'I was shocked to hear communal things from the CM'

'TMC was calling me, AAP was also calling me.''But my supporters helped me realise that the people of Goa are backing the Congress this time to defeat the BJP.' IMAGE: Two-term Vasco MLA Carlos......

AAP, TMC 'marginal players' in Goa: P Chidambaram

The Aam Aadmi Party and the TMC will be "marginal players" in the Goa assembly polls and the Congress is best positioned to defeat the BJP and form the next government, senior Congress leader P......

How Parrikar Broke the Rafale Logjam

'It was Parrikar's sharp insights into finance and international systems that stood out when India -- at his suggestion--decided to procure the Rafale combat jets from France.'Read on for an......

How can we take on the Chinese with our defence budget?

Among the handful of countries with large defence budgets and armed forces, India is matched only by Saudi Arabia in the level of its import dependence.For revenge to be served cold, go beyond......

How spectrum swapping will help debt-laden telcos

In a significant breakthrough, the defence ministry and the department of telecommunications, or DoT, have resolved the contentious issue of spectrum swapping. Image:  Indian telcos are......

The boom and bust of mining in India

Some of the conditions laid down by the Supreme Court while allowing resumption of mining in Goa are instructive, says Subir Roy. The boom and bust saga of iron ore mining in India is slowly coming......