Preet Bharara "fired" by Trump administration

India-born top United States prosecutor Preet Bharara, known for his crusade against corruption, has been "fired" by the Trump administration after he refused to resign. Bharara and 45 other US......

R N Kao, India's legendary Spymaster

'Here was a man who played a major part in helping the Bengalis of East Pakistan create a new nation, secured the merger of Sikkim into the Indian dominion and built R&AW into a formidable outfit,......

All signs of Al Qaeda inspired attack, says expert

Professor Deepa Ollapally, whose new book The Politics of Extremism in South Asia published by Cambridge University Press has just been released, has said the scale and sophistication of the Mumbai......

Indira Gandhi: Fearlessness in the national interest

'Fearlessness, courtesy, humour, wide interests and wisdom, deep commitment to Indian science and technology, passion for the environment, objectivity and the ability to see many things through not......

New hallmark ruling to take shine off online jewellery sale

BIS proposes compulsory registration for selling hallmarked jewellery. This will kill business of online sales as BIS registration is given only to physical premises. The Bureau of Indian......

Mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery by Diwali

Govt also could bring import and export of jewellery under one organisation The central government will make compulsory the hallmarking of gold jewellery by Diwali. It is also working on other......

Impure Indian gold jewellery? Not anymore!

If hallmarking data are anything to go by, the proportion of spurious jewellery in the country might have shrunk significantly in the past five years. Often, Indian gold jewellery has been frowned......

Industry cries foul over proposed jewellery hallmarking rules

India Bullion and Jewellers Association said, self-certification of coins by refineries contravenes the basic purpose of a certifying agency. The central government is finalising the rules on......