Why does Indian intelligence fail?

In August 2006, Maloy Krishna Dhar, a former Joint Director, Intelligence Bureau, revealed the reasons for India's intelligence failures, a still-very-relevant assessment, which we republish today......

Narendra 'Newton' Buddhadeb

Over the second weekend of November, when the rest of India was pondering the box-office fate of two self-indulgent Hindi movies, Indian democracy was being raped, pillaged and murdered in......

Advani gives yatra a smart start

At the end of first day of his ambitious Bharat Suraksha yatra, Lal Kishenchand Advani , the 78-year-old leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party went to bed satisfied and, maybe, surprised.The hero of......

Sensex rides on bluechip stocks; rises 585 points

Stock markets snapped the six-day losing run on Tuesday with benchmark Sensex climbing nearly 585 points on the back of value buying in blue-chips like HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Mahindra &......

Investors lose Rs 4.4 lakh crore as markets bleed

Investor wealth eroded by Rs 4.46 lakh crore in a single day on Friday with the benchmark BSE Sensex tanking more than 1 per cent in line with global stocks rout. Illustration: Dominic......

BSE Sensex: 10 biggest single-day falls

Indian stock indices witnessed a bloodbath on the day the Lok Sabha results are being announced, where incumbent BJP performed below par and seems it may fall short of exit poll predictions and the......

Brokerages bullish on ICICI Bank stock after Q4 results

An in-line ICICI Bank result for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, has led to analysts raising target price and earnings per share (EPS) forecast on the stock. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters......

Why Akshay's career is still rocking

Just two years ago, Akshay Kumar was on the brink of being crowned king of Bollywood. He was riding high on hits like Welcome, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Heyy Babyy and Namastey London. There were shouts......

Images: India celebrate Nehru Cup triumph

Goalkeeper Subrata Paul's heroics were the highlight of a dramatic summit clash as defending champions India beat Syria 6-5 via the tie-breaker to win the five-nation Nehru Cup international......