How 25 Indians Escaped Ukraine!

'There were moments when you didn't know if you will get out of there alive.' IMAGE: Relief is palpable on the faces of Ukrainians entering Moldova at the border crossing in Tudora, March 6, 2022.......

The importance of bilateral ties with Iran

Sheela Bhatt explains why Dr Manmohan Singh's visit to Iran for the Non-Aligned Summitwill be closely watched around the world.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is leaving for Iran on Tuesday to attend......

India and Japan: Limits of convergence

Waning domestic political support inhibited the scope for any dramatic breakthrough in India-Japanese relations during Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India last week. He came to India in the......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

Reduce sugar production, focus on ethanol: Gadkari tells sugar mills

Increasing sugar production shall create problems for the industry, whereas boosting ethanol output can bring rich returns, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari told sugar mills on Wednesday. Photograph:......

9 ways to clean up India's polluted cities

Measures that will make Indian cities more organised and liveable need to be implemented to tackle the menace of pollution, says Govindraj Ethiraj.     Petroleum Minister Dharmendra......

Future imperfect for Indian startups

The high drama of startups speed-dating with angel investors is hard to match, but will India get a new economy at the end of it?, asks Rahul Jacob.  Image: India is witnessing a boom of......

The global crisis and India's growth rate

India had a dream run of five years during 2003-08 as the GDP growth averaged nearly 9 per cent annually for five years, the best ever run over five years! The economy began to slow down from the......