Amid rains, a 24-hr struggle to clear main runway of Mumbai airport

Air India engineers braved incessant rains to pull out the 41-tonne aircraft which caused one of the biggest disruptions on the main runway since August 2011. Arindam Majumder reports.......

Meet India's new envoy to Pakistan

When Shiv Shankar Menon was named India's new foreign secretary on August 31, there was intense speculation over who would succeed him as high commissioner to Pakistan. The speculation ended more......

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's speech

Mr. Speaker, Sir It is my privilege to present the Budget for 2007-08. I. A MID-TERM REPORT CARD ON THE ECONOMY 2. In November 2006, the UPA Government crossed the midpoint of its term of office. A......

Outsourcing: Beyond Bangalore!

After 10 months of working with software developers in Bangalore, India, Bill Wood was ready to call it quits. The local engineers would start a project, get a few months' experience, and then bolt......

Start of 'acche din' for Indian boxing?

'Sports in India seems to be more about its administrators and politicians and less about the sportsperson. So I think it is worth an effort to professionalise it.' IMAGE: Shiva Thapa, left, with......