Defence equipment: To lease or not to lease?

Admiral describes it as 'a path-breaking change'; defence ministry official disagrees.Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: The INS Chakra nuclear submarine leased from Russia in 2012. Photograph: Reuters......

Coronavirus leaves top tourist sites eerily deserted

More than 86,000 people worldwide have been infected with the novel coronavirus and the global death toll is nearing 3,000. To try to prevent the spread of the virus, local governments have been......

Modi 9th on Forbes' most powerful person list; Xi tops

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked among the top 10 most powerful people in the world by Forbes in a list that has been topped for the first time ever by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who......

Who has the most nukes?

More than two dozen countries in the world have nuclear power, but only a few have nuclear weapons or are suspected of pursuing nuclear weapons, a latest report by the Federation of American......

'We are a consumption-based economy, demand will not go away easily'

For India Inc, latest GDP figures signal a turnaround. Corporate houses across the country are pinning their hopes on the latest GDP growth numbers for a turnaround in the economy. Earlier last......

S Korean firms to double investment

Korea Inc is all set to double its investments in India over the next two years, its head honchos have told industry associations in closed-door meetings. So far, Korean companies have invested......

Indo-Korean trade up 53% in Jan-Oct

Showing an encouraging trend, Korea's trade with India grew by as much as 53 per cent during the first ten months of the current year."This is a dramatic development in our trade relations where we......

Chinese dragon roars over Indian industry

As Manmohan Singh, India's prime minister, wound up his three-day trip to China on Tuesday, the growing trade imbalance between the two countries in favour of Beijing has proved to be one of the......

Tamil TV industry calls for ban on dubbed Hindi, Korean shows

'Today, 65 per cent of the slots have been allotted to dubbed serials.' 'Soon all our people will be out of jobs.' Kavitha Bharathy, President, Federation of Small Screen Technicians, Tamil Nadu,......

Sports Shorts: 'Neeraj recovering without complications'

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra gives a thumbs up after his surgery. Photograph: Neeraj Chopra/Twitter Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is......

Meet the potential FIFA presidential candidates

The election to replace outgoing Sepp Blatter will take place at an extraordinary congress on February 26 in Zurich. Meet the potential FIFA presidential candidates following Chung Mong-Joon's......