Kargil: Did India Punish Pakistan Enough?

India failed to extract the 'price' from Pakistan for its Kargil misadventure. The price could have been military in terms of loss of territory/soldiers/equipment or destruction of terrorist......

Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for Parliament to present the......

Kargil@25: Lessons Learnt

India's tactical and operational response demonstrated its ability to prosecute tri-service operations, even without a formal tri-service doctrine or the higher command structure needed to......

Mumbai gets 100 mm rainfall in 10 hrs; rail, air traffic hit

Mumbai and its suburbs received over 100 mm of rainfall in ten hours till Sunday evening, inundating roads in many areas, diverting flights, and affecting local train traffic on a Central Railway......

India needs to generate 78.5 lakh jobs in non-farm sector annually till 2030: Survey

The Indian economy needs to generate an average of nearly 78.5 lakh jobs annually until 2030 in the non-farm sector to cater to the rising workforce, according to the Economic Survey for 2023-24.......

'You Can't Solely Rely On Electric Cars'

'At present, hybrids emit lesser carbon despite using fuel than pure play electric cars.' 'That is because EVs have to be charged and 76 per cent of the country's electricity is still coal-based......

Budget: Nirmalaji's Chance To Revisit Fiscal Math

Whether she will pare the fiscal deficit target of 5.1 per cent of GDP, using the record dividend received from the RBI, or expand flagship government programmes will be keenly watched. IMAGE:......

Non-basmati rice bore the brunt of export curbs imposed in 2023

As a panel of senior ministers deliberates on the need to review curbs on exports of some rice varieties, data shows that since outbound shipments saw restrictions in July-August last year, the......

2024's Biggest Hindi HITS So Far

2024 may have seen a few flops at the box office but there have been some hits as well. Sadly, there were no Rs 500 crore club (Rs 5 billion) blockbusters like last year's Pathaan. Here's a look at......

'I Need To Vamoose For Awhile'

'I need to disconnect from the stress, smell the roses, chase the butterflies...' IMAGE: Manisha Koirala as Mallikajaan in Heeramandi. All photographs: Kind courtesy Netflix India   The......

I have always enjoyed being a leader: Suryakumar

IMAGE: Suryakumar has captained Mumbai in domestic cricket, while he has led India in seven T20Is against Australia and South Africa last year.. Photographs: BCCI Newly-appointed India T20 captain......

'Crazy' Opening Ceremony To Kick-off Paris Olympics

The Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony will start at 11pm IST on Friday, July 26, 2024. For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the opening ceremony will not be held in a stadium.......

'Now or never' for Tarundeep Rai

It's a now-or-never situation for me: Tarundeep Rai Photograph: Kind courtesy Tarundeep Rai/Instagram It's a "now-or-never situation for me", says veteran Indian archer Tarundeep Rai as he seeks......

Can India's archers finally end Olympics jinx?

IMAGE: India's archers have never been able to go past the quarter-final hurdle at the Olympic Games. Photograph: World Archery/Instagram A different year and another Games, but for Indian......

India crush Nepal by 82 runs; enter Asia Cup semis

IMAGE: Shafali Verma smashed 81 off 48 to power India to 178 for 3. Photograph: BCCI Women/X Explosive opener Shafali Verma slammed a career-best 48-ball 81 as defending champions India......