India, UK hold first Defence & Military Tech Cooperation workshopThe International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) held a workshop in London with industry representatives, sectoral experts and seni...
US-Russia dialogue on Europe’s security can open gigantic geopolitical opportunityThe June 2021 meeting between Biden and Putin has been a step forward by America in treating Russia as an equal, unlike Biden’s predecessor...
Cash in circulation at a decadal high even as digital payments soarSimultaneously, digital modes of payment have also soared manifold since the demonetisation in late 2016 , underscoring the apparent dichot...
Retail spending goes up 12 percent in September, driven by strong revival in rural IndiaThe biggest increase was seen in spending related to ecommerce, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), consumer durables, insurance, utility pa...
HRD, S&T ministries launch 'Drug Discovery Hackathon' to develop anti-COVID drugThe initiative is being jointly carried out by the 'MHRD's Innovation Cell (MIC)', All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and th...
India may get caught in Sino-US 5G war: NSAB chiefIndia faces the unsavoury prospect of getting caught between Sino-US 5G war, NSAB chief has warned.
National security advisory board's aim is to spread 'security understanding'It was decided that NSAB members would try to spread wider public understanding of India’s national security challenges, perspectives and p...
Ceasefire violations: NSA Ajit Doval meets BSF DG, Army chief; forces allowed to retaliateLess than a week after the meeting in Ufa, India and Pakistan blamed each other and lodged protests on violations of ceasefire and airspace.
Russia experts dominate National Security sceneBesides Saran, who is expected to return here in the near future, former Ambassador to Russia PS Raghavan, also credited with the growth in...
Top bank executives booked for corruption in sanctioning of loans to C SivasankaranLast week, the CBI booked several people, including top-level bank executives, on corruption charges over defaulted loans totalling Rs 600 ...
CBI registers case against Sivasankaran, 15 former IDBI bank brass & othersThe agency on Thursday also carried out searches at 50 locations across 10 cities, including the residences of former senior IDBI bank offi...
Hydrocarbons story shows way forward with RussiaIn the near-term, the consortium plans to expand annual refinery output to 24 (from 20) MT, add a downstream polypropylene unit, and increa...
Private Secretary to Narendra Modi promoted to the rank of Joint SecretarySenior Indian Foreign Service officer Sanjeev Kumar Singla, who is Private Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, was promoted to the ra...
- UK honour for top Indian-origin scientists
The six Indian-origin scientists are among 44 experts elected for 2012 and include Tejinder Singh Virdee, Professor of Physics at Imperial ...
Top 10 art works for the next decadeBose Krishnamachari, artist and curator, lists his top 10 works for the next decade
- BPOs plan to share office, infrastructure
Indian BPO corridors are abuzz with the idea of sharing office space to put their high-cost idle infrastructure into optimum use.
- Alagappan to take over as Murugappa board chairman
A senior family member of the $1.6-bn Murugappa group is set to regain the chairman’s post of Murugappa corporate board after a gap of five...