Why the Afghans LOST the War

When corruption eats into the vitals of a nation, the State structures decompose and collapse.And when the leadership loses respect of the people, the war is lost, asserts Ambassador M K......

How 25 Indians Escaped Ukraine!

'There were moments when you didn't know if you will get out of there alive.' IMAGE: Relief is palpable on the faces of Ukrainians entering Moldova at the border crossing in Tudora, March 6, 2022.......

'Hum aapke saath mein hai'

'I want to show that we are also part of this society and want to participate just as much, whether it is for security or whatever community work there.' IMAGE: Manoj Kumar on patrol with his......

Exclusive Interview/US Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake

President Barack Obama's administration has categorically denied that it had pushed India to engage with Pakistan at Sharm-el-Sheikh in Egypt, or that Washington had anything to do with the......

Passenger vehicle sales skid in May

Passenger vehicle wholesales in India witnessed a marginal growth in May on account of high base effect and muted demand due to general elections. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives......

Top 6 Auto Brands Sold 92% Cars

The top six auto brands are: Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Toyota, Kia and Mahindra & Mahindra. Photograph: Amit Sharma/ANI Photo The Indian car market saw an increased consolidation in......

Vikram Kirloskar: The man who brought Toyota to India

In just a few years, Vikram built a giant quality-driven automobile manufacturing system that had percolated to the supply chain and the automotive ecosystem in southern India, says Venu......

Sensex, Nifty rise on gains in metal, auto stocks

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher on Friday after two days of fall, helped by buying in metal, telecom and auto stocks amid a firm trend in global markets. Photograph:......

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Kailash Kher kicks up a storm in New York

April Perkins, a college student in Florida who had flown into New York just to listen to Kailash Kher live, swears she will remember the performance for the rest of her life.......

'I am very happy that I am here today'

Sarika and Kamal Haasan's little girl has grown up, and will now try her Luck on the big screen. Shruti Haasan will share the screen with Imran Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty, Ravi Kissen,......

A love story called Oye

Oye is a rather odd name for a film but that is the title of Siddharth Narayan's latest Telugu film. And it's got an unusual tagline too which goes like this: "His first love called him Oye".......

'I will knock out Mike Tyson'

IMAGE: Mike Tyson, left, and Jake Paul face off during a press conference at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory on Wednesday. Photograph: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images/Reuters Jake Paul is betting......

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls out TV ads for Games

IMAGE: A banner advertising Coca-Cola beverages, Toyota, Nissay and NTT, Olympic Games partner for Tokyo 2020, in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters/Files Tokyo......

Alonso heads to Le Mans hoping for a better weekend

IMAGE: McLaren's Fernando Alonso participated in his 300th F1 race at the Canadian GP on Sunday. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters Fernando Alonso headed to Le Mans on Sunday hoping for a much......

Button on pole for second race in a row

Jenson Button clinched his second pole position in a row for the new Brawn GP team at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Saturday while McLaren's world champion Lewis Hamilton could qualify only 12th. The......

Tokyo Games spectacle at risk of further downgrade from pandemic

IMAGE: Visitors looks at a newly installed Olympic rings for celebrating the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Yokohama. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Japan is looking at barring all but VIP......