China gets increasingly rambunctious in South China SeaChairman Xi Jinping's hardening stance against the Philippines has led to increased aggression by the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the South ...
01 Apr, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
Watching, practising calligraphyGood handwriting is an art. But calligraphy - from Greek kalligraphia, 'beautiful writing' - is magic. Watching a calligrapher at work is a...
15 Feb, 2024, 12.01 AM IST
In clear message to China, Quad opposes 'any provocative or unilateral attempt' to change status quo in regionThe summit took place at a time when the relations between China and the Quad member countries have become tense, with Beijing increasingly...
24 May, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
Why Mohun Bagan’s new ‘corporate’ ownership can’t be a bad thing for its fansMohun Bagan, quite like classic rock, remains a brand that evokes nostalgia among the middle-aged, more than producing a constant crop of n...
17 Jan, 2020, 11.40 PM IST
Low inflation a self-inflicted policy woundOnce the NBFC crisis dried up the financing sources, consumption fell precipitously.
04 Oct, 2019, 09.26 AM IST
We are eyeing global footprint to bring investors to India: Deepak Bagla, MD, Invest IndiaPrime Minister’s initiative to reform-perform-and-transform has resulted in ground-breaking reforms and the persistent efforts to ingrain t...
30 Nov, 2017, 12.28 PM IST
- Of Oppenheimer and the Bhagwat Gita (Lead, correcting intro) (April 22 is the 113th birth anniversary of Robert Oppenheimer)
In the midst of heightened posturing by North Korea over a potential thermonuclear war Saturday April 22 is the 113th birth anniversary of ...
22 Apr, 2017, 06.20 PM IST
Had Sonia Gandhi's support on decriminalising Section 377: Shashi TharoorSonia Gandhi is in favour of amending Section 377 of IPC, which prohibits consensual sex between consenting adults of same gender, says Sha...
21 Dec, 2015, 02.57 PM IST
ASCI upholds complaints against 113 misleading ads by companies like Coca Cola, SnapdealIt received 144 complaints during November and a maximum of 61 complaints of misleading ads were upheld from the personal and healthcare ca...
05 Jan, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
Cyrus Mistry taking hard decisions to improve performance of Tata Group; aims to boost growthThe Tata chairman has used various occasions to make his presence felt — be it a retreat for the group’s legal team, or an annual ethics co...
21 Dec, 2014, 11.36 AM IST
After Honda & Maruti Suzuki, Toyota faces labour unrest in India; are Japanese cos insensitive?After Honda, Maruti, Toyota is facing labour unrest. Is it something to do with Japanese way of pushing workers, insularity to local nuance...
27 Mar, 2014, 09.08 AM IST
From Ranbaxy, IPL to UPA, iGATE: An inglorious wrap of multiple faces of corruption in IndiaAsia, or at least India, isn’t rising as it had begun to a decade ago, but the filthy riches and its various manifestations are palpable.
26 May, 2013, 01.28 PM IST
- India at 65 has lost its way as it sinks deeper into a melancholy middle age
Twenty years ago, as the 45-year-old Indian nation state nervously entered middle age, its elites made a fresh tryst with destiny.
16 Aug, 2012, 10.10 AM IST
Citi's HDFC Exit: Global banks selling assets to boost capital may be compromising on long-term strategyCitigroup stake sale in HDFC for nearly $2 billion, was a sign of how profitable investments in Asia are being used by global behemoths.
29 Feb, 2012, 01.07 PM IST
- Steve Ballmer, Anand Mahindra on how tech can help shape the world
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Mahindra & Mahindra boss Anand Mahindra brainstormed about profitability and how technology can help shape ...
31 May, 2010, 11.07 PM IST
- Cos walk the extra mile for staffers' health
It is is just part of a new consensus emerging in India Inc: That employee health is not a topic that could be left to the staffers.
27 Oct, 2009, 12.41 AM IST
- Wen woos Japan, then warns it too
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promoted prospects for cooperating with rival and neighbour Japan Thursday, but urged Tokyo to live up to apolog...
13 Apr, 2007, 12.20 AM IST