Dance of the hemlock drinkers

The title alludes to Socrates willingly drinking poisonous hemlock as his punishment after he was convicted of corrupting the minds of the young and impiety in ancient Athens. That same fierce......

Parrikar counters Congress: Show order blacklisting AgustaWestland

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday challenged the Congress to show the United Progressive Alliance government order blacklisting the Anglo-Italian helicopter maker AgustaWestland in......

Trump to visit Saudi Arabia, the Vatican and Israel

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will visit Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican on his first overseas trip as president later this month. A visit to Saudi Arabia would lay......

'The world has been transformed into a huge laboratory'

'Hopefully, people will understand that, beyond medical vaccination plans, in the future we will also need to implement some 'social inoculation' plans.' IMAGE: A lone tourist poses in front of an......

L&T Finance to buy Future's 50% stake in insurance biz

L&T Finance Holdings would buy Pantaloon Retail’s 50 per cent stake in Future Generali, Future Group’s general insurance joint venture with Italy-based Generali Group, for an estimated......

Carrefour might apply if Tesco passes muster

French group Carrefour, second largest retailer in the world after Walmart, is getting ready to open stores in India, it is learnt. The company is engaged in talks with potential partners,......

Why BRICS is no longer a saleable idea

The Brics line-up has yielded to a shaky China-India story, with new question marks over China even as India remains a "B+" performer, says T N Ninan. In 2003, Goldman Sachs came out with its......

India added nearly two ultra-rich a day in 2014

India jumps to fourth from thirteen in the list of countries having households with more than $100 mn private wealth. Luxurious car makers BMW and Mercedes –Benz have more potential buyers in......

Nations League PIX: France, England win; Israel upset Belgium

Images from the Nations League football matches played on Sunday.France secure top spot with win over Italy IMAGE: France's players celebrate after Adrien Rabiot scored the first goal against Italy......

Soccer PIX: Suarez farewell ends in goalless draw; Italy stun France

IMAGE: Uruguay's Luis Suarez in action during the World Cup - South American Qualifiers against Paraguay at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay, on Friday. Photograph: Mariana Greif/Reuters......

Champions League PIX: City top group; Barca, Dortmund in last 16

IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday. Manchester City claim top spot after recovering to beat Leipzig 3-2 IMAGE: Manchester City's Julian Alvarez celebrates scoring their......

FIFA Women's WC PIX: Sweden unstoppable; SA, France enter last-16

Images from the FIFA Women's World Cup matches held on Wednesday. IMAGE: Sweden's Rebecka Blomqvist in action with Argentina's Aldana Cometti. Photograph: David Rowland/Reuters A much-changed......

FIFA Women's WC: Dutch climb to the top; England in last 16; Portugal exit

Images from the FIFA Women’s World Cup matches played on Tuesday.  IMAGE: Netherlands' Jill Roord scores their seventh goal against Vietnam. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters Esmee......