M R Srinivasan focused on the peaceful use of nuclear power at a time when the popular view among the 'hawks' was that India should build a nuclear arsenal as a deterrent. IMAGE: Dr Malur Ramasamy......
'A man with a gun commanded respect. I thought if I also got a gun, I could save my family.''With this thought, I went to Pakistan and got training there.' IMAGE: Mushtaq Ahmed Bhat. Photograph:......
The Indian Army still uses old British-era names and recruits soldiers based on caste or region, which hurts national unity, argues Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd). Illustrations: Dominic......
The five working groups announced byPrime MinisterManmohan Singh at the second round table conference in Srinagar in the last week of May are likely to be headed by the former chief justice of the......
The high point of the 19 Shastri months was the 22-day war that he fought against great odds and won in principle, even if military historians often call it a stalemate. Pakistan saw a great......
Ride-hailing unicorn Rapido is quickly scaling up its four-wheeler segment, which now contributes up to 25 per cent of its total bookings. Photograph: Courtesy, Rapido Bike Aravind Sanka,......
The Union government on Thursday appointed Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey as the 11th chairman of the capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). IMAGE: Tuhin......
Seasoned bureaucrat and a stickler for rules Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey will be at the helm of capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), for three years.......
'We don't have to compete with Maharashtra or Gujarat. We have to now start thinking about how we compete with the United States or China.' IMAGE: Vehicles pass through the security check at the......
'When Prime Minister Modi met President Trump, they agreed to initiate a bilateral trade dialogue.''It makes sense to give these negotiations a chance.' IMAGE: US President Donald Trump boards Air......
Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi indies and some of the best work that is being done in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali cinema. On one hand......