'Amendments are like a sledgehammer to swat a fly'

'I hope the Centre and the states will both act in the spirit of cooperative federalism and find acceptable solutions without testing the law and the limits of each other's power.''This should not......

Has Xi Jinping gone bonkers?

'It doesn't look as if any sensible, worldly wise, person is in charge in China.' 'If at all anybody is in charge, it can only be a bunch of bumpkins of whom Xi has become a puppet,' observes B S......

'China will face consequences of misplaced aggression'

'We are beginning to see that the rest of the world will not simply accept the domination of one power''China is compelling many of its neighbours to build stronger ties with the US including on......

China should not be threatened by good US-India ties: Obama

President Barack Obama has assured China not to feel threatened by good relations between the US and India, as he cautioned the Communist giant against "bullying" small countries like Vietnam or......

George Fernandes: The minister who threw Coke out of India, stalled HPCL privatisation

Fernandes wanted Coca-Cola Company to not just transfer 60 per cent of the shares of its Indian firm but also the formula for its concentrate to Indian shareholders. IMAGE: A file photo of former......

2018: Year of reckoning for India Inc

A glance back at some important ups and down India Inc faced in 2018. Year End Specials   Kindly click on the image below to view the relevant story. #1 How PNB scam effected consumer......

GST and anti-profiteering: Can it work?

'These provisions may even be seen to be a threat to burgeoning businesses, since they would view every announcement of a rate cut as a starter's pistol that triggers a long race to adjust prices......

Has Tony Fernandes got AirAsia stuck in turbulence?

One thing is certain: The part-Goan, part-Malayali group CEO of Air Asia is not your usual boardroom CEO, and he cultivates the maverick businessman image, buying race car teams and football clubs......

'Neruppa da, Kabali da.' Rajini sets the screen afire

Rajinikanth needs a box-office hit after two successive flops in Kochchadaiyaan and Lingaa, both 2014.Yet, Kabali is being projected as if the fans need the film, and the Tamil film industry needs......

India's Jaden selected for Ferrari Driver Academy trials

IMAGE: Jaden R Pariat has been selected as one of 25 drivers from six different countries, who will now head to Sepang International Circuit for the five-day assessment process. Photographs: Jaden......

Satwiksairaj 'smashes' Guinness world record!

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy smashed a decade-long record set in May 2013. Photograph: Andrew Boyer/Reuters Star India shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has set the Guinness world record for the......

Shorts: F2 driver, India's Jehan finishes second in Baku

IMAGE: India's Jehan Daruvala, driving for Red Bull, finished 2nd at the F2 race in Baku on Saturday. Photograph: Jehan Daruvala/Twitter Indian racer Jehan Daruvala came within half a second of......

Sports Shorts: NZ pull out of Thomas Cup due to COVID

IMAGE: US will replace New Zealand in the tournament. The governing Badminton World Federation (BWF) said no other Oceania member association was able to take the continental quota place, while......

F1 scraps American races due to COVID-19

IMAGE: The cancellations take the tally of races axed from the original 2020 calendar to 11. The other casualties of COVID are Australia, France, Monaco, the Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Singapore and......