Bhutan-China Treaty: Setback For India

Thimpu apparently didn't think it necessary to take Delhi into confidence.Bhutan is loathe to getting dragged into the geopolitical rivalry between India and China.And for Beijing, this was too......

Coronavirus: Tomorrow always comes

'A very vast majority of us will catch it at some point, about 8 out of 10 won't feel much worse than a common cold's nuisance, if at all, but some will die.''A very, very vast majority, at least......

BRICS bank: A giant step towards reforming the world system

The announcement of the formation of the BRICS bank will have as much an impact about how the non-G7 countries manage their economies and their foreign reserves, as it does on the intellectual......

Demonetisation is 'organised loot', legalised plunder: Dr Singh

Stepping up the opposition tirade against demonetisation, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday castigated the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the move, saying its......

How ITC plans to build a future-ready portfolio

There remains a debate on who said this: “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, Sir?” Was it the British econo­mist John Maynard Keynes or the Ame­ri­can......

Will Indians have to work 12 hours a day?

India's time use survey for January-December 2019 had found that an average person in urban areas spends 485 (eight hours and five minutes) minutes on employment and related activities. Kindly......

Why this obsession with the fiscal deficit target?

Don’t waste the money on politically motivated social programmes, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. This column perks up its ears when it encounters economic illiteracy caused by what I......

Why gold is not the villain in India's growth story

Instead of worrying about imported gold, FM should broaden the tax base to dispel concerns about govt-driven inflation. Gold is not the villain the Indian government portrays it to be. Rather,......

Women's Euros PICS: Germany, Spain score big wins

Images from the Women's European Football Championship matches in England on Friday. IMAGE: Alexandra Popp scores Germany's fourth goal in the Euro 2022 Group B match against Denmark, at Brentford......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.      ARGENTINA......

Chelsea leave door open for Terry to stay

Chelsea have left the door open for John Terry to stay at Stamford Bridge after the central defender announced that he is leaving when his contract expires at the end of the season. The Premier......

No fairytale ending for Terry at Chelsea

Chelsea captain Terry to leave at end of season IMAGE: Chelsea’s John Terry acknowledges the fans. Photograph: Thananuwat Srirasant/Getty Images Chelsea captain John Terry will leave the......

5,000 runs and counting... It's Mithali's raj!

Mithali Raj trained in classical dance for eight years until she decided one day it was time to follow her heart and exhibit footwork of another kind. She swapped the ghungroos for cricketing pads......