This is no way to run a modern military

The Chinese have just one commander for all the forces confronting India.Commanders of all these forces answer to one man, and one headquarter.India, on the other hand, offers a diversity of......

'Global jihad is here'

'When the first Islamic State flags appeared, it was called an aberration.''When videos appeared, they were termed exceptions!''It is high time we accepted that the global jihad is here.'Ajai......

The trader who is leading a party of Jat farmers

In this season of elections, Rajasthan is getting its own crop of new political parties. One of them, launched by B D Agarwal who is India's largest manufacturer and exporter of guar gum powder,......

Indo-Chinese border talks inconclusive

India and China failed to reach any specific agreements on their disputed boundary issue on Friday in the latest round of negotiations in Beijing but decided to pursue their goal for a "fair and......

Looking at MNC stocks? Think again

On April 30, when Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL)’s parent company, Unilever, declared its intention to increase the stake to 75 per cent from 52.5 per cent, the stock rose about nine per......

Dipak Jain named INSEAD dean

Noted Indian-American academician Dipak Jain has been named as Dean of leading international business school INSEAD and will take up his new role in March 2011. Jain, a Dean Emeritus at......

An example of branding wizardry

It is almost taken for granted that Shombit Sengupta will choose a French restaurant and he does. Royal Club in Bangalore's Leela Palace hotel only opens for dinner, but they happily accommodate......

Piracy: India among top 3 offenders

India, China and Russia are the three worst offenders in allowing product piracy and counterfeiting in the world, a survey of 48 major business companies has found. The survey by Paris-based......

'Daughters are as valuable as sons'

'Not only the poor in India want sons, but even in the Indian community in the US and Canada.' 'The more educated they are, the more access they have to money and use of technology in gender......

Emraan Hashmi: My Hindi films did not do justice to the artist in me

'My worst performances are in those movies in which the directors showed me how to act,' Emraan Hashmi tells Arthur J Pais/ Rediff.com in Toronto. Emraan Hashmi’s instincts have served him......

'Nusrat faced flak for Afreen'

The Bhatts are known to use cross-border talents to churn out hit songs in their movies. And Jiya dhadak dhadak jaye from Kalyug is yet another testimony to that. The composers of the track, Faisal......

Gill World No 1 batter, Siraj top bowler in ODIs

IMAGE: Shubman Gill smashed 92 against Sri Lanka and made 23 against South Africa in India's last two games, for a total of 219 runs from six innings so far in World Cup 2023. Photograph: BCCI......

World Cup 2023: The Venues

Ten iconic venues across India will play host to the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup, starting in Ahmedabad from October 5.From Dharamshala to Bangalore, millions of fans are all geared up to......

Asia Cup PIX: India crush Sri Lanka; seal spot in final

Images from the Asia Cup Super 4 match between India and Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday, September 12. SCORECARD IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja picked up two......

PIX: Sri Lanka tame Bangladesh with 5-wicket victory

IMAGES from the Asia Cup match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh played in Pallekele on Thursday. Scorecard IMAGE: Charith Asalanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama fire fifties to take Sri Lanka......

2nd Test: Saud hits maiden ton but Pakistan trail NZ

IMAGE: Pakistan's Saud Shakeel celebrates on scoring his century against New Zealand on Day 3 of the 2nd Test in Karachi on Wednesday. Photograph: PCB/Twitter Saud Shakeel registered his maiden......