Trump says he is losing patience with Iran after talks with China's XiIran war: The U.S. paused its attacks on Iran last month but began a blockade of the country's ports. Talks aimed at ending the conflict ha...
15 May, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
Off the tough route to loan recoveryA recent video from Pune shows loan recovery agents using force against a borrower. This incident reveals problems within Indian banks. Ban...
01 May, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
Iran fast-boat swarms add to Hormuz threats for shippingIran's fast boats are now a key naval tactic. These small, speedy vessels pose a significant challenge to international shipping near the S...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
- Calculating cost of war
War incurs immense human and economic costs. Resources for development are diverted to weapons. Dwight Eisenhower's words highlight this th...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
US–Iran War: 13,000 targets destroyed? What the military claims to have damaged in Iran before the ceasefire dealUS-Iran war: Despite the ceasefire, officials have indicated that the situation remains volatile. Statements from the Pentagon suggest read...
08 Apr, 2026, 09.05 PM IST
No clear signs on when it will end, Ex Diplomat KP Fabian says on Iran WarFormer diplomat KP Fabian paints a vivid picture of the roles played by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan...
29 Mar, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
Bab el-Mandeb Strait: Has Iran found second global choke point after Hormuz?The Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Strait of Hormuz are critical global trade chokepoints facing significant security threats. Disruptions, p...
25 Mar, 2026, 10.49 PM IST
At just 12, she invested Rs 5.9 lakh, opened a shop and hired her mother. Her 'smart' business strategy is shocking the internetA 12-year-old girl from central China invested her Spring Festival savings into a stationery shop. She hired her mother to manage daily ope...
17 Mar, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
Understanding without biasProportionality bias is the tendency to attribute significant events to equally significant causes. This bias often fuels conspiracy theori...
30 Apr, 2024, 11.39 PM IST
Adani Transmission Q4 net down 60% at Rs 59 crore on one-time writeoffThe company's consolidated net profit stood at Rs 146.7 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
09 May, 2020, 03.59 PM IST
How dud stock becomes long-term investment in our portfoliosOur investment behaviour is driven by our notion of loss and gain, not by logic. Past cost should not matter in rational decisions. But whe...
18 Nov, 2019, 06.30 AM IST
SC declines Oil Min request to stay sharing of documents on Reliance penaltyThe Oil Ministry first challenged the disclosure before the Delhi High Court, which on December 18, 2018 dismissed the petition.
08 Oct, 2019, 12.29 PM IST
The sunk cost idea is sinking your investmentsThe dilemma of equity investors is what to do with those investments that turn out to be losers.
29 Jun, 2018, 11.36 AM IST
View: Modi and the sunk cost fallacyThe government has pegged 2016-17 GDP growth at 6.5% and revised downward the 2017-18 growth rate.
06 Feb, 2017, 03.14 PM IST
Govt clears harmonised list; identifies 5 main sectors & 29 subsectors that should get infrastructure statusThe harmonised master list approved by the cabinet committee on infrastructure has five main sectors and 29 infra subsectors.
02 Mar, 2012, 09.32 AM IST
- Beyond MV Rak and MV Pavit: 42 ships grounded on West Coast since 2006
Statistics indicate that 42 ships were grounded or sunk along India's western coast including Mumbai and Gujarat, mostly during the monsoon...
11 Aug, 2011, 10.22 AM IST
- Avoid acrimony in hindsigh
There is no point in blaming the minister who takes a decision mainly on the advice of the secretary of the department.
04 Dec, 2010, 05.35 AM IST