'Modi Fatigue Has Set In'

'Modigate is snowballing into a huge thing with the electorate. The BJP is in for huge punishment by the electorate.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi addresses an election rally......

Fragile security in South China Sea threat to good order at sea: Navy chief

The fragile security situation in the South China Sea, in addition to violations of established codes of conduct, poses a clear danger to "good order" and "discipline" at sea, Navy chief Admiral R......

Xi's China Dream Gets India Pushback

As India's stock rises, the resolution of the border row may become even more difficult, warn Harsh V Pant and Kalpit Mankikar. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with Chinese Premier Li Qiang......

'Modi doing the right thing': Putin praises 'Make in India'

President Vladimir Putin has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' initiative and said Russia can emulate the success stories of its partners like India in promoting the growth of......

6.8% inflation not too high to deter private consumption: Survey

RBI's projection of retail inflation at 6.8 per cent in the current fiscal is neither too high to deter private consumption, nor so low as to weaken inducement to invest, the Economic Survey said......

Global economic uncertainties may cast shadow on India's exports in 2023

India's exports may have touched an all-time high of $422 billion in 2021-22 but recession in key western markets and geo-political crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war are expected to impact the......

Sunflower oil shipments to India from Russia, Ukraine return to normal

Shipments of sunflower oil to India have started normalising after imports from war-torn Ukraine resumed beginning September after a gap of four months, leading to further normalisation of......

Exporters explore 3 back-up routes to Russia, CIS nations

Exporters are readying back-up routes to send their shipments to the nations belonging to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), including Russia, as the war in Ukraine continues to......

10 Films You Must Watch

Aseem Chhabra picks 10 movies that amazed him at the international film festival in El Gouna, Egypt. Last month as film people from around the world traveled to El Gouna, an Egyptian resort by the......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

Can you watch 309 films in a year?

On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days. IMAGE: Joanne Froggatt in Downton Abbey. I......

Gukesh wins Candidates, becomes youngest ever challenger for world title

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Maria Emelianova for FIDE/X India's 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh scripted history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament in Toronto to become the youngest ever......

Two Russian boxers competed despite doping bans

Competition records show that Russian amateur boxers Islam Dashaev and Alena Tokarchuk fought in official tournaments last year despite bans announced by Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA, which is......

PIX: Russian President Putin scores eight goals in all-star hockey game

The 66-year-old helped his side to an emphatic 14-7 win in the Night Hockey League. IMAGE: Russia's President Vladimir Putin in action during a Night Hockey League match in Sochi. All Photographs:......

Russian Grand Prix: Bottas pips Hamilton to pole in Russia

IMAGE: Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas celebrates after qualifying in pole position. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Finland's Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Russian Grand Prix on......

Chess Olympiad: Anand beats Ragger as Indian men crush Austria 3.5-0.5

IMAGE: India's V Anand beat Markus Ragger on Tuesday, and with their second 3.5-0.5 victory, the Indian men remain in joint lead on four points with 40 other teams and will next take on Canada at......