'Sab khatam... There is no chance we will return to Afghanistan ever'

"I had to run, else the Taliban would have killed me. Everything ends here. I could not bring my family along," Afghan intelligence officer Asif said in broken Hindi as tears welled up in his eyes,......

Taliban attacks don't deter Afghan election

The election seem to have been conducted without any major security lapses.However, in the coming weeks, the military situation in Kandahar could tilt in the Taliban's favour, notes Aveek Sen.......

Musharraf says he 'managed freedom fighters' in Kashmir

Pakistan’s former dictator General Pervez Musharraf has said his administration ‘managed freedom fighters’ in Kashmir but later realised a political process was needed to......

Bomb Taliban targets in Afghanistan: Pak army chief tells US

Pakistan's powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif has asked the United States to target the hideouts of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan terrorists and their chief Mullah Fazlullah in Afghanistan.......

RBI allows retail investors to enter G-sec market, opens borrowing tap for govt

In a major move aimed at encouraging small investors to become direct investors in government bonds or stated simply to an infinite source of lending to the government, the Reserve Bank on Friday......

Bond market freezes amid coronavirus scare

The volume in the anonymous trading platform, NDS-OM, was Rs 7,210 crore - less than half the normal volume, but not as bad as the start of the day indicated. India’s bond market saw no......

RBI plans to speed up cheque clearance. Here's how

The cheque truncation system, which is currently operational at the major clearing houses of the country, has stabilised well and it has made large efficiency gains: RBI In a bid to accelerate......

Fifth lot gold bonds to open on Sep 1 for 9 days

The 5th tranche of Sovereign Gold Bonds will open for nine days from September 1, through which the government aims to attract a large number of investors to curb the demand for physical gold.......

Highest partnership in an overseas Test

The 303 run-partnership between Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman for the fifth wicket is the highest partnership for any wicket for India in an 'away' Test. The previous best was 255 run-partnership......