Should We Ignore Democracy Rankings?

India must evolve its own standards on how democracy must be ranked in a diverse and multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and pluralistic idea called India, suggests R Jagannathan.......

BRICS Expansion: Boost For China

This could become tricky territory for India, given its basically adversarial relationship with China, its moves to block imports and investment from that country, and to deny market access for......

Several Pak agencies using Israel's intrusive cyber tech since 2012: Report

Israeli cyber tech firm, Cellebrite, has sold Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency and various police units products that are highly intrusive and can lead to gross human rights violations......

Modi's New Target: Digital Media

Particularly the small and independent Web sites that have developed a following in the recent past because the mainstream is seen as totally aligned with the government, points out Aakar Patel.......

Crude calculations on a Russian oil price cap

Come December, India may have to re-evaluate purchases of Russian oil if a price cap on crude oil proposed by the US and the European Union (EU) comes into effect. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters......

Opec+ to cut crude oil output by 100k barrels per day from October

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its partners, such as Russia, collectively termed Opec+, have decided to cut crude oil production by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd)......

Was govt's decision to sell Cairn shares flawed?

Faced with prospect of its assets across the globe being seized just like Pakistan and Venezuela, the government decided to scrap retrospective taxation but the international embarrassment could......

Cairn gets French court order to seize 20 Indian assets

In a setback to India, Britain's Cairn Energy Plc has secured a French court order to seize some 20 government properties in Paris to recover a part of the $1.7 billion due from New Delhi following......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

Argentina, Brazil get favourable Copa America draws

IMAGE: Argentina and Brazil were handed favourable draws for next edition’s Copa America. Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters Defending Copa America champions Argentina and South American......

Football PIX: Messi's Argentina lose; Colombia shock Brazil

IMAGE: Colombia's players celebrate after Luis Diaz scored a goal against Brazil during the World Cup qualifier match in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Thursday. Photograph: Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters......

Soccer Wrap: Argentina hand Maffeo maiden call-up; Italy recall Calabria

IMAGE: Mallorca's Pablo Maffeo handed maiden call-up. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Argentina have called up Mallorca's Spanish defender Pablo Maffeo for the first time ahead of this......

World Cup Qualifiers: Neymar injured, Brazil's 37-game streak ends

IMAGE: Brazil's Neymar is brought off the pitch after sustaining an injury. Photograph: Andres Cuenca/Reuters Darwin Nunez and Nicolas de la Cruz scored to give Uruguay a 2-0 win over Brazil......

Football PIX: Argentina win; Venezuela hold Brazil

Images from the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier matches on Thursday. IMAGE: Venezuela's players celebrate after Eduard Bello scored the equaliser against Brazil during the 2026 World Cup qualifier......