Indian priest elevated as cardinal by Pope Francis

In a grand consistory held in the Vatican on Saturday, 51-year-old Indian priest George Jacob Koovakad was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis. IMAGE: The red hat, or biretta, being......

India Should Be Battle Ready With China

'With continued focus on votes, upcoming by-polls and purchasing politicians, the political hierarchy has little time for national defence.' 'They would do well to heed a veteran scholar, who says,......

Iranian Nuclear Deterrent On the Horizon

The crises of the 21st century, 9/11, the economic meltdown, COVID-19, Russia-Iran war and the Hamas-Israel war seem to be never ending. In this situation, Iran might be contemplating a nuclear......

Atmanirbharta Complicates India-US Arms Deals

Indian policymakers must realise that in buying small quantities of equipment, it becomes hard to start manufacturing them in India, explains Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: The US's 5th gen supersonic F-35......

Why is Vistara making such huge losses?

Market estimates suggest the airline has already totted up Rs 1,800 crore of losses in FY20, and FY21 is expected to see losses in the region of Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 3,000 crore Many in the sector......

Why Tata's buyout of Air India makes sense

The industry is hoping the Tatas deepen their dive and offer two stable airlines -- a Vistara merged into Air India servicing international routes, and an AirAsia India merged with Air India......

States rule out GST cut on automobiles

Facing a deepening slowdown, the auto sector is pinning hopes on the GST Council meeting on September 20 for a rate cut from 28 per cent to 18 per cent. However, states including Bihar, West......

Staffers expect new Governor to bring old RBI back

Not only were Urjit and Rajan outsiders, they also hired laterally, bypassing the existing talent, especially in the field of economics With a former bureaucrat at the helm of affairs at the......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

Did Thugs of Hindostan deserve the flak?

'Thugs is smarter than a lot of 'nationalistic' movies,' notes Rohit Sathish Nair. To be fair to Thugs Of Hindostan, a lot of its gaffes or 'faults' could be seen in its trailer itself. The film......

Dhadak Review: Many scenes brought tears to my eyes

To those who feel that Dhadak doesn't measure up to Sairat, Kshamaya Daniel, 18, has one piece of advice: We're talking about wine here, not scotch. Imagine this: You're having a get-together at......

Dil Chahta Hai is 15. Its spirit remains ageless

'The non-cinephiles may hold up Sholay as their personal favourite and the cinephile lot may quote something like 8 1/2 as the movie to load with them on the ark.''But for a good percentage of......

WTC Final, PIX: Australia tighten grip as India five down

IMAGES from Day 2 of the WTC Final played between Australia and India at The Oval in London on Thursday. IMAGE: Scott Boland celebrates after picking up the wicket of Shubman Gill. Photograph:......

'Ruturaj and Bravo got us more than what we expected'

IMAGE: Ruturaj Gaikwad and Dwayne Bravo were instrumental in giving CSK the momentum in the final overs. Photograph: BCCI Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Ruturaj Gaikwad......

When Team India froze in big finals

Harish Kotian on Team India's losses in major ICC tournament finals. IMAGE: The dejected Indian players after the Champions Trophy final, June 18, 2017. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters India's......