China ushers in the year of the sheep

China is celebrating its lunar new year on Thursday, marking the beginning of the Year of the Sheep. For much of the week, hundreds of millions of people will dispense with their regular routines......

Assam carnage: 68 dead in Bodo militant attacks

Activists of the All Assam Students Union at a sit in protest against the brutal killing of innocent people by NDFB (S) militants. Photograh: PTI Photos Violence escalated in Assam on Wednesday as......

The many faces of Pakistani cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri

Where does the religious preacher and theologian want to take Pakistan? In the mid-90s, I got a chance to meet the then Pakistan Interior Minister, Naseerullah Khan Babar, in Peshawar where......

State's ambiguity has restricted its anti-Maoist progress

The State’s ambiguity has resulted in a stalemate in the crucial fight against the creeping progress of the Naxalite movement in the country, notes Nitin A Gokhale. Our aim is to overthrow......

Will new Maha govt sweeten the lives of sugarcane growers?

Maharashtra, the country’s largest cane and sugar producer after Uttar Pradesh, had, over the past few years, weathered adverse market dynamics brought about by a domestic and global sugar......

'Stay away from large-caps': Mark Mobius to investors

‘Indian markets can surge another 10%, however, the emphasis will be more on individual stocks.’ 'It is a cause for concern that exchange-traded funds have become so dominant.' 'There......

Retail inflation eases to 9-month low in July on cheaper food items

Economic affairs secretary S C Garg said that all macroeconomic parameters are performing well. Retail inflation fell to 9-month low of 4.17 per cent in July on declining vegetable prices which......

8 special courts likely to hear insolvency cases

These courts will be set up in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad The corporate affairs ministry has proposed setting up special courts under the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)......

Spotted: Katrina Kaif at Mumbai airport

Reader Puneet Goel sent us a photograh of his wife Dr Illa Goel with Katrina Kaif at the Mumbai airport on September 1. If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a......

Hamilton slams F1's new qualifying format

IMAGE: Mercedes Formula One driver, Britain'S Lewis Hamilton poses for a selfie with a fan after the third testing session ahead the upcoming season at the Circuit Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmelo,......

Pollard feels the heat after losing to Lahore Lions

Having started their campaign in the Champions League Twenty20 with a loss, Mumbai Indians captain Kieron Pollard conceded that pressure would be on his side as they will have to win their next two......

Bryan brothers win fifth US Open for historic 100th doubles title

American twins Bob and Mike Bryan became the first doubles pair to win 100 titles together after they beat Spain's Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 6-3, 6-4 in the US Open final on Sunday. The......

Rajinder, Pillay in public row

Differences between India hockey coach Rajinder Singh and captain Dhanraj Pillay came out in the open on Monday, when the two got engaged in a heated verbal duel soon after the team landed in......