India Rekindles Love Affair With Russia

EAM Jaishankar's mission is aimed at strengthening India's strategic autonomy in a complex international environment, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: External Affairs Minister Dr......

Is Sharad Pawar Buying Insurance?

Sharad Pawar reckons that the NCP has value as a united, going concern, not as a gaggle of leaders in search of followers, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Sharad Pawar, who stepped down as......

Is Biden Favouring Pakistan?

The US actions can be seen as a riposte to India's neutral position on the Ukraine crisis, its continuing import of Russian arms and oil thus undermining Western sanctions, argues Colonel Anil A......

China hardening its position along LAC: US Defence Secy

China is continuing to harden its position along the borders with India, United States Defence Secretary Lloyd James Austin said on Saturday, stressing that America stands by its friends as they......

RBI springs a surprise, keeps repo rates unchanged at 6.5%

After raising interest rate by a cumulative 250 basis points in 11 months, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday unexpectedly kept benchmark rate unchanged as global banking woes added......

Why Are Banks Wooing You?

When he didn't respond (Mr Saver has lost count of how many relationship managers he has had in the past few years!), the gentleman landed up at his doorstep and started pleading with him to open......

OPEC Puts Indian Economy On A Slippery Slope

Changes in global oil and gas rates matter more to India's economy than other major economies because the country imports around 87 per cent of its oil, half of its gas in the form of LNG, and over......

The looming winter of discontent that awaits India

The dreary, cold months from December to February may prove to be the undoing of many a nation as they grapple with sky-high fuel prices — a result of the Ukraine conflict and the pandemic.......

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......

India chase elusive title, kick off campaign against Kiwis

  IMAGE: Opener Smriti Mandhana will be one of the key factors to India's success at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Photograph: BCCI Women/X A stellar effort by senior stars would be mandatory......

T20 WC: All eyes on Kohli as India face Canada amid rain threat

IMAGE: Virat Kohli has struggled in seamer-friendly conditions with scores of 1, 4 and 0 in the first three matches of the T20 World Cup. Photograph: BCCI Star batter Virat Kohli's string of low......