Can China Successfully Challenge The US?

If Beijing succeeds in this multipronged effort to challenge the current dominant power, it will have not just economic but political and security consequences.There is no let-up in the South China......

'I've No Desire To Be Prime Minister'

'I am not an aspiration-oriented politician.''This is the time to redefine politics.''Politics of power is not real politics.' IMAGE: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari at......

Why Did IMF Loan Pakistan Money During War?

It is time for India to raise its voice not just through military prowess, but through professionalism, principled voting and partnerships, asserts Deepak Mishra. Illustration: Dominic......

Remittance tax: Cost of sending money home to rise for Indians in US

The cost for Indians in the US sending money back home will rise, with their total annual outgo is likely to cross $1.6 billion as the Trump administration plans to impose a 5 percent tax on......

Sensex gains 270 pts on fag-end buying in banking stocks

Benchmark BSE Sensex closed higher by 270 points on Tuesday, helped by late-day buying in banking and select IT shares as well as positive trends in the Asian markets. Photograph: Shailesh......

Bank stocks drive Sensex up 256 points

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the fourth day in a row on Monday following a rally in global markets and upbeat investors' sentiment after the RBI's jumbo 50 basis......

SBI@70: Who Says The Elephant Can't Dance?

While a giant, it's a nimble-footed one, and is growing at a speed that even some of its private sector peers find enviable.Between FY18 and FY24, it doubled its balance sheet. Despite being a late......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

In an event-heavy week, stock investors will track quarterly earnings of several bluechip firms, the likely outcome of ongoing India-US trade talks, and inflation data for market cues, analysts......

PIX: Back from ban, China's Zhao is World snooker champion

Zhao Xintong received a 20-month ban in January 2023 after a match-fixing scandal that rocked the sport, the repercussions of which meant he was classed as an amateur at the World Snooker......

Focus on Sable, Annu Rani at Asian Championships

IMAGE: Avinash Sable. Photograph: BCCI The redoubtable Neeraj Chopra will be missing in action but the 59-strong Indian contingent would nonetheless aim for a double-digit medal haul, riding......