Rajeev Srinivasan on the reasons for xenophobia

Lenovo is a Chinese company that surprised everyone when they picked up giant IBM's desktop and laptop computer business for a song. The fact that the iconic IBM PC had passed on to a Chinese......

UN in a fix over Volcker papers

The United Nations is under increasing pressure to ensure the availability to investigators of documents on which Volcker Committee based its findings on alleged involvement of individuals and......

US-Syria: Unilateralism and morality of convenience

The past record of attacks by the Americans has been such that it would take a monumental task for them to get the rest of the world to believe in at attack on Syria. As such, in history books,......

'Britain created Pakistan'

'The creation of Pakistan was integral to Britain's grand strategy.''If they were to ever leave India, Britain's military planners had made it clear that they needed to retain a foothold in the......

RIL's Q2 net falls 5% on weak O2C business

Reliance Industries Ltd, India's most valuable company, on Monday reported a 5 per cent fall in the July-September quarter net profit as weak oil refining and petrochemical business hurt......

Oil companies stop producing premium petrol, diesel

State-owned oil companies have virtually stopped producing premium or branded petrol and diesel as sales have plunged due to huge differential in rates when compared with non-branded or ordinary......

Champions of investor trust: 10 stocks with institutional seal of approval

Equity investments by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) in the Indian market have shown a mixed trend over the past six months. Illustration: Uttam......

After Reliance-bp, Nayara Energy sells petrol, diesel at Re 1 less than PSUs

After Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner bp plc of the UK, Nayara Energy - the nation's largest private fuel retailer - has started selling petrol and diesel at Re 1 less than the fuel sold by......

'I never like watching my films'

'I don't look forward to seeing my films because this only sort of gives me a deep sense of dissatisfaction that I could have done better, and I lose my self-confidence.' IMAGE: Satyajit Ray in......

Who was Mangal Pandey?

For the few who think of Mangal Pandey as just another character role played by Aamir Khan, a quick lesson in history:So, he's not a fictional character?Of course not. Born in the village of Nagwa,......