China: India must hold the line in the north

'Our strategy should be to 'hold the line' in the north on the Sino-Indian land frontier, but maintain and, if possible, enlarge India's current edge in the maritime south.' IMAGE: An Indian Air......

Ladakh crisis: Why doesn't Modi speak to Xi?

'It is astonishing that such a serious issue be handled in so casual and cavalier a fashion, but this has become what is expected of this government,' observes Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Anyone know what Modi and Xi discussed?

'Till today, we don't know what PM Modi discussed with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, but we have been told that the relations have been reset.''We have no evidence from China to show that anything......

Can't say Cow, Gujarat, Hindutva: Censor Board wants Amartya Sen beeped in film

A documentary on Amartya Sen has been stalled by the Censor Board with its film maker Suman Ghosh being told to mute words like 'cow', 'Gujarat' and 'Hindutva' uttered by the Nobel Laureate in the......

Drones boom: The next big opportunity after e-commerce

Image: Drone built by ideaforge called Netra. Photograph, courtesy: ideaForge     In 2003, three Indian Institute of Technology Bombay students got together to build a hovercraft by......

Post offices may sell cars, in talks with Maruti

The department of posts may soon start selling cars. The department has initiated talks with car majors, including Maruti Suzuki, to promote their vehicles in the rural parts of the country. DoP is......

Which stocks to buy now

Indian markets achieved yet another milestone on September 26. It opened positive and within seconds, hit a new high, it crossed 17,000, only 5 days of trading since it crossed 16,000. Did you......

Forbes names the 40 richest Indians

Forbes has announced its maiden list of the top 40 richest people in India in its upcoming issue (December 20).Steel titan Lakshmi Mittal tops the list with wealth of $11.2 billion. His Ispat......

Golimaar is a typical masala film

The title Golimaar (Telugu) itself is indicative of violence. And the film supposedly inspired by the famous encounter specialist Daya Nayak (around whom other films like Ab tak Chappan and Kagaar......

Sania, Shikha in Fed Cup team

India's first WTA title winner Sania Mirza will spearhead the country's challenge in the zonal tie of Fed Cup women's team tennis competition. The Asia-Oceania Group 1 zonal tie, to be held in New......