The Armed Forces's COVID-19 Challenge

'The COVID-19 pandemic must push the military into a long-term reconsideration of its primary challenges.''There must be greater emphasis on humanitarian aid and disaster relief including the......

Trump's visit: How will China react?

'While many Chinese policy makers dismiss the political, economic and technological component of US-India relations, they express caution on the defence-related ties which also happens to be a......

Cong releases manifesto; jobs, NYAY, farmers top focus

With a tagline "Congress Will Deliver", Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday released his party's manifesto for Lok Sabha polls, making jobs creation, addressing farm distress, bringing a single moderate rate......

Will pursue legal options to avail foreign aid: Kerala CM

As Kerala picks up the pieces, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the government would explore the possibility of legal options to avail the funds offered to the state, including that......

Adani group is 'deeply overleveraged', warns CreditSights

Richest Indian Gautam Adani's ports-to-power-to-cement conglomerate is "deeply overleveraged" with the group predominantly using debt to invest aggressively across existing as well as new......

How FM plans to tackle air pollution and save environment

The Centre on Monday earmarked a separate Rs 2,217 crore for 42 urban centres to tackle air pollution and announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and......

India Shining! Precious forest land wiped away for 23,716 industrial projects

The government may claim planted trees compensate for forests lost, but that does not mean complex flora and fauna destroyed have been restored, points out Himadri Ghosh. Over the last 30 years,......

Dear Mr Modi, Let's focus on IT to transform India!

Information technology, not manufacturing or infrastructure, should be the focus of the government while implementing initiatives such as Make in India and Start Up India, write columnists, Amit......

Sports Shorts: Aus sports now have gender equality in salaries

IMAGE: Cricket Australia gave contracted women the same base hourly pay rate as men in the five-year collective bargaining agreement struck in 2017, but women play far less cricket. Photograph:......