UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to......

Day after Jamaat-e-Islami bar, govt bans 2 more J-K groups for 5 yrs

The government Wednesday banned two factions of the Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir for five years for their anti-India and pro-Pakistan propaganda, and asking people to refrain from taking......

Manmohan vs Modi Debate: India Is The Loser

False and acrimonious debates such as Modi versus Manmohan might allow for victories that are political and partisan.But the real loser is the nation, India and Bharat, notes Arvind Subramanian,......

Red Fort's Tryst With India's Destiny

Jawaharlal Nehru did not unfurl the Tricolour at the Red Fort on August 15, 1947.But, in a gesture of nationalistic symbolism -- one that has endured by repetition over the 76 years of independent......

India's plan to produce ethanol from 2G sources delayed

India’s plan to produce ethanol from second-generation (2G) sources -- mainly farm waste -- is taking time to materialise even as the government is set to dedicate to the nation on Wednesday......

Demand slowdown, global uncertainties impacting India's exports

Subdued demand from developed countries and blocs like the US and EU is impacting exports of key sectors including engineering, gems and jewellery and may have implications on India's exports in......

What Went Wrong For Cyrus Mistry At Tatas

If Cyrus's protestations of having no knowledge of his imminent dismissal are to be taken at face value, he was extraordinarily naive and insulated from the ground reality.There were enough straws......

'Seeding of Mobile SIMs with Aadhaar an incentive'

Government will start linking of mobile SIM cards with Aadhaar number in the next two months which would be an incentive for subscribers as they can avail a host of services, a top government......

India miss archery medal due to US visa delay

The Indian women's compound archery side was forced to miss the season-opening World Cup Stage 1 event in the USA due to a visa delay, a setback that "cost the team a medal, believes national coach......

Satish-Aadya: Climbing rankings while embracing trials

Just 18 months after pairing up, the young mixed doubles pair of Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath rise to World No 33.   IMAGE: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath......

Can India's archers finally end Olympics jinx?

IMAGE: India's archers have never been able to go past the quarter-final hurdle at the Olympic Games. Photograph: World Archery/Instagram A different year and another Games, but for Indian......

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 6

IMAGE: Swapnil Kusale earned India its first-ever Olympic medal in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions shooting at the Paris Games on Thursday. Photograph: ANI Little-known shooter Swapnil Kusale did well......

India women win compound archery team World Cup gold

IMAGE: The world No. 1 Indian compound women's archery team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami won their third successive Archery World Cup gold medal, beating Turkey in the......