Houthi Attacks Won't Affect India's Fuel Supplies

Most of India's oil supplies are expected to stay safe because of the country's good relations with both Russia and Iran. That would take care of over a third of India's supplies. IMAGE: A missile......

Is India Distancing Itself From Israel?

India's voting pattern in the United Nations with regard to the Israel-Palestine conflict is lately marked by a calibrated distancing from Israel, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE:......

Will find attackers of merchant navy ships even from depths of seas: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday vowed to ferret out the perpetrators of the attacks on merchant navy ships MV Chem Pluto and MV Sai Baba even from the "depths of the seas" and take tough......

Will attacks on ships in Red Sea affect India?

'Given that the situation is quickly escalating, such attacks will affect the flow of crude in the short term from West Asia' Subhayan Chakraborty and Dhruvaksh Saha report. IMAGE: A view of the......

Houthi attacks on Russian oil tankers complicate things for Indian refiners

The unexpected missile attack on a second India-bound ship carrying Russian crude, just three weeks after the first, has complicated matters for domestic refiners. Image: Houthi military......

Half of top economists expect world economy to weaken in '24

More than half (56 per cent) of chief economists expect the global economy to weaken in 2024, with most saying the pace of geo-economic fragmentation will accelerate, according to the latest......

Who Can Dethrone The US Dollar?

Policymakers should aspire to restore the pre-Independence environment where the rupee was trusted and used all over South Asia, in Southeast Asia, in West Asia, and in East Africa, suggests Ajay......

Indians' funds in Swiss banks soars by 50% to over Rs 30,000 cr

Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to a 14-year-high of 3.83 billion Swiss francs (over Rs......

How Will Rs 125 Crore be Divided?

IMAGE: Team India lift the ICC T20 World Championship after beating South Africa in the final at Bridgetown, Barbados, June 29, 2024. Photograph: BCCI/X The Indian players will each take home Rs 5......

Champions Trophy to be held entirely in Pakistan: PCB

IMAGE: PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said Pakistan will upgrade its stadiums in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy. Photograph: PCB/X The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has......

'No unity, worst I've ever seen': Kirsten slams Pakistan

IMAGE: Gary Kirsten, who guided India to ODI World Cup triumph in 2011, pulled no punches in his assessment of the Pakistan team after being eliminated from the ongoing T20 showpiece. Photograph:......

Lara on how to save Tests in time of flourishing franchise leagues

IMAGE: 'I like the Test Championship and I think it is important to make sure that the game remains relevant.' Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Admitting that T20 leagues have devoured a lot of......

One of the strongest people I know: Nayar backs Shreyas amid career setbacks

IMAGE: Abhishek Nayar hailed Shreyas Iyer's ability to deal with the recent career setbacks . Photograph: BCCI Ahead of his side's Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians, Kolkata......