Kanimozhi, A Raja, 15 others acquitted in 2G scam

A Special Central Bureau of Investigation court in New Delhi on Thursday acquitted former telecom minister A Raja, Dravida Munnetra Kazagham MP Kanimozhi and all other accused in the......

An India-Israel reset is overdue

India-Israel relations are at a crossroads. Simply chanting old hackneyed mantras on terrorism, secularism, democracy, et al, won’t suffice. There is danger of stagnation setting in, says......

Why Papua New Guinea is critical to India's 'Act East' policy

President Pranab Mukherjee’s recent visit to the Pacific Island nation is path-breaking, but much more needs to be done, says Dr Rahul Mishra.   With an aim to widen the horizons of......

'Don't know why the govt calls Greenpeace anti-national'

'We are facing a crackdown for more than a year. Our permission to collect funds was cancelled. Our bank accounts were frozen.' 'We believe that our work in India is very important. We want to be......

Solar scheme: 1 cr families to save Rs 18K cr a year, says FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said  Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana will enable one crore families to get up to 300 units of free electricity monthly and help them save up to......

Vax king Poonawalla shells out Rs 1,400 crore to snap up London villa

Serum Institute of India chief Adar Poonawalla will pay £138 million (about Rs 1,444 crore) for a Mayfair mansion in London in one of the city’s most expensive home sales of the year,......

How Adani Saga Affects Indian Banks

While the collapse of a large financial intermediary can wreak havoc on the system because of the interconnectivity, a large business conglomerate too can play spoilsport if the banks have too much......

Bad loan resolution: Is crony capitalism at play?

One smells a rat when cases are settled for too small a price offered either by the highest bidder or the promoter -- within and outside the legal ambit of insolvency process, observes Tamal......