The bear hug in which the prime minister loves to smother Western VIPs might strike as theatrical, boastful and, above all, unhygienic, in these stricken times, observes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.......
The new entrants are young, enterprising Chinese men and women who want to tap into the promising Indian market, discovers Nikita Puri. IMAGE: Ethnic Chinese perform a lion dance to celebrate the......
Narendra Modi, says T V R Shenoy, is 'busy trying to woo back two constituencies that were crucial when the BJP won power in the elections of 1998 and of 1999, namely UP (and the Hindi belt in......
A sidelight of the Chinese prime minister’s India visit was official approval for expanding a well-functioning mechanism for regional co-operation, notes Kishan S Rana. In contemporary......
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the central government was engulfed by policy paralysis and it was on "borrowed time". "They (UPA government) are not watching the calendar,......
India's goal of self-reliance has been paramount in the policy and practice of the country. The COVID-19 crisis gave us lessons on how to speed up efforts in that direction, he said. Insisting......
The Bangladeshi prime minister said that India's sudden decision to stop onion exports has led to a bit of difficulty for her countrymen. India's onion export ban seems to have impacted even......
B K Birla, grandfather of industrialist Kumarmangalam Birla, was the chairman of Century Textiles and Industries and had been active in business since the age of 15.He was instrumental in a slew of......
For India Inc, latest GDP figures signal a turnaround. Corporate houses across the country are pinning their hopes on the latest GDP growth numbers for a turnaround in the economy. Earlier last......
World Bank’s Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist Kaushik Basu said on Wednesday that India moved up only four places not 12 -- from 134 to 130. Confusion prevailed over whether the......
IMAGE: Mohun Bagan were declared as the Hero I-League champion for the 2019-20 season. Photograph: AIFF Media/Twitter The All India Football Federation plans to go ahead with the 2020-21 I-League......
IMAGE: Part of the victorious Mumbai Indians squad in the recently completed Indian Premier League, Yuvraj played in only four matches during the 2019 campaign. Photograph: Shirish Shete/PTI......
'I think a Test match is a Test match. I don't care who we play against. It has to be your number one priority.' IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli. Photograph: BCCI Surprised......
Smith chose Harbhajan Singh alongside Sachin Tendulkar as two of his favourite Indian cricketers IMAGE: Australia's cricket team captain Steve Smith looks on at a function in Kolkata. Photograph:......
'I have taken part in five Winter Olympics without a coach.' 'I realised that I wasted a lot of time chasing a lot of things.' IMAGE: India’s Luge champion Shiva Keshavan. Photograph: Julian......