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'US-India initiatives will face new scrutiny'

'This incident offers ammunition to those inside the US government and elsewhere who question the wisdom of trusting India, so it will have a lasting consequence no matter how it is managed.'......

Henry Kissinger: Modern Day Chanakya

Kissinger's approach of balance of power, secret diplomacy and moderating ideology are the need of the hour.That is the greatest tribute to an intellectual who had a major impact on the world in......

Pannun 'Plot': 'Biden has received a wake up call'

'US officials must grapple with the possibility that one of its closest partners attempted an extrajudicial killing on its soil.''This is not something that friends typically do to friends.'......

India, China agree to hold early military talks; review LAC situation

India and China on Thursday held "constructive" diplomatic talks on proposals to resolve the remaining issues and achieve complete disengagement in eastern Ladakh, but there were no clear......

Kissinger used racist, misogynist language for then PM Indira Gandhi

Henry Kissinger, the veteran American diplomat who died at the age of 100, was known for his disdain towards India's leadership in the 1970s and even had used racist and misogynist language for the......

Luxury carmaker Lamborghini's Revuelto sold out in India, globally for 2024

Luxury carmaker Lamborghini has announced that its hybrid super sports car, Revuelto, is sold out in India and globally for 2024. The strong demand for the Revuelto is driven by a growing number......

India to drive Asia Pacific growth as China's fortunes wane, says S&P

India will drive growth in the Asia-Pacific (Apac) region as the growth engine is likely to shift from China to South and Southeast Asia in the coming years, S&P Global Ratings said in a report on......

'China slows, India grows': S&P pegs 7% GDP growth for India by 2026

India's GDP growth rate will rise to 7 per cent by 2026 compared to 4.6 per cent for China, S&P Global Ratings said on Tuesday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In a report titled 'China......

Healthy prospects ahead for Hindalco; analysts positive on the stock

Strong performance by its US subsidiary Novelis and better returns in the copper business helped Hindalco Industries post consolidated revenue growth of 2 per cent quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) to Rs......

'Conditions not ripe to make rupee a hard currency'

India should become a middle-income country and then push to make INR (rupee) a hard currency, and till then, it must promote the settlement of global trade in the local currency, think tank GTRI......

If Ambani Buys Disney Star...

Assume Voot, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar are merged into one entertainment app, and you have a streaming service with more than 233 million unique visitors.That is a reach just under half of......

A Film About Sex Not Seen In India Before

'Agra is about sexuality and sexual repression, and the relationship of sexuality to the physical spaces that we are in.' IMAGE: Priyanka Bose as Priti and Mohit Agarwal as Guru in Agra. In 2014,......

How Netflix Finally Got It Right In India

Its success script: Investing more in local content ecosystem; growing its partnership footprint. IMAGE: Netflix's Guns And Gulabs, directed by Raj and DK, starring Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan,......

Fox Cricket uses racist slur in live score

IMAGE: The TV grab, showing the word PAKI in the scorecard, was posted on X by an Australian journalist. Photograph: Daany Saeed/X In a broadcasting blunder, a racist word 'PAKI' was used to show......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......

Was upset but it's not in anyone's hand: Axar on missing out on World Cup

IMAGE: After missing out on the ODI World Cup, Axar Patel shifts focus to next year’s T20 World Cup. Photograph: BCCI India spinner Axar Patel has admitted that he was upset after missing......

Pak cricketers unhappy with chief selector for not issuing NOCs

IMAGE: Several cricketers at at loggerheads with PCB chief. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters Several Pakistani cricketers are reportedly unhappy with PCB chief selector Wahab Riaz for......

Need to be smart while managing pacers' workload: Mhambrey

IMAGE: With the World Cup done and dusted, Paras Mhambrey said it was important to manage India’s pacer’s workload. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The Indian pacers' workload......

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