Abe Shinzo: A giant departs Japanese politics

'There shall be no change in India-Japan ties,' predicts Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at the news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, August......

Why 7,000 shoes are lined up on the US Capitol lawn

Seven thousand. That’s the number of children that have died owing to gun violence since the Sandy Hook school massacre in December 2012 in the United States of America. And to mark this......

Trump's top economic advisor resigns after trade dispute

White House’s top economic adviser Gary Cohn on Wednesday resigned over his differences with United States President Donald Trump on trade policy, in another high-profile resignation. IMAGE:......

'Ram Rahim verdict shows no one is above the law'

'We realised that the government and police were shielding the Dera chief.'  'From 2002 to now, irrespective of which political party, the Dera has always been protected.' A special Central......

Despite wars in Europe and West Asia, oil shock fears yet to materialise

The oil industry experienced three upheavals between 1973 and 1991, which seem to be etched in the memory of the industry’s decision makers. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters Naturally, at the......

A new fintech world is upon us amid funding drought, lower valuations

In January, Visa’s chief executive officer, Al Kelly, said during an earnings call that “there’s been a burst of the balloon in valuations in the fintech world”.......

Why is the stockmarket reacting like this?

'If the epidemic is sharply contained in a month or two, we have a huge buying opportunity.''If not, we are staring at a serious economic crisis, the contours of which we are totally unaware of,'......

Bond yields rally in May on rate cut hopes

The bond market expects at least 25 basis points cut in the June 6 policy. Since the beginning of May, 10-year bond yields have fallen 28 basis points, as investors factor in sharp rate cuts by......

30 RD Burman Gems You May Not Have Heard

Rahul Dev Burman made enough music to last a million lifetimes. As it happens in the case of every prolific artist, some of his work received more love than others. When one thinks of RD classics,......

'Nitin Desai was the best at what he did'

IMAGE: Nitin Chandrakant Desai, right, with Hema Malini. Photograph: Kind courtesy Hema Malini/Twitter Film personalities on Wednesday condoled the demise of celebrated art director Nitin Desai,......

'It is only when love dies that you start blaming the other'

'Love, be it between a boy and a girl or your passion for your craft, carries with it no complaints.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nawazuddin Siddique/Instagram An interview with Nawazuddin Siddiqui......

Babil Khan Is Already In Primary School!

'Qala is the only film in my career where I will be taking baby steps.' IMAGE: Babil Khan in Qala. Irrfan Khan's son Babil Khan makes his acting debut in Anvita Dutt's Netflix film Qala. "I was......