India, A Miracle And A Wonder

'There are many things we need to work on.''At the heart of it is, one, the extent of inequality, which is not good for democracy and nation; two, a structural decline on how a country ought to......

India, US special forces hold mega exercise in HP, focus on anti-terror ops

The special forces of India and the US carried out a three-week mega exercise primarily focusing on counter-terror operations in Himachal Pradesh's Bakloh. IMAGE: Image used for representational......

Japan PM's Ukraine visit overshadows Xi-Putin talks, upsets China

China on Tuesday hit out at Japan after its Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Ukraine and overshadowed Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting with his Russian counterpart......

India Sees 8 Aviation Accidents Every Year

The number of serious incidents has more than doubled in the last seven years. *IMAGE: Aeroplane manufacturers also play an important role in ensuring safety standards are maintained. Photograph:......

Zambia copper mine: Vedanta scouts for fundraise options

Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta Resources (VRL), which has hired Standard Chartered Bank to raise funds for its Konkola copper mine assets, says it is engaging with several potential partners for both......

Mahindra, Standard Chartered in JV to build residences

An investment arm of UK's Standard Chartered Bank has made an entry into Indian real estate by signing a joint venture with Mahindra Lifespace Developers, the realty arm of the Mahindra Group.......

The RBI Story: 90 Years And Going Strong

Of the eight RBI governors who have held office since the 1991 economic liberalisation, Bimal Jalan had the longest stint and S Venkitaramanan, the shortest. Current Governor Shaktikanta Das will......

Standard Chartered to focus on small towns

Standard Chartered Bank plans to focus on tier-II and tier-III cities and expects contribution from such towns to its total business volume to surge to 40 per cent from over 20 per cent now. To......

Weather holds the key: Kenyan marathoner

Kenya's long-distance runner John Ekiru Kelai said the weather would play an important role in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon on Sunday. "My biggest worry is the weather because it's going......

Mumbai marathon rope in IAAF to ratify results

With the Athletics Federation of India cold shouldering the eighth Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon to be held on January 16 next year, international athletics body AFI's representative would......