Defeats in sports dominated by China at previous Olympics have left the country in an unfamiliar third place on the medals table, with some predicting that Rio 2016 could witness the lowest haul in two decades.
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The IAF faces a 'fighter gap' of 13 squadrons. The IAF would be caught seriously short in a two-front war -- the worst-case planning contingency in which China and Pakistan attack India simultaneously, points out Ajai Shukla.
Studying wolves' howls could reveal how human language evolved.
The recognition that content - video in particular - will be the next big thing in the telecom wars requires no rocket science.
'If the RBI had done the right things, these mistakes would not have happened in banks, public or private,' says Ajay Shah.
The transition to a single, nationwide tax on goods and services will streamline business and boost the economy by tearing down barriers between 31 states and union territories.
'We will fight hatred with love, we will fight bigotry with inclusivity. And today I am a Muslim too.' New Yorkers by the thousand, representing myriad backgrounds and faiths, converged on Times Square, to let Muslims know their fellow Americans stood by them.
J Jagannath on how he expects to see the Trump effect at the Academy Awards.
Forget running miles on the treadmill and hours on the elliptical, these workouts will keep you on your toes.
The implementation of the policy would require public health spending to rise to nearly 2.5 per cent of the gross domestic product, from the present dismal one per cent, with the Centre bearing about 40 per cent of it.
Love, fear, sadness, and many more, seen through the filmi lens.
India is free, certainly, and has been so for 70 years. But are Indians free-spirited? asks Shreekant Sambrani.
The trio, 'twin shocks' of demonetisation and GST, 'twin balance sheet' problem that has been weakening India's banking system and the 'twin deficit' problem will continue to challenge economic management and performance in the year ahead, says Shankar Acharya.
Ram V Sutar, 89, has already created more than 200 distinct statues, many of them massive. Now, he is a leading contender for the commission to produce the world's largest statue: A 597-foot tall rendering of Sardar Patel, an independence leader who played a crucial role in uniting India's fractious states.
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A month after the worst natural calamity in Uttarakhand, the state government, which is grappling with a myriad of daunting tasks, on Tuesday started distributing compensation to the next of the kin of those killed in the devastating floods.
The close-onto four years (since November 2015) Peter has spent in Arthur Road jail, central Mumbai, in judicial custody, have taken their toll, lending him a bit of a melancholy stoop, a laborious gait and a tired face, turning him prematurely into a much older man than his nearly 64 years. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.
T Thomas, former chairman of Hindustan Unilever, passed away March 2.
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Neither emotions nor a structured approach to addressing critical issues came out in Kamal Hassan's inaugural speech on Wednesday, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
President Trump said that he has great love for young immigrants who came to America as children.
Fairfax Financial Holdings made three investments in a month
The govt will have to clear hurdles to push GST by March 2015.
The startling story of how a bitter ex-girlfriend helped capture artifacts raider Subhash Kapoor.
Nandini Gupta who interned at an IT firm explains how Artificial Intelligence can change our future.
...because their design did not get a thumbs up from motorcycling enthusiasts here
The story of Thagararu moves along at a brisk pace with lots of comedy and well defined roles for all the characters.
The third Bonjour India is coming to 33 cities!
'Beef-eating is the new media frenzy that is being orchestrated to wrongly implicate the BJP government and is reminiscent of the false anti-Christian acts highlighted by the media when the BJP first came to power in 1996,' says Vivek Gumaste.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the White House for the private dinner hosted by President Barack Obama, India and the US on Monday issued a vision statement "Chalein Saath Saath: Forward Together We Go" that called for a joint endeavour for prosperity and peace.
The world had almost completely forgotten about Partition, and many never learned about it, says Guneeta Singh Bhalla, the woman who founded the 1947 Partition Archive.
"But we are concerned about human rights and we make sure rights of people are not violated," he said.
Are the National Awards are bending over backwards trying to celebrate popular cinema, simply in order to gain more relevance and eyeballs, asks Raja Sen.
With one million users in Brazil, and 35,000 here in India within three weeks -- are we going to witness an encore from Orkut Bykkkten?
The auto industry expects lower taxes and interest rates from Budget 2015.
Expressing anguish over "vile views" about women aired by people well placed in society and rape victims preferring to suffer silently than report to the police, Delhi high court on Monday warned that "the buck should stop here" as women have continued to suffer gender bias even six decades after Independence.
With digital technology, the I-T department's ability to catch tax evaders has increased many times.
