Who Will Mine The Lithium Reserves?

Faced with one setback after another in expanding the scope of mining in the country, almost all the major miners of the world have wound down their operations in India. IMAGE: The Geological......

Taliban calls China as a 'friend', welcomes investment

The Taliban has said it sees China as a "friend" of Afghanistan and assured Beijing that it would not host Uyghur Islamic militants from the volatile Xinjiang province, which is a major worry for......

'Britain created Pakistan'

'The creation of Pakistan was integral to Britain's grand strategy.''If they were to ever leave India, Britain's military planners had made it clear that they needed to retain a foothold in the......

No trace of 83 miners buried in Tibet landslide

Chinese authorities on Saturday said no signs of life have been detected nearly 30 hours after a massive landslide buried 83 mine workers in Tibet despite a major search and rescue operation.......

Goyal focuses on exports, industry growth

Work on a dozen decisions to start by next week.Subhayan Chakraborty reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, a week after taking charge, has......

NRIs bet on double-digit SME growth

An increasing number of non-resident Indians are investing in well-established small and medium enterprises in India, especially those involved in businesses like telecommunication services and......

'GoI must reform the power sector to attarct FDI'

Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers' Association, over the years, has been representing the difficulties and concerns of the industry to the Govt. of India, through its pre-budget......

For some at Bear, opportunity knocks

Well, that didn't take long. The shock and anger that had consumed Bear Stearns' 14,000 employees on Sunday afternoon had, by mid-week, yielded to a sense that the door of opportunity may have just......

Sports Shorts: Pistorius to appeal increased sentence

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday  IMAGE: South African Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius. Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters Jailed South......