'We should defend this land even if it means we have to fight a war'

'The Chinese have been moving in step by step; inch by inch for the last 40 years.' IMAGE: Indian and Chinese troops have been involved in border skirmishes in Ladakh in recent weeks. Photograph:......

IMD warns of very heavy rainfall in Odisha; sea to turn 'very rough'

With the deep depression over Bangladesh and West Bengal moving northwestwards and laying centered at about 280 km from Balasore, the Indian Metrological Department said on Thursday that the sea......

PHOTOS: Summer's here and it's only going to get worse

India is bearing the brunt of a spell of hot, dry weather leaving residents sweltering. The heat wave has already claimed over 85 lives in southern India and officials fear the toll may rise......

IN PHOTOS: 17 shades of India

These photographs show India in various colours and moods in 2015. A sadhu takes a dip at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, ahead of the Makar Sankranti festival at Sagar......

Fighting for cheating-free petrol pumps

'There exists a 'brotherhood' of sorts for a very long time and corrupt dealers and corrupt OMC officials are in it together,' Ashwani Attrish, founder, Empowering Petroleum Dealers Foundation,......

What effect will poll results have on the markets?

From a legislative perspective, things have been reasonable as the government has been able to get key bills, such as the Bankruptcy Code, cleared. Markets are gearing up for the outcome of......

Markets dance to monsoon tune; Global cues, macro data aid rally

  Maintaining the winning streak for the fourth session, good monsoon prospects and favourable macroeconomic data catapulted Nifty to settle comfortably at 7,850 levels. Strength among the......

Will the market rally sustain?

Though analysts believe that the road ahead for the equity markets looks promising, there are a few factors that can spoil the party for the investors including monsoon failure and a sharp spike in......