thanks to the rising use of genetically modified seeds of the crop. According to International Cotton Advisory Committee, India's production is......

New cotton futures contract soon

Soon, a new cotton future contract will be launched by the Mumbai-based Cotton Association of India. The association, formerly known as East India Cotton Association, will move an application in......

India to overtake US in cotton exports to China

India is all set to overtake the United States as the largest cotton exporter to China, the world's top cotton consumer and importer. According to figures released by the East India Cotton......

Delivery must on futures contract

The Coordination Committee of Exchanges that oversees commodities futures trading on Tuesday announced that deliveries would be made compulsory on the outstanding positions of all futures contracts......

'TV's Seeta Aur Geeta will bring back the glamour we created'

Hema Malini's hugely entertaining film Seeta Aur Geeta will make its way to television screens come May 25. NDTV Imagine's new show, an adaptation of the 1970's hit, will see Anjori Alagh take......

Bobby Robson shone like a beacon of decency

Throughout a life spent almost entirely devoted to football, former England manager Bobby Robson shone like a beacon of decency and old-fashioned values, of all that is good in the game. The......

Bangalore trounce Mumbai for third straight win

Paceman Dillon du Preez (left) of the Bangalore Royal Challengers celebrates the dismissal of Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 match at the......