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Terrorism common threat, need decisive measures to counter it: BRICS leaders

Terming terrorism as a "common threat", BRICS leaders Wednesday vowed to take "decisive measures" to prevent and disrupt the spread of terrorist ideology, the misuse of modern technologies for......

Caste Is Missing In Prohibition Debates

The point made by sociologist M N Srinivas, that it represented a Sanskritic act that was linked to caste, is never raised in Indian debates and the disapproval of drink is almost universal, notes......

Time to speak up: What women want from elections

Ahead of the upcoming elections, political parties have started announcing incentives to benefit women, but what do women truly seek for genuine gender parity, asks Nivedita Mookerji.......

'Believe me, nobody can do reassurance better than Mr Modi'

'You ain't seen anything yet,' EAM Jaishankar says about the India-US relationship.Abhijit J Masih reports from the Colors of Friendship event at India House in Washington, DC. IMAGE: External......

USISPF Or USIBC? Who Gets Modi's Vote?

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with the CEOs of 21 corporations in Washington, DC, June 25, 2017.In the back row (from left) is Mukesh Aghi, then president of the US-India Business......

Chennai Brains Behind Ford's Global Hits

'We participate in the design/development of components and systems for electric vehicles, internal combustion engines, and hybrid vehicles.' Photograph: David Dee Delgado/Reuters It was in August......

BSE 100 companies boost R&D, innovation challenges persist

Research and development (R&D) spending by BSE 100 companies has grown steadily, rising from 0.89 per cent of revenue in FY20 to 1.32 per cent in FY24, averaging around 1 per cent over the period......

Google investing $10 billion in India's digitisation fund: Pichai tells PM Modi

Internet giant Google is investing $10 billion in India's digitisation fund, its CEO Sundar Pichai has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a step that will recognise India's leadership on fintech......

Ashok Leyland's telematics is a next gen solution

Photograph: Kind courtesy ashokleyland.com Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja group and the second-largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in India, is all set to extend the......

Work on projects worth Rs 1,000 cr in full swing: Gift City

Global financial services hub Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) today said the work on four major projects worth Rs 1,000 crore has started. Construction work on 1.6 million square......

Melanie Griffith, Antonio Banderas to be divorced

A lowdown on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here. Photograph: Jemal Countess/Getty Images It seems like the season for breaking marriages as Antonio Banderas and Melanie......

Time right for the great American cricketing dream?

'Similar to baseball, a lot of the same things go on in it, pitchers have similar curve balls and all that. It is going to be a lot of fun' IMAGE: Indian cricket fans during the 1st T20......

Saina, Bindra among 45 athletes for Target Olympic Podium assistance

Seventeen shooters are among 45 athletes selected by the government for financial assistance under the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme. The government, on Tuesday, announced the names of the......

DDCA corruption storm: Sehwag, Gambhir back Jaitley

'Arun Jaitleyji was always available for players in case of any difficulty at any time' IMAGE: Gautuam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Reuters Top India players,......

Sports Ministry grants Rs 1.1 lakh to elite athletes

The Sports Ministry released financial assistance of Rs 1018.90 lakh on Monday from its National Sports Development Fund for imparting customised training to elite athletes, who are medal prospects......

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