Russia to build 12 N-reactors, sell 29-MiGs

Giving a fillip to their ties, India and Russia today signed 19 pacts, including three in civil nuclear field and one for purchase of 29 MiG-29 fighters besides inking the revised agreement on......

'Navy will be leaner force with more punch'

The Indian Navy is on course to becoming a leaner force with augmented weapon, sensor and network-centric competence to give it endurance, punch and extended operational range, Chief of Naval Staff......

'New Delhi does not have real military options'

India should review its Kashmir policy for itself, not for others, C Christine Fair, senior political scientist, RAND Corporation, tells KS Manjunath. How would US President Barack Obama reorient......

Full Text: What Prez Obama said at the State of the Union Address

Read the full transcript of President Obama’s State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington. As prepared for delivery - Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of......

Sebi wants voting rights for ADR/GDR investors

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India wants to end the practice of placing restrictive clauses by companies which strip their ADR/GDR investors of voting rights. The Sebi board......

New Silk Route tries to come out of Rajat Gupta's shadow

New Silk Route, private equity major, is trying hard to come out of the shadows of co-founder Rajat Gupta, who has been accused of providing tips to another co-founder, convicted insider trader,......

Industry wants palm oil under plantation crop

Indian vegetable oil industry consists of 15,000 oil mills, 600 solvent extraction units, 600 vegetable oil refineries and 250 vanaspati units spread across the country crushing / processing......

Now small investors can influence corporate decisions

Few retail shareholders think it is important to attend annual general meetings (AGM). "Our participation does not matter, anyway," many lament. So, the cost of attending, including travel and......

Can KKR continue momentum against Gujarat Titans?

  IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders were clinical in their last win over RCB on Wednesday. Photograph: BCCI A resurgent Gujarat Titans, boasting a power-packed bowling unit, will come in the way of......

Those Sunny days

Cricketing ignoramuses, reared on a diet of watching batsmen plundering runs against poor teams and listless bowlers on batting paradises, tend to believe that opening the innings is damn easy. But......