Countries where Islamic State is still a major threat

Driven from its self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State is down but not out. Where once they confronted armies, the extremist Islamist group's adherents have now staged hit-and-run......

Powerful winning images from the World Press Photo Awards

The best in international photojournalism was recently announced by World Press Photo’s Annual Photo Contest.  Despite fierce competition, the jury was forced to select just a handful of......

Why ISIS fascinates young Muslims

In the worst terror attack this year, ISIS terrorists killed 305 Muslims and wounded over a hundred others at a Sufi mosque in Bir al-Abed on Friday, November 24.'It is important to destroy, to......

The Kurds helped defeat ISIS, but does the world care?

'The war against ISIS is what earned the Kurds global recognition of being some of the best fighters that overshadowed regular armies,' points out Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd). IMAGE: Kurdish......

Why banks will have fewer branches

'With technology advancing rapidly, the need for branches is declining,' HSBC India CEO Stuart Milne tells Niraj Bhatt and Anup Roy.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The chief executive......

Where are oil prices headed?

OPEC’s move to cut output has pushed up oil prices. From here it could go either way: oil could reach $100/barrel or an analysis of demand and supply might follow, say Abheek Barua & Bidisha......

Oil prices at 9-month high as Iraq crisis deepens

Brent crude climbed to a nine-month high near $115 a barrel on Friday, as supply disruption fears took centre stage after the United States threatened military action in Iraq against Sunni Islamist......

RIL shortlisted for multi-billion dollar oil project

Iraq shortlisted Reliance Industries and six other firms for developing its Nasiriya oilfield and the construction of an associated 300,000 barrels per day refinery.Besides RIL, French energy giant......