It's raining poll promises in TN but here's the catch

Back of the envelope calculations put government expense on each of the new schemes promised by the DMK and the AIADMK at tens of thousands of crores. But then, neither party has said how they are......

'All Indians have a big heart': See how big

Meet a Mumbai couple whose hearts are so big that they emptied out their entire savings to help feed the poor and needy during the COVID-19 pandemic IMAGE: Mizga and Faiyaz Shaikh distribute......

Unlock 1: Govt issues guidelines for offices, shrines, other places

Any employee residing in a COVID-19 containment zone should be allowed to work from home and not attend office till the time the area is denotified and that period will not be counted as leave, the......

CPEC: How Pakistan is losing out to China

'The accusation that Pakistan risks losing sovereignty to China is emotive and has the potential to spread.''China will, however, remain intent on achieving its strategic ambitions of acquiring......

Govt revises gold import data from April; cuts Nov figures by $5 bn to $9.84 bn

The government has revised gold import data, bringing down numbers for November by $5 billion to $9.84 billion, possibly to rectify double accounting of inbound shipments. IMAGE: Kindly note the......

50:50 Chance Of An RBI Rate Cut

'If it doesn't, it will continue with measures to infuse liquidity, signalling a new cycle,' predicts Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra meets Finance......

West Asia tensions stall India's plans to import crude oil from Iran

The latest flashpoint in West Asia has derailed India’s preliminary plans to resume crude oil imports from Iran, officials said. Photograph: Raheb Homavandi/Reuters In January, officials of......

'Banks must be prepared for providing UPI credit'

'A credit line on UPI is going to make banks think about credit fundamentally as they digitise the credit process entirely.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Phonepe Bengaluru-based Zeta, which provides......

Rooney is a troubled soul: Sir Alex Ferguson

Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson believes his star striker Wayne Rooney has been a troubled soul. Rooney has gone from Player of the Year to a flop for England and Manchester United and a......

How the Women in Blue make India proud

The celebrations after the 2017 World Cup went on for the next few months.But there was one question that the Indian cricketers failed to respond to in their interviews. 'What was their next......

Football Briefs: Legendary Buffon will play last game for Juve on Saturday

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Juventus' Gianluigi Buffon during the warm up. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Italy's talismanic goalkeeper Gianluigi......