'This Shock May Trigger Suicides'

'Marathwada is the suicide capital of Maharashtra.''To stop such man-made disasters, the government should immediately come up with a rightful package, not this charitable approach to......

Journalist mistakenly added to Trump's Yemen war plans group

In a massive security breach, top members of United States President Donald Trump's administration texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging......

Natwar Singh: A man who wore many hats, but always spoke his mind

K Natwar Singh wore many hats as he straddled the worlds of diplomacy, politics and writing but what remained consistent across decades was his sharp-wit and plainspeaking. IMAGE: Former External......

India Needs A National Security Strategy

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global......

Diesel at 100!!!

'The question often being asked is whether the demand for petrol and diesel is price inelastic?' asks Arun Balakrishnan, former chairman and managing director, Hindustan Petroleum. *Photograph:......

PSU officers' nationwide strike from Dec 22

Officers of Central Public Sector Units will go an indefinite nationwide strike from December 22, demanding higher salaries and autonomy for the public sector. Around 1.60 lakh officers of CPSUs,......

Rs 50 hike in LPG price likely

Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar is expected to suggest a steep hike of up to Rs 50 per cylinder in domestic LPG price and two different rates for kerosene from 2006 to cut losses the oil......

Wage revision clause in settlement proposal worries BPCL employees

With the privatisation of BPCL appearing inevitable, there are worries that the new promoter would soon move to lower wages. Employees of Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) are concerned about......

COVID-19: Umpires distribute food grains to help scorers, groundsmen

IMAGE: 'Lending a Hand' has now started distributing food essential to needy umpires, scorers and groundsmen (representational picture). Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter 'Lending a Hand', an......