Tsari Yatra May Help Ease India China Tensions

Why can't the Indian government propose to the Chinese a corridor circumambulating the Holy Mountain where people from both sides could perform the yatra again? asks Claude Arpi. IMAGE: India's......

Liberalization: How Dr Singh Convinced Narasimha Rao

'I had to persuade him. I think he was a sceptic to begin with, but later on he was convinced that what we were doing was the right thing to do, that there was no other way out.' A revealing......

Do you support BJP's 'wrongdoings'?: Kejriwal writes to RSS chief

Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal has written a letter to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, alleging distribution of money and deletion of names of Purvanchali and Dalit voters......

7 Years Later, Bhima Koregaon Revisited

With all the evasions, one assertion made by the Pune (Rural) police stood out: They had found no connection of the Elgar Parishad with the violent incidents of January 1, 2018. Yet, the case......

Will AI, Like Y2K, Be Gamechanger For Indian IT Cos?

'The race is now on for Indian IT firms to develop their AI prowess and focus on a software-first approach to services as the people element becomes more complicated with Trump's expected new......

Siemens stock drops rapidly as management flags growth challenges ahead

Siemens’s share price has lost ground in the past few sessions following weak management commentary. Photograph: Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters The management indicated challenges to the......

Despite short-term blip, Sun Pharma remains favourite among investors

Around six weeks ago, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, India’s largest drugmaker, suffered a setback, which led to a selloff in the share. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The US......

Manmohan Singh's reforms transformed India, unshackled economy: Economists

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 1991 Budget unshackled India's economy, significantly enhancing the economic prospects for hundreds of millions of Indians, first deputy managing director of......

'I Wanted Waheeda Rehman For Ankur'

'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.' IMAGE: Shabana Azmi in Ankur. Shyam Benegal started his film career with the brilliant Ankur. The 1974 film not......

Has Fatherhood Changed Varun?

'Before I shot a big rain fight in Kerala, Atlee called and warned me, 'If you don't want to do a stunt, don't do it.' He said the same thing to Kalees.''Later he told me that he was worried we......

Why India coach Gambhir's position is 'not safe'

'He was never BCCI's first choice.' IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir with Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep. Photograph: BCCI As Indian cricket deals with the fading form of its two stalwarts in......

PIX: Aus thump India at MCG, take 2-1 lead

Images from Day 5 in the fourth Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday. SCORECARD   IMAGE: Australia players celebrate after beating India on Day 5 of the......

Can India Conjure Gabba Magic Again?

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates Sam Konstas' wicket on Day 4 of the fourth Test in Melbourne on Sunday, December 29, 2024. Photograph: BCCI/X The more relevant statistic is that in 2020-2021,......

How Indian Tennis Lost Its Way in 2024

IMAGE: India's top singles player Sumit Nagal's decision to pull out of ties against both Pakistan and Sweden was a bit baffling. Photograph:  Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters Disillusioned......

India's weak bowling could cost series: Pujara warns

The ability to take 20 wickets is not that good in Indian team: Cheteshwar Pujara IMAGE: The visitors have been relying heavily on pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah to get them wickets. Photograph:......