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What Is Raj Thackeray's Gameplan?

Or, is it the BJP's game plan?And, what is that gameplan? IMAGE: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena founder Raj Thackeray. "Raj Thackeray has been asked to focus only on Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar......

Why Russia Wants Ukraine

Notwithstanding how the current impasse is solved, at some point in the future, Russia will realise that just as centuries ago it developed the paradigm of securing its heartland's safety through......

Is that a painting or a sari weave?

Can you ever imagine seeing Shrinathji of Nathdwara in Rajasthan weaved to come alive in Jamdani? This sari is to mark the 2021 Handloom Day Special on August 7, masterfully crafted by acclaimed......

Govt rejects possibility of undercounting Covid deaths

Refuting media reports that alleged India's COVID-19 death toll was 'vastly undercounted', the government on Thursday said the reports assume that all excess mortality figures are Covid deaths,......

Taliban calls China as a 'friend', welcomes investment

The Taliban has said it sees China as a "friend" of Afghanistan and assured Beijing that it would not host Uyghur Islamic militants from the volatile Xinjiang province, which is a major worry for......

India's Q1 gold demand declines 18% to 135.5 tonnes

India's gold demand declined 18 per cent to 135.5 tonnes in the first three months of this year, mainly due to a sharp rise in prices, according to the World Gold Council (WGC). Photograph: Petar......

Gold consumption highest among Indian middle-income group

Consumption of gold is the highest among middle-income households — those with annual income between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 10 lakh — who account for an average of 56 per cent of gold sales......

India comfortably placed thanks to its forex reserves

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said with the country's foreign exchange reserves at $677 billion, it is comfortably placed to deal with any spillover effects and for financing of......

Budget 2022: Jewellers want gold import duty cut to 4%

Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has urged the government to reduce import duty on gold to 4 per cent from 7.5 per cent and a special package for the sector in the forthcoming......

Gold price likely to cross Rs 55,000/10gm in 2022

Gold, which lost its sheen to some extent in the second half of 2021, is likely to regain the glitter in the New Year and cross the Rs 55,000-per-10-grams level amid pandemic woes, inflation......

Kasparov, Klitschko speak out on Russia-Ukraine conflict

''There's no going back in time, but I hope those who ignored, downplayed, and appeased Putin for so long feel some shame today. Enough at least to do everything possible to stop him now.' IMAGE:......

Neeraj, Dinesh Karthik for India-UK 'Week of Sport'

IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra is among several Indian sports personalities celebrating the 'India-UK Week of Sport' from February 21-27. Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty......

Sports Shorts: Mumbai to host IOC session in 2023

IMAGE: India will host the session for the first time since 1983. Nita Ambani, the Indian representative on the committee, described it as "a significant development for the country's Olympic......

India women to take on Aus in 2022 CWG cricket opener

IMAGE: It will only be the second time that cricket features in the multi-discipline event after a men's competition was part of the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. Photograph: Matt......

BWF's Lifetime Achievement Award for Prakash Padukone

IMAGE: Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win the All England Badminton Championships in 1980. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters India's badminton great Prakash Padukone will receive the......

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