Word of the Day: FortuitousFortuitous describes events that happen by chance, unintentionally, and often with a beneficial outcome. While its core meaning is accident...
05 Feb, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
Huawei readies new AI chip for mass shipment as China seeks Nvidia alternatives, sources sayThis month, US president Donald Trump's administration told Nvidia that sales of the H20 would require an export licence. Huawei's 910C, a ...
21 Apr, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
US tariffs: India will become a less attractive destination for investment in manufacturingThe big economic story, post-pandemic and before Trump 2.0, was India as 'China Plus One' for global manufacturing. Even some positive outc...
14 Mar, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman makes startup bets less taxing for angelsUnion finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of relief measures for a slowing economy, including the scrapping of the “angel ...
26 Aug, 2019, 09.26 AM IST
Nirav Modi: UK High Court notes broad consistency in India's evidenceThe evidence put forward the Indian government has been considered as serious and substantial by the UK High Court.
12 Jun, 2019, 07.54 PM IST
- Scientists predict bigger earthquakes in 2018 (Lead, correcting headline)
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) The world could see an increase in the number of strong earthquakes in 2018 and the next few years due to periodi...
20 Nov, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
More security than Apple can chewWe saw the company stoutly resist the FBI’s pressure to open the locked iPhone of the San Bernardino attacker, on the ground that one such ...
19 May, 2016, 06.16 AM IST
NASA discovers new 'Star Wars' planet orbiting two starsNASA's Kepler mission has discovered a new planet orbiting two stars and located within its host stars' "habitable zone".
11 Aug, 2015, 03.09 PM IST
'Accidental President' APJ Abdul Kalam never faded awayIn 2002, he was elected, reigned supreme till 2007 by carving a niche for himself as “Children's President“ but never retired into the suns...
28 Jul, 2015, 11.48 AM IST
Big trend that will shape India’s future is manufacturing revolution: Dr. Duvvuri SubbaraoPM has been talking about it. We desperately need a big manufacturing sector in order to generate jobs for hundreds of millions of people.
29 Oct, 2014, 02.33 PM IST
El Nino to affect only tail end of monsoonThe warming of the tropical Pacific that marks the El Nino phenomenon is expected to depress rains, but the effect may not be as worrisome.
13 Jun, 2014, 11.00 AM IST
India’s economy suddenly looks better managed, rupee more stableThis piece of good news is not fortuitous and credit must be given to better management of the economy by the government and the RBI.
08 Feb, 2014, 03.57 PM IST
Indian economy is held back by licence-raj era politics that calls out for urgent reformShortcomings of India’s democracy are holding down the Indian economy. The point is to tackle these, not blame any individual for all ills.
17 May, 2013, 11.30 AM IST
Subtle is the lordWhen a pauper becomes king overnight or vice versa, one tends to invoke divine destiny. Kudrat ki gati nyari lage (strange are the ways of ...
04 Jun, 2011, 04.44 AM IST
- A force majeure clause is quite critical in commodity contracts
The event and the causal connection must be outside the control of the parties and should typically be seen as ‘unforeseeable’ and ‘impossi...
15 Apr, 2011, 07.34 AM IST
- Indian black money parked in Liechtenstein?
German government is willing to part with the names of Indians who have parked their black money in Liechtenstein. Be your own FM, draw up ...
21 May, 2008, 12.51 PM IST
- Handling cash windfall
If you are the lucky winner of a contest or jackpot, you should be aware that the prize money is taxable.
31 Oct, 2006, 01.52 AM IST