China's Military Upgrade A Cause Of Concern

The further expansion and upgrade of the Chinese military does not augur well for India, which continues to confront an increasingly belligerent China on its borders, notes former foreign secretary......

Disastrous Decisions, Achievements: Pervez Musharraf's Mixed Legacy

Learning perhaps from the Kargil debacle, Musharraf tried hard to evolve as a statesman in his dealings with India, recalls Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W. IMAGE: Former......

Lankan forces raid protesters' camp; 9 held, several injured

Sri Lankan security forces raided the main anti-government protest camp at the President's Secretariat in Colombo early on Friday, arresting nine people and injuring several others, as the......

Imran Khan seeks fresh polls in Pak after stunning Punjab win

Imran Khan on Monday demanded 'free and fair' general elections in Pakistan to rid the country from political instability, hours after the former prime minister's party scripted a stunning victory......

RBI is 80! Milestones of an illustrious journey

Image: RBI completes 80 years. Photograph: Reuters     The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), established through the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, commenced operations in 1935. ......

The Rs 30,000 crore fight over gas

A Texas company will submit a report by June on whether a company controlled by RIL 'stole' natural gas from the wells where ONGC is contracted to operate in the KG basin, as alleged by ONGC.......

Bribery, bad loans and India's nationalised banks

The incidence of corruption cases can be checked to a large extent if the suggestions already available with RBI and the government are taken seriously, says Shyamal Majumdar.Reserve Bank of......

India, China can achieve trade goals: Prez

President Pratibha Patil on Thursday said there was enough scope for both India and China to achieve their economic and trade aspirations simultaneously, especially among ASEAN countries. "Laos......

Sporting leaders back proposals to give more powers to WADA

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants to give more power to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in the fight against drug-cheating by athletes, it said on Saturday. The IOC said it was......

WADA to oversee anti-doping programme at CWG

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) director-general David Howman has credited India for its efforts at closely monitoring the dope menace among its athletes. "India's National Anti-Doping Agency has......