3 Indian Cos Among Biggest Arms Producers

HAL, BEL and MDL feature on Sipri's list of the 100 largest arms producers in the world. IMAGE: The naval version of the LCA Tejas Mark 1 manufactured by HAL. Photograph: ANI Photo   Combined......

What You Can Now Expect Every Election

A freebie once granted can hardly be discontinued. All that can happen is to substitute it with a bigger freebie, notes A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi presents a cheque to......

Will Japan Instability Derail India Ties?

There is nothing to be worried about as bilateral ties are robust with solid foundations.Both are on the same page on the economic and defence/security ties bilaterally and globally and that shall......

'Cancelling Adani Project Not Good Sign'

'If there is a push towards a Marxist oriented government it will be dangerous.''We have seen this in Nepal and Myanmar and it will be a concern for India if it is surrounded by countries with such......

Low Wages A Corporate Risk: CEA

'Not paying workers enough will end up being self-destructive or harmful for the corporate sector itself.' IMAGE: Chief Economic Adviser Dr V Anantha Nageswaran addresses the Assocham: Bharat @100......

Where India's Rich Invest In...

The Indian market remains an attractive place to do business for the nation's entrepreneurs, with 75 per cent of them operating domestically. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Rich......

BSE 100 companies boost R&D, innovation challenges persist

Research and development (R&D) spending by BSE 100 companies has grown steadily, rising from 0.89 per cent of revenue in FY20 to 1.32 per cent in FY24, averaging around 1 per cent over the period......

Chris Wood trims exposure to Indian equities by 1 point

Global head of equity strategy at Jefferies, Christopher Wood, has cut his exposure to Indian equities by one percentage point in the Asia-Pacific ex-Japan relative-return portfolio, and Australia......

WTA Finals: Zheng downs Paolini, advances to semis

IMAGE: China's Qinwen Zheng in action during her women's singles group stage match against Italy's Jasmine Paolini. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiel / Reuters China's Zheng Qinwen reached the......

'The percentage of women chess players in India is quite less'

IMAGE: Koneru Humpy said there should be more women's chess tournaments in India to encourage young players to take up the sport. Photograph: Stev Bonhage/Norway Chess/FIDE Former World Rapid......

India tops doping list with most failed tests

IMAGE: India was 11th on the list but the number of doping violations were higher than major sporting nations like Russia (85), USA (84), Italy (73) and France (72). Photograph: Denis......

Australian Open prize purse up to near $60m

IMAGE: The Australian Open main round commences on Jan 14 next year. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/Reuters The Australian Open prize fund has been raised by 13% to A$86.5 million ($59.04 million) for the......

Asian Games: Historic GOLD for Indian equestrian team

IMAGE: The Indian equestrian team ended a long wait to pick up gold in the Dressage Team Event. Photograph: SAI Media/X India's dressage team cantered to its first ever Asian Games gold and......