A Wounded Jaguar Rescued

Glimpses from around the world that will make you smile and cry.   Jaguar Rescue IMAGE: A jaguar with gunshot wounds is rescued by members of the military police from the Rio Negro in Manaus,......

Will Xi Jinping's Enemies Stage A Coup?

If Xi Jinping is dethroned in the future, the instrument for that may well be embedded within the PLA, notes former foreign secretary Shyam Saran. IMAGE: Chinese President Xi Jinping during the......

Will lift liquor ban in Bihar if....: Prashant Kishor's JSP

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party on Sunday reiterated that if voted to power, it will scrap the ban on sale and consumption of liquor in Bihar imposed by the Nitish Kumar government. IMAGE: Jan......

Was US India's Ally Or Foe In The 1962 War?

What appeared to be a generous act of friendship was, in truth, a manoeuvre within a much larger strategic game. The United States used the 1962 war not just to aid India but to test how far it......

RBI's Monetary Policy Committee sees scope for more rate cut

Even if the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee decided to hold interest rates in the October meeting, it acknowledged the scope for further rate cuts while waiting for the impact......

IMFreport: 'Zombie firms' reflect inefficient insolvency resolution

The International Monetary Fund, in its report on the Indian economy, said the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Amendment Bill addresses many deficiencies but it has not provided for the......

Should India Retain The Inflation Targeting Regime?

The best way for India to prepare is by preserving and strengthening the RBI's hard-won credibility, point out Rajeswari Sengupta and Vaishali Garga. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Next......

India rejects IMF view that US tariffs will stay indefinitely, hit growth

IMF’s Article 4 consultation report on India The Indian government has expressed its disagreement with the IMF staff’s ‘baseline’ assumption that the 50 per cent US tariffs on its goods......

'India should not play cricket with Pakistan'

IMAGE: Bilateral cricket between India and Pakistan has been suspended since 2013 and they now play each other only in multi-team events. Photograph: Satish Kumar/Reuters India should refrain from......

'Individuals focused on monetary gain': P T Usha hits back

IMAGE: IOA president P T Usha alleged that some of the executive council members 'have very questionable track records, including allegations of gender bias and even cases of sexual harassment......

ICC creates fund for Afghanistan's displaced women cricketers

IMAGE: The founder of the Afghanistan women's cricket team, Diana Barakzai, at the Kabul Cricket Stadium, on December 24, 2014. Photograph: Mohammad Ismail/Reuters Afghanistan's exiled women......