Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......
One looks upon the coming new year with foreboding as current wars in Ukraine and Gaza spill over and escalate and new ones erupt in incipient fault lines across the world, notes former foreign......
Today, with China centrally seated and located, the Global South has an intriguing road ahead.Odds of it becoming a Chinese bloc in the emerging new bipolar world are higher than we'd wish them to......
Faced with one setback after another in expanding the scope of mining in the country, almost all the major miners of the world have wound down their operations in India. IMAGE: The Geological......
Don't believe us? Check these pix! IMAGE: Erika Sedlacek balances on a highline at 114 metres high and 510 meters long in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photograph: Carla Carniel/Reuters IMAGE:......
From its lows in December, the stock of Tata Motors is up about 15 per cent. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters The gains came on the back of better than expected December volumes in its UK-based......
Cars and two-wheelers attract 28% GST and a cess in the range of 3-22%, taking the effective tax rate to up to 50%. In the goods and services tax (GST) regime, India levies one of the highest......
You can use gold as a financial instrument to diversify your portfolio into hedging against uncertainties in the market, but for ambitious returns, you must explore opportunities in other asset......
'India has enough resilience to withstand medium to long term impact' Seeking to calm turbulent markets following Brexit, government and Reserve Bank of India on Friday said India's sound macro......
Telling Indians not to buy gold is like asking Americans not to consume liquor, billionaire investor Thomas Kaplan has said. Appreciating Indians' appetite for gold, Kaplan said the precious metal......
'I have been hearing this for the last four generations, that this is the last generation of superstars.''We will not leave it for the younger generation to take it easily.''We will not hand it......
Made In China is puerile, flimsy film-making, sighs Sukanya Verma. You can only imagine how slippery the ground is when a character belts out entrepreneurial gyaan from a Trimurti song.......
'Despite its noble attempts, tight editing, terrific sound design, good performances and a compelling story, Hotel Mumbai tells a big lie.'Aseem Chhabra reports from the Toronto International Film......
Dil Dhadakne Do joins the debate over the role of women in India, says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. There is an abundance -- and redundancy -- of speech, characters and theories in Dil Dhadakne Do. The......
Nearly half of women fans in England and Wales suffer sexist abuse at soccer matches IMAGE: South Korea fans reacts in the stands before the match. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Close to half......
IMAGE: Canada's Brendon Rodney, Jerome Blake, Andre de Grasse and Aaron Brown celebrate after winning gold in the Olympics men's 4x100m Relay final at Stade de France, Paris, on Friday.......
IMAGE: Avinash Sable became the first Indian man to qualify for the men's 3000m Steeplechase final at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters It was a day of near misses at......
IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen will square off against Sabina Bobokulova in the gold medal match. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Dominant efforts by two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen and Commonwealth......
IMAGE: Jyothi Yarraji will be in action in round one of the women’s 200m. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday,......