Corporates relax as campaigning ends in Chhattisgarh

The high-pitched election speeches skipped corporate issues, unlike during the assembly polls about four months ago.R Krishna Das reports. IMAGE: A bride shows her inked finger at Rajnandgaon in......

BOOM! BOOM! Army gets big boost

'After decades, there is movement on multiple fronts in artillery development. Now let us see how quickly we can get these guns into service.'Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: The K9 VAJRA-T, a tracked......

What makes Tuticorin agitation different from others

Mass agitations are not particularly uncommon in India. But a mass agitation led by an environment-related issue that has gone out of hand is not something that can be easily recalled. Ishita Ayan......

Markets end flat in volatile trade ahead of RBI's rate decision

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed flat in a volatile trade on Wednesday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of RBI's interest rate decision on Thursday. Photograph: Danish......

Will Tata Steel's global stride with new deal aid profitability?

It was August 2007. Tata Steel was turning 100. Jamshedpur, its hometown, had an air of celebration. Photograph: Andrew Yates/Reuters The line-up for the special event included the launch of Air......

Tata Steel investment positive for UK ops, but stock has not moved much

Tata Steel UK is reformatting its operations in Port Talbot by investing £1.25 billion in an electric arc furnace facility with the UK government contributing £500 million. Photograph:......

Tata Steel to bid for iron ore mines ahead of expiry of leases in 2030

Tata Steel has built an iron ore chest of nearly 600 million tonnes (mt) and will look for more as it prepares for life beyond 2030 when its legacy captive mines come up for auction. Photograph:......