'China will be given a bloody nose'

'They will continue to keep pricking at places where both of us are sensitive and keep the LAC alive.' IMAGE: The Indian Army conducts field firing under quasi battle conditions. Photograph: Kind......

Onboard INS Vikrant, Rajnath talks of Chinese threat

In a projection of India's growing maritime prowess, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday addressed the top naval commanders onboard the country's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant......

Defence ministry report ignores Ladakh stand-off

The ministry's year-end review is silent on the continued occupation by Chinese troops of territory that India has always claimed and patrolled, reports Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: Indian Army soldiers......

How Vajpayee made India a nuclear superpower

Vajpayee had always felt that India must act with conviction and panache.He decided that, irrespective of the attendant risks, he would undertake what many felt was a precarious course.A......

It's status quo! Key takeaways from RBI rate review

Headed by Urjit Patel, MPC for the fourth straight time kept the repo rate unchanged, at which it lends to the banks, at 6.25 per cent. The reverse repo, at which RBI borrows, will be 6 per cent.......

'For better growth figures, we need healthier banks'

'We are in favour of reasonable taxation'. 'Raising gross domestic product growth above 7-8% would be a challenge.' 'Unions should understand the importance of job creation'. The National......

Sensex slides 285 points on weak FY16 growth forecast; IT, metal stocks disappoint

After posting gains for four straight sessions benchmark indices 1% lower as investors booked profits after the government lowered 2015-16 GDP growth forecast lower to 7-7.5% from 8-8.1% earlier.......

'RBI will link further cuts to inflation, fiscal stance'

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) India's central bank kept its key repo lending rate unchanged at 6.75 per cent on Tuesday, as widely expected, after consumer inflation picked up to a four-month......