Reexamining translocation of Asiatic lions from Gir to Kuno, Centre tells SC

The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that since the introduction of African Cheetahs in the Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, the government and the National Tiger Conservation Authority......

India working with S Africa, Namibia for translocating more cheetahs

India is working with South Africa and Namibia for the reintroduction of more cheetahs in India. IMAGE: A cheetah that was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kuno National Park in Madhya......

The Rajapaksas You Did Not Know

From Sri Lanka's most popular political family to its most despised -- going by the voices on the streets calling for the Rajapaksas' ouster what went wrong for the powerful clan? Veteran Sri Lanka......

Wanted! A National Security Strategy

India's national security strategy needs to be revised periodically since the global and regional geopolitical situation is dynamic, points out Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd). IMAGE: Indian and......

Why Foreign VCs Have Shut Their Taps

Foreign investment in India's start-ups has plummeted 72 per cent to $4.58 billion so far, from $16.2 billion during the same period last year. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only......

Will ED Raids Derail BYJU's Funding Plans?

'Which fund manager in the world will put money into a company that hasn't filed its annual account?' IMAGE: Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO, Byju. Photograph: ANI Photo The Directorate of......

Lessons For Banks To Learn From SVB Collapse

The difference between what the banks play in the US and India is not that of soccer and football, but rugby and football.But when risks are mispriced, the fallout could be very similar, points out......

Fund-raises by fintechs slowed by 47% in 2022

Recently, Slice, a payment app, acquired a 5 per cent stake in North East Small Finance (NESF) for $3.42 million — the first such deal by a fintech in a small finance bank. Illustration:......

Will #BoycottBrahmastra Affect Its Box Office Fate?

The advance bookings of Brahmastra are looking very good, with premium IMAX and 3D screens already going full for the weekend. In fact, the response has been good from up north Delhi right down to......

Akshay, Hrithik, Tiger: Top 10 At Box Office

Yet another year, yet another top slot. Akshay Kumar has pretty much made this a habit and 2019 was no different. While he alone brought in over Rs 700 crores (Rs 7 billion) in a single calendar......

Coronavirus wreaks sporting havoc around the world

The unprecedented shutdown of world sport in response to the coronavirus spread that has infected more than 134,000 people and killed around 5,000 also prompted organisers to postpone the Formula......

Cricket Buzz: Daggubati to produce Muralitharan biopic

IMAGE: The Mularitharan biopic to be produced by Rana Daggubati will go on floors in December. Photograph: Rana Daggubati/Twitter Actor Rana Daggubati is set to produce the biopic on celebrated......

Cricket Buzz: NZ name spin quartet for Sri Lanka tour

IMAGE: New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner (right) has been named in the Test squad after 18 months on the sideline. Photograph: ICC/File Mitchell Santner, who last played a Test in December......

World Cup Diary: Media boycotts interaction, Bumrah undergoes dope test

Here is a lowdown of all the lighthearted, fun news from around the ICC World Cup There is something about ICC World Cups where inevitably the relationship between Indian media and the national......

Finding football's soul

'Soul might not win trophies. But, unlike trophies, soul actually matters,' says Shougat Dasgupta. IMAGE: Vincent Kompany of Manchester City lifts the trophy following the FA Cup final between......