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How Dr Manmohan Singh became India's 'reforms' man

He drew the roadmap of India's economic reform, unshackled it from the licence raj and pulled it back from the brink when even its gold reserve was pledged. IMAGE: Former Prime Minister Dr......

Arms dealer Bhandari sues French firm for unpaid cut in Indian deal

Sanjay Bhandari, an accused arms dealer wanted in India on money laundering and tax evasion charges, is pursuing a separate legal battle of his own in France over an alleged unpaid cut from a large......

India's Omicron tally near 1,200, Maha cases at 450, community spread in Delhi

India's tally of the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID on Thursday crossed 1,000 on the back of Maharashtra reporting its highest single-day infection with the new strain, as states......

Mumbai, Delhi, Guj report big spike in new Covid cases

Mumbai, Delhi and Gujarat on Wednesday recorded a big spike in fresh COVID-19 cases--their highest since the May-June period -- while Punjab reported the first case of the Omicron variant to take......

How Modi Lost The Plot

Perhaps the BJP will win the UP elections, but that will be a political win and will leave the problems on the ground from the economy to national security to disaffected farmers and minorities......

Sunny skies await Indian aviation?

The trails of mega-mergers, tailwinds of expanding fleets, flights and airports will dot the fast-growing Indian aviation firmament in 2025, though the dark clouds of supply chain woes will persist......

The bizarre tale of Cairn retro tax

The levy of retrospective tax on the UK's Cairn Energy Plc is a tale of bizarre twists and turns that saw its attached shares being sold in May 2018 amid the passing of the baton from a full-time......

Hindujas's 1.2 Billion Project Makes Waves

'Our family philosophy is to build a bridge between India and Britain.' IMAGE: Britain's Old War Office is spread over 580,000 square feet and rises to seven floors. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

What the future holds for the economy

Will people buy as many cars as before if more office-goers are working from home? How much existing office space in commercial buildings will become surplus, and what will that mean for the......

Textile hub Tirupur in trouble as world brands cut down export orders

MotherCare, the baby and maternity clothes retailer that annually sourced garments worth Rs 100 crore from a single exporter in Tirupur, filed for bankruptcy in the UK and will close all its 79......

18 years on, meet KBC's 1st Crorepati

'I lived the life of a rockstar for a couple of months.' IMAGE: Harshvardhan Nawathe shows off his cheque. Harshvardhan Nawathe was the first contestant to win Rs 1 crore on the first season of......

Amy Winehouse's ex-hubby won't get a penny from her fortune

Amy Winehouse had completed all the legal formalities to ensure that her former husband Blake Fielder-Civil does not get a penny from her fortune following their divorce in 2009. Her fortune was......

Vihari is arranging hospital beds for COVID patients

Never imagined getting hospital bed would be so difficult: Vihari IMAGE: Hanuma Vihari has used his Twitter handle to amplify appeals for help. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images Crushing......

Cricket's alive again, but it's action minus atmosphere

'Ghost-like stands repel rather than attract audiences,' observes Ashis Ray. IMAGE: Day four of the 1st #RaiseTheBat Test match between England and the West Indies at The Ageas Bowl in......

India's most decorated sportsperson ever

'By the time he gets done, he'll not only be the best player of his generation, but the best ever.''It'll take another 100 years for someone to break his records.'Dhruv Munjal salutes the......

Major Ashish Malik: From patrolling in Imphal to silver lining in Jakarta

IMAGE: Indian Equestrian team won silver in the eventing category at the recently-concluded Asian Games. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters In the famous 19th century novel 'Black Beauty' by......

English cricket moves closer to setting up IPL rival

'What we are doing here is future-proofing country cricket. I don't think it's so much a gamble, I think it's about looking into the future and saying what do we want our business and our game to......

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