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How Obama, Trump, Biden Greeted Modi...

Did Prime Minister Modi receive a different kind of reception at the Biden White House on Friday than he has has been used to at the American president's home? How did Barack Obama and Donald J......

Govt dissolves Ordnance Factory Board, transfers employees

The defence ministry has dissolved the Ordnance Factory Board with effect from October 1 and transferred its assets, employees and management to seven public sector units (PSUs), according to an......

What would Bhagat Singh think of India 2021?

'Communalism was the biggest enemy of a free society and Bhagat Singh imagined a future without it.''Did we succeed in bringing alive such a future?' Utkarsh Mishra remembers the revolutionary......

'India is losing 10,000 artefacts per decade'

'In China there is capital punishment for heritage theft. That is how they treat criminals, unlike us.''Here we treat them like it's a house-breaking theft.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

For Mamata, Bhabanipur bypoll is a dry run for LS elections

Naturally, the West Bengal chief minister is not leaving anything to chance, reports Ishita Ayan Dutt. After the high-octane assembly elections in West Bengal, a by-poll would have gone unnoticed.......

Street finds comfort in hospitality stocks on hopes of recovery

Several hotel stocks have done well on the market in the recent past — by and large they have beaten the benchmark index. The hospitality sector has been hit very hard by the pandemic. In......

SBI ready to support Tata group's bid for Air India

With lower debt, Tata Sons will be able to turnaround the airline faster as its finance cost will come down. India’s largest public sector bank State Bank of India (SBI) will support Tata......

Modi launches 35 crop varieties to address malnutrition

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched 35 crop varieties with special traits -- developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) -- to address the twin challenges of......

Algos In Wild Bull Market: Disaster Waiting To Happen

Time-automated trading through algos can massively amplify irrationality, leading to more volatility and still more irrationality in an ever-spiralling loop, warns Debashis Basu. IMAGE: Kindly......

I-T Portal: Infosys Deserved Better

The tax portal problem is a goof-up by both sides, and making Infosys the only villain in the story is quite unfair, argues Shyamal Majumdar. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

Remembering Dev Anand

'As soon as the plane touched down and we emerged, barricades came down and his fans rushed towards us.''Then, before my astonished eyes, they had lifted him up and he was being passed along over......

How Mithun Dazzled The World

'Mithun has showed Hindi cinema that a tall, dark man with a charming smile and a great physique can take the world on.' The Mithun Chakraborty starrer Disco Dancer (1982) was the first Indian......

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam undergoes angioplasty

IMAGE: Pakistan's former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq complained of heart-related issues and breathing difficulty. Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images Pakistan's former captain and most capped player......

Moeen a huge loss to England Test side, says skipper Root

IMAGE: Moeen Ali, who made his Test debut in 2014, scored 2,914 runs in 64 matches at an average of 28.29 and claimed 195 wickets. Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images for Surrey CCC England......

Sudirman Cup: India out of quarter-final race after big loss

The absence of double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu, London Games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy also hurt India's prospect as the......

'RCB would prefer Kohli to be more aggressive'

IMAGE: Virat Kohli has struck two half-centuries since the resumption of IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI Former South Africa and Royal Challengers Bangalore speedster Dale Steyn has said RCB would like......

KKR's Kuldeep out of IPL with knee injury

IMAGE: Kuldeep Yadav is expected to go through a long rehabilitation process before attempting a comeback to competitive cricket. Photograph: BCCI Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has......

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