India needn't match China bullet for bullet

All that India must aim for is to match China's military prowess adjusted to equal Beijing's India-specific military capability, argues Vivek Gumaste in the concluding segment of his column. Part......

Speak in one voice in times of external threat

'It is nobody's contention that uncomfortable questions regarding national security should not be raised. But that is a topic for another day and another time when the immediate threat has faded,'......

Hong Kong's battle for freedom is a little too late

Even if the extradition bill has been suspended, Beijing will eventually impose its system on Hong Kong, observes Nitin Pai. IMAGE: Protesters demonstrate on a street outside the Hong Kong Police......

Srinija Srinivasan in Presidential Scholars panel

President Barack Obama last week appointed Srinija Srinivasan, one of the three co-founders of Yahoo! Inc, as a member of the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars.Chandigarh-born......

The other Son

Taizo Son, SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son's youngest brother, is also planning to enter India. Alnoor Peermohamed and Raghu Krishnan find out more about his plans. The elder Son, SoftBank's......

Verizon finalises $5-billion deal to buy Yahoo

  The deal with Verizon, which is subject to approval by Yahoo's shareholders, regulatory and other approvals, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017. Verizon Communications on......

Sensex ends in red, Nifty at new closing high; bank stocks shine

The 30-share Sensex lost 12 points to end at 29,559 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 4 points to close at 8,914. Markets came off their record highs and the benchmark Sensex ended its eight day......

Some unhappy Yahoo investors asking AOL for rescue

At least two top-10 Yahoo Inc shareholders are so unhappy with Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's turnaround efforts that they are making a direct plea to AOL Inc CEO Tim Armstrong to explore a merger......

When boys took up macho roles

Who doesn't love a makeover? Shahid Kapur clearly wants one. Apparently fed up with his boyish image, the actor hopes to turn macho for Ken Ghosh's latest movie, Yahoo. It seems the actor......

If I were Harry Potter for a day

We had asked you what you do If you were Harry Potter for a day.We received tons of responses. Some said they would do make the world a better place to live in. Some said they would enjoy a trip of......