Major General S C N Jatar: An Unsung Hero

Major General S C N Jatar, who passed into the ages on Monday night, thwarted anti-national forces at the peak of the Assam agitation.Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) salutes this officer and......

Why peace with Pakistan is difficult, if not impossible

  'For a long time Pakistan dreamt that India would break up and that it would be the predominant power in the region,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). The Indian and Pakistani prime......

Is North Korea's Kim Jong Il ill?

Speculations are rife that Kim Jong Il, the reclusive Communist dictator of North Korea, may be seriously ill. Indications of this came when Kim Jong Il skipped the parade commemorating the 60th......

Tharoor to decide soon about staying on at UN

United Nations Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor said on Friday that he would decide on continuing in the post in January after Ban Ki-Moon takes over as new chief of the organisation. "If he......

Why corporates must design projects to involve local populace

The future belongs to companies that design and implement business models that make local communities direct beneficiaries, notes Rajni Bakshi. Image: Villagers walk towards the Mahan forest......

Why corporates must design projects to involve local populace

The future belongs to companies that design and implement business models that make local communities direct beneficiaries, says Rajni Bakshi. Image: Villagers walk towards the Mahan forest......

Why corporates must design projects to involve local populace

The future belongs to companies that design and implement business models that make local communities direct beneficiaries, says Rajni Bakshi. Image: Villagers walk towards the Mahan forest......

Why these 10 countries are the world's happiest

The popular Abba single, "Money, money, money...must be funny in a rich man's world" seems true for people from these countries. At least that is what one can deduce from New Economics Foundation's......

'Hope the best Olympic result for me comes in Paris'

IMAGE: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has set his eyes on the elusive Olympic gold medal. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images Novak Djokovic said he is already looking forward to next year's Olympic......

'Special Night': Ukraine's Svitolina beats Russian Potapova

IMAGE: Elina Svitolina of Ukraine beat Russia's Anastasia Potapova in the first round of the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico. Photographs: Daniel Becerril/Reuters Top-seeded Elina......

Nadal takes down No. 1 Medvedev, sets up Norrie final

IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates victory over Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals of the Telcel ATP Mexican Open, at Arena GNP Seguros in Acapulco, Mexico, on Friday. Photograph:......

Tennis: Medvedev meets Nadal in Acapulco semis

IMAGE: Russia's Daniil Medvedev plays a backhand during his match against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka on day 4 of the Telcel ATP Mexican Open 2022 at Arena GNP Seguros in Acapulco on Thursday.......

Tennis round-up: Top seed Konta in Nottingham final

IMAGE: Great Britain's Johanna Konta plays a forehand during her semi-final match against Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova during the Aegon Open Nottingham semi-final at the Nottingham Tennis......