CLOSE-IN: First Test of Ashes 2023 establishes a Paradigm shift in Test Cricket (IANS column)
By Yajurvindra SinghThe first Test of the five-match Ashes 2023 series between England and Australia was a nail-biting affair that
Read moreBy Yajurvindra SinghThe first Test of the five-match Ashes 2023 series between England and Australia was a nail-biting affair that
Read moreBy Asad MirzaBoris Johnson’s sudden resignation as an MP has resulted in a crisis both for the UK’s Conservative Party
Read moreBy Yajurvindra SinghIndia’s defeat in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 Final against Australia has quite understandably made their ardent
Read moreBy Asad MirzaThe US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Saudi Arabia, last week in an attempt to restore the
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets in the week gone by made a valiant attempt to make new lifetime highs but failed. The
Read moreBy Vinod Mirani‘Bhed Chaal’ is a Hindi proverb very much used in relation to the Hindi film industry. It means
Read moreBy D.C. PathakSoon after the launch of military operations by Russia in Ukraine in February 2022, which resulted in an
Read moreBy Yajurvindra SinghThe final of the World Test Championship between Australia and India is presently being played at the Kennington
Read moreBy Yajurvindra SinghThe final of the World Test Championship between Australia and India is presently being played at the Kennington
Read moreBy Arshia MalikThe Vadodara Bohras are a community of Bohra Muslims tracing their origins to Yemen. They belong to the
Read moreBy Asad MirzaThe recent border clashes between Iran and Afghanistan have a really dreaded portent for the future, both at
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets last week opened with a bang and gained sharply on the first two days. The rally seemed
Read moreBy Deepika BhanAlmost 15 years ago, in a residential society in Noida in the National Capital Region, a Class VIII
Read moreBy D.C. PathakThe recent case of the brutal killing of a young girl in public by a ‘jilted’ boyfriend in
Read moreBy Yajurvindra SinghA last-ball finish in the IPL’23 was, as one can term it, a perfect 10. The tournament was
Read moreBy Amjad Ayub MirzaWith the inauguration of the three-day session of G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting held in Srinagar (May
Read moreBy Nirendra DevUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has held wide range of discussions with Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh,
Read moreBy Asad MirzaAfter more than a dozen years of ostracism by regional Arab and western leaders, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Read moreBy D.C. PathakIn recent years the international scene has been conditioned by new geopolitical trends that were affecting all regions
Read moreBy Vinod MiraniIt was since foreign companies entered the Indian film market that filmmakers in the country, especially in the
Read moreNew Delhi, May 24 There is merit in viewing the world order today as being in a state of flux.
Read moreNew Delhi, May 24 There is merit in viewing the world order today as being in a state of flux.
Read moreBy Asad MirzaNaqba Day marks the beginning of Palestinians exodus from their homeland, but for the last 75 years the
Read moreBy Vinod MiraniJio Cinema, or be it Jio mobiles, they specialise in the art of snaring the consumer. Indian companies
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets had a tough week and failed to cross important resistances. They faltered at the very first level
Read moreBy Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for May 22-28. Aries
Read moreBy D.C. PathakDemocracy defines a system by which most people in a country would like to be ruled by leaders
Read moreBy Vinod MiraniThe ban culture and the jail culture have always existed in India. The British did it and so
Read moreBy D.C. PathakAmidst the continuing danger posed to national security by the Pak-instigated radicalisation and terrorism, many academicians and even
Read moreBy Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for May 15-21. AriesThis
Read moreBy Yajurvindra SinghThe rapidly changing face of cricket is transforming it at a phenomenal pace. The shorter format of the
Read moreBy Asad MirzaIndia taking down Pakistan at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet is indicative of changing diplomatic might of
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe week gone by had four trading sessions, but it had plenty of action and behaved on expected
Read moreBy D.C. PathakThere is a debate – set off, among other things, by the review of school textbooks in India
Read moreMumbai, May 1 Mani Ratnams magnum opus ‘Ponniyin Selvan: 2, which released recently and also had a special screening attended
Read moreBy Asad MirzaLast week at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting, India adopted a very tough stand to
Read moreBy Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for May 1-7. Aries
Read moreD.C. PathakThe arrival of Amit Shah as the Union Home Minister in 2019 sent out clear signals that he would
Read moreBy Yajurvindra SinghThe announcement of the Indian team to play in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final, starting on June
Read moreBy Pavan KaushikIn our Vedas, the Atharvaveda the three coverings of our surroundings are referred as Chandamsi. The Atharvaveda says,
Read moreOn an auspicious day like Akshaya Tritiya, we Indians always turn to gold. The precious metal’s imperishable and timeless qualities
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe week went by and had four trading sessions and gained on all four of them. What was
Read moreBy Vinod MiraniThe Government of India now wants to be a part of the OTT revolution. That is, the I&B
Read moreBy Anil TrigunayatChina will be an ongoing challenge for the Indian foreign and security policy establishment. Its hegemonistic ambitions are
Read moreBy D.C. PathakA few of the chiefs of Intelligence in India and abroad have written about their work in the
Read moreBy Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for April 17-23. Aries
Read moreBy Ajay KumarPatna, April 16 After the successful meeting with opposition leaders in Delhi, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is
Read moreBy Yajurvindra SinghThe Indian Premier League (IPL) has in all respects gone off extremely well. Crowds are back in full
Read moreBy Asad MirzaFinland formally became a member of NATO on April 4 during a scheduled summit, finalising the fastest accession
Read moreBy Vinod MiraniThe first quarter of 2023 has come to an end and the Hindi film industry has little to
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalIt was a very short three-day week which had trading on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday last week. The
Read moreBy Deepika BhanAmid the Adani-Hindenburg noise, the protests and the marches on various issues, the political accusations and allegations, a
Read moreBy Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for April 10-16. Aries
Read moreBy Asad MirzaSuperficial concerns have been raised both within and outside the UK about the status of the Muslim population,
Read moreMumbai, April 2 Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre has shared her learning experience and how she became successful in the industry.
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe week gone by had all the emotions one could think of. It had drama, expectation, new vigour,
Read moreBy Vinod MiraniThere are all kinds of reality shows on various television channels. And there are a lot of aspirants
Read moreBy Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for April 3-9. Aries
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalIt was an extremely tough and volatile week at the bourses. Markets were all over the place and
Read moreBy Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for March 27-April 2.
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets were volatile last week not only in India but globally. There were sharp moves on both sides
Read moreBy Asad MirzaThe Israeli Parliament has given initial approval to several pieces of legislation, including a Bill protecting the prime
Read moreBy Asad MirzaThe slew of anti-women measures adopted by the Taliban government in Afghanistan has essentially gone against them, further
Read moreBy Yajurvindra SinghThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should be complimented in organising the Women’s Premier League.
Read moreBy Vinod MiraniWith the super success of a few South Indian films throughout the Hindi-speaking areas, the South is extending
Read moreBy Vinod MiraniWith the super success of a few South Indian films throughout the Hindi-speaking areas, the South is extending
Read moreBy Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for March 6-12. Aries
Read moreBy Yajurvindra SinghThe conventional and traditional form of the game, ‘Test Cricket’ cannot be made into a farce. A 5-day
Read moreBy Deepika BhanThe more things change, the more they stay the same. This well-known expression, first used by a French
Read moreBy Vinod MiraniWriter, lyricist, poet and film encyclopedia in his own right Javed Akhtar is in the news again. He
Read moreBy Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for February 27 to
Read moreBy Vinod MiraniMusic makes or mars a film. Filmmakers all over have lived by this belief and rightly so. In
Read moreBy Ven Lenagala SirinivasaHis Holiness the Dalai Lama lives in exile for over 60 years; having forfeited his active role
Read moreBy Asad MirzaThe manner in which the Taliban have been able to retain power in Afghanistan and their latest decisions
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe week gone by behaved on expected lines and made marginal gains. It could be called a week
Read moreBy Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for July 4-10 Aries
Read moreBy DC PathakThe diminished opposition in the second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in office has stepped up its
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe week gone by behaved on expected lines and saw a decent recovery in the markets. It initially
Read moreBy Deepika BhanThe happenings in Maharashtra have thrown up several questions. Is it really a rebellion against a dynasty or
Read moreBy D.C. PathakIn the age of knowledge ushered in by the IT revolution, success in business is mandated on the
Read moreKolkata, June 24 A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, turned down Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF)’s
Read moreBy Asad MirzaRecent events in Ukraine and Taiwan are once again testing the Russia-China ties, as neither has commented upon
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalIt was a bad week at the markets and they fell quite sharply. Indian benchmark indices fell on
Read moreBy Deepika BhanAgnipath — whenever one comes across this word, one is reminded of the 1990 Amitabh Bachchan film, ‘Agneepath’,
Read moreBy D.C. PathakIndia, the world’s largest democracy, continues to be run on a Constitution that has secularism built into its
Read moreNew York, June 17 An Indian-origin businessman has been shot dead inside a store in the US this week while
Read moreBy Kavya DubeyAs Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal were made to relinquish their BJP posts due to their comments that
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets were under pressure on expected lines and lost on four of the five trading sessions. Thursday was
Read moreBy D.C. PathakGautam Buddha achieved Enlightenment and left behind precious teachings for his followers pertaining to various stages of awakening
Read moreBy Asad MirzaFor the past fortnight the largest minority in the country has been put at unease due to a
Read moreBy Sreejith BalasubramanianEuropean Central Bank (ECB)’s April meeting minutes and the blog post in May by its President seem to
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets behaved exactly as expected in the week gone by and opened with an upward gap on Monday.
Read moreBy Deepika BhanSome time back, intelligence agencies intercepted a coded message ‘Vazul Vaav’ from Pakistan to its supporters in Kashmir.
Read moreBy D.C. PathakAt the core of India’s foreign policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the mandate that bilateral relations
Read moreBy Dr Amjad Ayub MirzaIn a hurriedly called meeting of the senior executive members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Awami Action Committee
Read moreBy Asad MirzaThe latest international conference to discuss the evolving situation in Afghanistan and also review the response of the
Read moreBy Kavya DubeyThe Quadrilateral Security Alliance may have gone through phases of void and little activity since its inception in
Read moreBy Deepika BhanTwo days after Rahul Bhat was killed in a government office in Jammu and Kashmir on May 12,
Read moreBy D.C. PathakThe Preamble to the Constitution of India describes maintenance of ‘unity and integrity of the nation’ as its
Read moreKolkata, May 27 The CBI has now roped in Enforcement Directorate (ED) to track the money trail in the West
Read moreBy Deepika BhanNew Delhi, May 25 As the court sentenced Yasin Malik to rigorous life imprisonment on Wednesday for terror
Read moreBy Suyash ChoudharyThe government announced a series of steps aimed at providing some relief against the unprecedented commodity price shocks
Read moreBy Asad MirzaThe first in-person meeting of the leaders of the US, Australia, Japan and India, termed Quad, will be
Read moreBy Adeel AhmedNew Delhi, May 22 In the old city of Jerusalem, there lies a 187-foot long ‘Western Wall, built
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe week gone by saw markets gain sharply on expected lines. However, the volatility witnessed must have certainly
Read moreBy Deepika BhanComing down the stairs of Delhi’s Rouse Avenue courts after being convicted for terror crimes, Yasin Malik wanted
Read moreBy D.C. PathakSometimes the roots of a problem are obscured by discussions on the ‘enormity’ of its possible repercussions —
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets were under severe pressure and lost sharply during the last week. They lost on all the five
Read moreBy Kavya DubeyAs Ranil Wickremesinghe ascends as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for the sixth time, how he takes control
Read moreBy Chayanika SaxenaThe fall of Afghanistan to a puritanical group, the Afghan Taliban, has brought with it a host of
Read moreKochi, May 9 CPI-M’s star campaigner for the May 31 Thrikkakara Assembly bypoll, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, currently undergoing treatment
Read moreBy Ranjan MukherjeeThe upcoming elections in Belgium have given rise to a political party of Muslims who have acquired citizenship
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalIt was a topsy-turvy week and the good part was that it was for just four days. Markets
Read moreBy D.C. PathakA nation’s strategic approach is by definition meant to take care of the security and economic interests of
Read moreBy Dr. Shujaat Ali QuadriConditions are changing in 90 districts of India because of the developmental plans in the minority-majority
Read moreBy Suyash ChoudharyNew Delhi, May 4 In a surprising turn of events, RBI / MPC made an intermeeting decision to
Read moreBy Asad MirzaFrench President Emmanuel Macron clinched another five-year term in the Elysee Palace, becoming the third politician to achieve
Read moreBy Yashwant RajWashington, May 1 Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani fled the country last August as the Taliban continued their
Read moreBy D.C. PathakEnd of the Cold War marked the beginning of an era of covert offensives, externally instigated insurgencies and
Read moreLucknow, April 27 An Allahabad High Court judge has withdrawn himself from hearing the bail plea of Union Minister of
Read moreBy Asad MirzaIn Persian there is an old proverb: “Amad’an, nashist’am, ghuft’am, barkhas’tam’”, meaning “they came, they sat, they talked
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets continued their volatile ways in the five-day week gone by. They lost on the first two days,
Read moreMumbai, April 23 She made her mark in Bollywood as well as in the web space with films like ‘Margarita
Read moreBy Pavan KaushikIt was April 2021 when I was also found to be infected with Covid, after a first dose
Read moreBy N.C. BipindraOf late, China has raised security concerns in the Indian Ocean region with strategic military sales like submarines
Read moreBy Nirendra DevNew Delhi, April 19 Peace has been like an illusion for Nagaland. After decades of violence and subsequent
Read moreBy Asad MirzaThe regional economic and political developments may have a near-immediate effect on the Indian economy, apart from the
Read moreBy Asad MirzaThe regional economic and political developments may have a near-immediate effect on the Indian economy, apart from the
Read moreBy Deepika BhanAhead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Jammu and Kashmir on April 24, the first after the
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalIt was a tough week for the markets and contrary to expectations, they lost ground last week. It
Read moreBy Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for April 18-24 Aries
Read moreBy D.C. PathakThe April 7 ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan delegitimising the Deputy Speaker’s action of annulling the
Read moreBy Dr Amjad Ayub MirzaImran Khan was finally booted out of power on the early morning hours of April 10.
Read moreLos Angeles, April 13 NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed the largest comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers, the agency
Read moreBy Asad MirzaIt seems as if the Russia-Ukraine war has rendered the seminal work by Samuel Huntington “The Clash of
Read moreMumbai, April 10 Actress and model Himanshi Khurana went on to become a household name after her stint in season
Read moreBy Deepika BhanA video that went viral from the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar after the Friday prayers may be
Read moreBy Arun KekriwalMarkets opened with a bang on unexpected news of the HDFC Bank and HDFC Limited merger announcement on
Read moreBy D.C. PathakCrime including a stray incident of violence in public may have a personal motivation but there was nothing
Read moreBy Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for April 11-17 Aries
Read moreBy Pavan KaushikThe theme for the world health day, 2022 is “Our Planet, Our Health”. As, the law of Newton
Read moreBy Dr Amjad Ayub MirzaImran Khan represents a peculiar phase in politics that emerges during periods of economic contradictions between
Read moreBy Vikram HegdeSunday was a day of tumult for South Asia, with major political developments in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Read moreBy Sameer PatilGold has always been an essential part of the socio-economic-cultural ethos of every Indian. As an investment, it
Read moreBy Asad MirzaThe last one-month has shown the tenacity and astuteness of the Indian foreign policy, and the “correctional change”
Read moreAssembly elections are not natural calamities or disasters that require central assistance to meet the extravagant promises made by certain
Read moreBy Vikas DattaIt was called the “Dark Continent”, not only due to lack of (European) knowledge of its expansive hinterland,
Read moreBy Deepika BhanOver the past few days, certain events in Kashmir have come as a surprise. Groups from the majority
Read moreByArun KejriwalMarkets in the week gone by behaved on expected lines and gained quite sharply. Markets opened on a weak
Read moreBy Bhavdeep ModiNepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to arrive in India on a three-day visit on April
Read moreBy Vikas DattaBrimming over with challenging calculations, daunting data, and formidable formulas, science seems an intimidating prospect for many people.
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe week gone by was volatile and saw markets losing on four of the five trading sessions. At
Read moreBy DC PathakThe month-long Russian military operations in Ukraine — initially aimed at swiftly seizing Kiev after degrading the defence
Read moreBy Pavan KaushikNew Delhi, March 21 Many historians and archaeologiÂsts believe that the Indus Valley CiviÂlisation that existed about 2,500
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe week gone by was a short week with just four trading sessions. Markets saw gains on three
Read moreBy Adeel AhmedWe all know the story of Nobel Laureate, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani hijab-clad girl who took a bullet
Read moreBy Marcellus DSouzaThe results of the Goa Assembly were declared on March 10, along with those of the rest of
Read moreBy Amjad Ayub MirzaNew Delhi, March 19 The movie released in India called ‘The Kashmir Files’ is a brave attempt
Read moreBy Asad MirzaEven when the American occupation of Afghanistan was in full steam and apart from the fighting there were
Read moreBy Deepika BhanThe Assembly elections in the five states had one stunning outcome: the irretrievable downslide of the Congress. Sonia
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe week gone by had plenty of action and it was from the battleground of Ukraine and the
Read moreBy Janhavi LokegaonkarThe efficacy of submarines as a potent military machine was established during the Second World War. Since then,
Read moreBy Robinder SachdevThe last 15 days have been intense in view of the Russia-Ukraine war, and related happenings. As an
Read moreBy Kavita SardanaMen and women are often differentiated based on “gender role” and the tasks assigned to them. The question
Read moreBy Amruta Talawadekar & Janhavi LokegaonkarOn March 6, 2017, Indias second aircraft carrier, the mighty INS Viraat, was decommissioned after
Read moreBy Deepika BhanAs the US-EU combine came out with a slew of sanctions against Russia and big tech companies followed
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets were nervous and highly volatile on the back of global tensions between Ukraine and Russia. There has
Read moreBy Vikas DattaBOOK DETAILS Title: Star and Spies: Intelligence Operations and the Entertainment BusinessAuthor(s): Christopher Andrew and Julius GreenPublisher: Bodley
Read moreBy Nirendra DevNew Delhi, March 5 It takes two to tango. The proverb is seemingly a failed dictum today. The
Read moreBy Sanu V. GeorgeThiruvananthapuram, March 5 As the curtains on the 23rd state CPI(M) party conference came down on Friday,
Read moreBy Amjad Ayub MirzaIt was a cold night with subzero temperature on March 2 when a police convoy arrived outside
Read moreBy Asad MirzaAfter a continuous barrage of criticism for overlooking the Russian aggression dubbed as itsnaivete, Germany has announced new
Read moreBy Deepika BhanAs pictures of wounded women, bombed buildings, rolling tanks, fighter jet strikes and desperate civilians in Ukraine flood
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets were badly hit by the Soviet transgression into Ukraine last week. Though they recovered 50 per cent
Read moreBy DC PathakSecurity is not a one-time event in terms of assessment and response — this is simply because the
Read moreBy Sanu .V. GeorgeThiruvananthapuram, Feb 25 With the CPI-M state party conference set to kick-off from March 1 in Kochi,
Read moreBy Major GeneralS B AsthanaBackdrop Russia has declared war on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and is executing a plan
Read moreBy Dr Amjad Ayub MirzaPrime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan is said to use the occasion of Pakistan Day, observed
Read moreBy Javed BeighKashmir was once again rocked by yet another shocking case of acid attack on a young Kashmiri girl
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe week gone by had plenty of action and the first two days in particular shook the market.
Read moreBy Deepika BhanThe row over hijab has been raging for over a month now. The fact that young women are
Read moreBy DC PathakManagement of business would be written afresh in the phase of post-Covid economic recovery and some significant new
Read moreBy Dilshaad NoorIn the last few years, the trend of Muslim youth has increased not only in education but also
Read moreBy Swapna NairOn February 18, 2017, Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini was commissioned with a sole mission to promote
Read moreBy Javed BeighAround mid of last month, officials of Jammu Development Authority (JDA) carried out demolition of homes of nearly
Read moreBy Somesh AroraThe battle lines for a renewed Mahabharata on ‘proper officer under Customs Act, 1962 are being redrawn again
Read moreBy Major General S.B. AsthanaUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declares February 16, 2022 as ‘Day of Unity’ apprehending Russian invasion based
Read moreBy Khushbu JainNew Delhi, Feb 15 India once again tightened up its digital borders and asserted sovereignty in the digital
Read moreBy Asad MirzaUS President Joe Biden last week signed an executive order, splitting $7 billion Afghan funds deposited with the
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets in the week gone by saw gains but surrendered all of it to end in negative territory.
Read moreBy Pavan KaushikMany of us have set our wrist watch by listening to the 8 a.m. national news on the
Read moreBy DC PathakIn a neatly executed intelligence-based counter-terror operation on February 3, the US Special Forces organised a night raid
Read moreBy Adeel AhmedNew Delhi, Feb 12 The Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee, and also regarded as the Father of
Read moreBy Kumar MihirNew Delhi, Feb 12 On February 5, the Karnataka government, passed an order in exercise of its powers
Read moreMumbai, Feb 9 Popular singer Stebin Ben’s romantic track ‘Ek Tu Hi Toh Hai’ featuring Arjun Bijlani and Sana Makbul
Read moreBy Asad MirzaPakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan was on a four-day visit to China last week. Apparently the visit was
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets in the week gone by behaved as if there were two distinct halves. The first three days
Read moreBy DC PathakPerhaps the most crucial decision of the then national leadership of free India about the strategy of management
Read moreBy Somesh AroraNew Delhi, Feb 5 The recent budget through Finance Bill has sought introduction of Section 135AA as a
Read moreBy Asad MirzaIndias ties with Central Asia can be traced back to the ancient Silk Road, along which goods, people,
Read moreBy Deepika BhanIf wishes were horses, then ‘Nirmala would lower all prices’. The change in the original proverb may seem
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets continued to remain volatile and unsure of which direction they should move. Post the FED meeting what
Read moreBy DC PathakPakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on January 14 unveiled the public version of what is claimed to be
Read moreBy Dr Ankita PandeyAs a scientist and researcher, I am deeply opposed to xenotransplantation – the Frankenscience of transplanting organs
Read moreBy Vivek Puri, Promoter, P Mark Mustard Oil since 1933New Delhi, Jan 24 We would like to start out by
Read moreBy Asad MirzaPakistan after 75 years of its existence has released its first ever National Security Policy (NSP), which it
Read moreBy Sumit Kumar Singh“If you ask anyone in India who is our country’s greatest friend, every person, every child knows
Read moreBy DC PathakIndia got its Independence some 75 years ago but it still looks like a ‘nation in making’, judging
Read moreBy Dr Nidhi GuptaMotherhood comes with its own mixed bag of emotions; we want to save our child from every
Read moreBy Asad MirzaRussia has demanded for a new security arrangement in Europe, and threatened war if the US and its
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets were on a roll last week and did much better than expected. The only note of caution
Read moreBy DC PathakMany among the most successful businessmen of our times have written about their experience of what they passed
Read moreBy Hiroo AdvaniA sudden series of new developments in the Amazon & Future Group – Reliance acquisition dispute has paved
Read moreBy Sumit Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Jan 14 Towards the end of last year, the Indian Navy had inducted two ‘potent’
Read moreBy Ruchika RaoA Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has stayed arbitration proceedings initiated by Amazon against the Future
Read moreBy Asad MirzaIt seems a paradox. But one of the oldest democracies of the world, the US which has the
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe first week of the new calendar year 2022, saw markets in India open with a bang. FII’s
Read moreBy DC PathakIn his New Year message to the nation, Chinese President Xi Jinping carried forward the process of what
Read moreBy Nirendra DevThe fall of the I.K. Gujral government was perhaps the most impactful result of Rajiv Gandhis assassination. Gujral,
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe last week of calendar year 2021 ended on a high with stock markets registering gains and gaining
Read moreBy Amjad Ayub MirzaMaqbool Bhat has been given the title of ‘shaheed’ or ‘martyr’ in Pakistan. Maqbool Bhat was hanged
Read moreBy Asad MirzaRecently, the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit was held in Istanbul from December 16-19. The first Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe week gone by made us realise the vulnerability that affects our markets. Friday, from the previous week
Read moreBy D.C. PathakThe return of Islamic Emirate in Kabul on August 15 this year, and what is happening in Afghanistan
Read moreDr Amjad Ayub MirzaImran Khan cannot make up his mind about the purpose of the recently held 17th Extraordinary Session
Read moreBy Asad MirzaThe controversial Nationality and Borders Bill was introduced by the ruling Conservative Party in the House of Commons
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets were under downward pressure in the week gone by and lost on four of the five trading
Read moreBy DC PathakIn a world of behind the scene happenings, not only in the area of defence and security, but
Read moreBy Asad MirzaRecently most of the Indian newspapers and news channels in English, Hindi and Urdu carried a news story
Read moreBy Asad MirzaRecently most of the Indian newspapers and news channels in English, Hindi and Urdu carried a news story
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe week gone by was a four-day week with Friday being a holiday. The week began on a
Read moreBY D.C. PATHAKIn the narrow narrative of domestic politics – marked by minority versus majority controversy whipped up in the
Read moreBy Prof Sarchand SinghPakistan always tries to wash away its stigma of being a pro-terrorist country in the world community.
Read moreBy Robinder Nath Sachdev & Dr. Anand Kumar AgnihotriNew Delhi, Nov 17 The title of this column today is inspired
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets behaved during the week gone by on expected lines. It was volatile and choppy and we saw
Read moreBy Prof Arvind MohanUttar Pradesh is one of the largest markets in the world, it has over 8 per cent
Read moreBy Asad MirzaWhile an effort to classify the Taliban into good and bad is rather easy, the underlying reasons to
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets behaved in the short three-day week on expected lines. There was a dead cat bounce on the
Read moreBy Nirendra DevThe move by US lawmakers led by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney from New York to get a new
Read moreBy By Maj Gen S.B. AsthanaWhen former US President Donald Trump signed the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA)
Read moreBy Suyash ChoudharyThe last few weeks have been notable from a global rates environment standpoint, particularly in developed markets. Markets
Read moreBy Dr Rajat AroraThe much-awaited festival of lights stands at our threshold — the harbinger of peace and prosperity. With
Read moreBy Dr Amjad Ayub MirzaThe Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistans (TLP) long march to Islamabad had camped at Wazirabad for four days before
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets behaved on expected lines and gained ground on the first two trading sessions of the week gone
Read moreBy Asad MirzaThe details published by The Washington Post of a misinformation campaign pursued by Facebook against the Covid-19 vaccine,
Read moreBY SAEED NAQVITerrorists cannot be trained with the fanciest weapons, pillowed with cash, drugged for violent killing and, after the
Read moreBy Asad MirzaWe are living in a Digital Age in which more and more complex tasks are being entrusted to
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalMarkets gained on four of the five trading sessions last week with Wednesday being the sole day of
Read moreBy Dr Praveen Aggarwal & Dr Manorama BakshiNew Delhi, Oct 9 Where does the Indian government stand on its statement
Read moreBy Nirmal Kumar GangulyAntibodies are proteins produced by the immune system to fight a disease. On exposure to a foreign
Read moreBy Asad MirzaProposals for a European Union (EU) army have re-emerged after the Afghan fiasco – but many member states
Read moreBy Arun KejriwalThe week began with a bang with new closing highs recorded on both the BSESENSEX and NIFTY on
Read moreBy Praveen Aggrwal & Dr Manorama BakshiWorld over October 1 is celebrated as World Elderly Day. The main purpose of
Read moreBy Asanga AbeyagoonasekeraAlliance gives new meaning to political boundaries on physical maps empowering coalitions with political preferences to work together.
Read moreThe Fifth Plenum of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was held between October 26 and
Read moreMarkets were on fire last week and had a great show, celebrating the upcoming Diwali festival in advance. BSESENSEX was
Read moreIt was nice to receive mails from friends who had assembled at Lucknow boy Nusrat Durrani’s Dumbo apartment under the
Read moreOn October 9, jewellery brand Tanishq circulated an advertisement that showed a Hindu woman and her Muslim mother-in-law. This 45-second
Read moreA river can erode the biggest boulder in its path, but it does not stop or wait for the erosion,
Read moreThe beheading of a school teacher in a Paris suburb on October 16 — by a religious fanatic who was
Read moreThe French attacks on Islam and its Prophet are nothing new, we only have to peep a little bit into
Read moreMarkets were under pressure last week and lost on four of the five trading sessions. BSESESENSEX lost 1,071.43 points or
Read moreOne of our major newspapers has, on page one, underlined for emphasis something significant: India became the first “non western
Read moreNew Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) For Sudhir Mishra, the pandemic has left an everlasting impact on his life, and not
Read moreThe 2020 state election in Bihar is probably the last one where the three Socialist leaders around whom the politics
Read moreThe ‘Lakshmana Rekha’, the famous line drawn by Lakshman for Sita not to cross when he went to find Ram
Read moreThough India has emerged as the fastest-growing major economy over the past few years, its growth has primarily been driven
Read moreCovid-19 has disrupted human life across the planet like few other modern-era disasters. In India, where the virus ate into
Read more“Veni, Vidi, Vici,” said Julius Caesar after his swift victory at the battle of Zela in 47 BC, which translates
Read moreMarkets continued to gain ground during the week gone by with gains registered on four of the five trading days.
Read moreCorona has taken a toll of my discourses on elementary Hindu rituals, like Navratra, because my yoga guru from the
Read moreThe Indian Premier league (IPL) has approached its final bend. This now is the business end of the tournament and
Read moreNew York, Oct 22 (IANS) US president Donald Trump has one final ask from America. Imagine that America’s catastrophic coronavirus
Read moreThe roots of the conflict in Artsakh Artsakh historically has always been part of Armenia, and when the region was
Read moreMarkets gained on four of the five trading sessions, yet closed with losses in the week gone by. The BSESENSEX
Read morePresident Donald Trump and his National Security Adviser, Robert C. O’ Brien are aching to announce troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Read morePanaji, Oct 16 (IANS) A day after a 16-year-old Class X student committed suicide in North Goa’s Sattari sub-district, reportedly
Read moreThe government has executed a re-think on the outstanding GST compensation issues by announcing intent to borrow itself under the
Read moreCricket was introduced by the British to be played to imbibe the ways of life. The important traits were to
Read moreExpecting others to do the right thing is always a losing expectation. People want everybody else to keep the city
Read moreOctober 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day, dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of
Read moreEntrepreneurship through Acquisition, also known colloquially as the Search Fund, is an emerging avenue through which aspiring entrepreneurs can quickly
Read moreIndian state governments have market loans (SDLs), borrowings of Rs 1.93 lakh crore so far this year, this is 76
Read moreThe week gone by saw markets on a roll and score handsome gains on every day of the week. BSESENSEX
Read moreFinally, light at the end of the tunnel for the cinema exhibition trade as the Government at the Centre has
Read moreThe panorama that the Indian Premier League (IPL) brings to a cricket lover is wonderful. Watching matches after matches unfold
Read moreThe week gone by had mere four trading days but had plenty of action in it. It had two days
Read moreJaswant Singh’s final goodbye acquired extra poignancy. Ushered into his study in my mind’s eye by the reliable Thomas, his
Read moreJaswant Singh’s final goodbye acquired extra poignancy. Ushered into his study in my mind’s eye by the reliable Thomas, his
Read moreThis story is from about 20 years ago! A person from Kolkata came to visit our office in Delhi. He
Read moreThe current China-India standoff in Eastern Ladakh has seen multiple rounds of talks failing to ease tensions, with continued troop
Read moreThe term “soft power” was coined by academic Joseph Nye of Harvard University to describe “the ability to attract and
Read moreThe Indian Premier League (IPL) has brought cricket once again into the lives of millions of Indian cricket enthusiasts. Most
Read moreFarmers shouldn’t worry about the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops as new farm laws will not affect procurement
Read moreAfter retirement from the army, my father took up farming at Village Shahpur, on the Pinjore-Nalagarh Road, in Haryana. After
Read moreMarkets behaved on expected lines and fell on the first four trading days with a sell-off on expiry day. They
Read moreLeaders changing sides before an election is not an unusual scenario in India. In general, such crossovers are by politicians
Read moreThe ancient Indian protocol for social distancing is embedded in the lines my yoga guru, from the famous ashram in
Read moreDubai, Sep 26 (IANS) Actress Preity Zinta is in Dubai for the ongoing Indian Premier League, and the high temperature
Read moreLet me begin by saying that even after 30 years there’s no guarantee as yet of a durable ceasefire in
Read moreThe Indian Premier League (IPL) has had a wonderful start. This was just the entertainment for the bored and isolated
Read moreIn his address to the nation, the Prime Minister saluted the corona warriors — the health workers, who passionately treated
Read moreAs the Indian economy deals with the economic impact of the Corona induced slowdown, an opportunity to make constructive changes
Read moreEminent columnist Swaminathan A. Aiyar called upon Wakf boards and wealthy Muslims to finance the development of “a string of
Read moreThis September 23 marks the 90th anniversary of the unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the founder King
Read moreThe week gone by had plenty of action and was volatile. While the benchmark indices were just about flat, BSEHEALTHCARE
Read moreThere have been many but let me cite just two reactions from the family to Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra
Read moreCovid-19 caught the world off-guard. It is embarrassing. It is embarrassing that the economic distress is more acute in India
Read moreTwo viruses have taken over the world. One, a minuscule creature called Covid-19, has killed more than 8,00,000 people around
Read moreThe entertainment that every Indian cricket lover is so anxiously waiting — the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 — is
Read moreMore than four months have gone by since the PLA upped the ante on the borders with India resulting in
Read moreGuwahati, Sep 16 (IANS) A 100-year-old woman has been discharged from a hospital here after recovering from Covid-19 on Wednesday,
Read moreThe week gone by saw markets jump sharply on Thursday and the gains registered on that day were enough to
Read moreIf the Gandhi trio stirred themselves into action as a serious opposition, is there a possibility that they would end
Read moreForeign minister S. Jaishankar has recently written a book on India’s position on the implementation of foreign policy. The book
Read moreNew Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) I am often confronted with a question about how to create global awareness about the
Read moreRetirement finally hits one in all occupations. The world is getting younger and so should the elders if they want
Read moreMarkets were on a roller coaster ride last week and the optimism and bullishness of the previous week just vanished.
Read moreA priceless gift from a friend in Kerala, a Namboodiri to boot, is a film to augment my collection which
Read moreIn general, any state election held in Bihar in the last 15 years has been centered on two issues —
Read moreIndia has strong geopolitical, historical and economic reasons to disentangle itself from China’s arms By Atul Singh, Manu Sharma &
Read moreThe Indian Premier League (IPL) is a tournament that cricket lovers are eagerly looking forward to. Although the Caribbean Premier
Read moreThe Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) air crash in June that killed 97 people and the circumstances causing it beg a
Read moreChina is not a normal State, but this is a fact that most China ‘experts’ in India have, for years,
Read moreThe week gone by began with a bang and markets gained on all five trading days. The BSESENSEX gained 1,032.59
Read moreThe late R.K. Mishra, editor of Patriot, founder of Observer Research Foundation, used to tell a delicious story about Indira
Read moreConscription into military service and the pitiable standard of living of soldiers are resulting in the People’s Liberation Army being
Read moreGlobal technology news, of Walmart planning a potential bid for TikTok in the US, or Instagram’s decision to allow buy
Read morePreparations for Indias premier cricket tournament, the Indian Premier League (IPL), are underway in full swing. The eight franchise teams
Read moreThuingaleng Muivah (86) is referred to as master betrayer right from his joining NNC in 1964. He is a Tangkhul
Read moreBhubaneswar, Aug 25 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday urged the Centre to postpone the NEET and JEE
Read moreThe mother of all blasts at the Beirut port on August 4 would have qualified as the West Asian 9/11
Read moreJawaharlal Nehru’s address on India’s ‘Tryst with destiny’ is historic, widely discussed and well studied. In 1947, Nehru announced over
Read moreThe cricket fraternity was shocked by the sudden demise of Chetan Chauhan. The deadly coronavirus struck a blow on a
Read moreAfter the recent release of over 80 hardcore Taliban prisoners, after the Loya Jirga assembled in Kabul gave the go-ahead
Read moreNew Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The ‘Local ke liye Vocal’ call came after the Chinese aggression at the border forced
Read moreThe week gone by continued to be volatile and all gains built up during the course of the first four
Read moreThe Covid Syndrome will haunt us for years. Businesses are bleeding and human misery is escalating and many businesses are
Read moreIn my first interview on ‘Offensive Defense’, I explained the history of Chinese economic rise, based on my book, ‘Containing
Read moreRahat Indori was five-years-old when the much loved poet Majaz died of a stroke after he was found on the
Read moreIt is easy to associate the Chinese with walls. Not just their famous wall. The opaqueness in their thoughts and
Read moreThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has come out with guidelines as to how cricket will operate
Read moreUS President Donald Trump issued two executive orders on Thursday restricting Chinese social media networks TikTok and WeChat, on the
Read moreWhat did Xi achieve by attaching Ladakh? Nothing. Can he equate 1962? To achieve National rejuvenation of 1.4 billion Chinese;
Read moreLet’s go to Ayodhya again. On August 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Ayodhya, the birthplace of Ram, in
Read moreIt is easy to associate the Chinese with walls. Not just their famous wall. The opaqueness in their thoughts and
Read moreMarkets continued their volatile movement in the week gone by and manged to close with gains for the week. BSESENSEX
Read moreIR 4.0 and 5.0 are on the horizon today. These technologies work on the same medium, wire or wireless, which
Read moreIt reflects on the civilizational power of Lord Rama in this ancient land that independent India’s five Prime Ministers involved
Read moreAs India debates the tools and mechanisms to drive the next phase of growth, attention towards mechanisms in the capital
Read moreThe postponement of the T20 World Cup gave BCCI the opportunity to conduct their most popular ‘cricketainment’ tournament — the
Read moreNew Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Spiritual leader and author Sadhguru believes in the potential of the youth. “Youth has enormous
Read moreBreastfeeding is an essential factor in reducing child mortality, high level of wasting, stunting, underweight, high levels of anaemia among
Read moreThe time has come for the government of India to bring into effect the law for match-fixing. Although the bill
Read moreNew Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the patriarch of the pro-Pakistan separatist movement in Kashmir, quit the
Read moreNoida, July 8 (IANS) Even with the national capital struggling to keep its daily Covid-19 tally under the 2,000-mark, its
Read moreNew Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Many refer to him as the “Bengal Tiger”. For some, he is the “Prince of
Read moreThe week gone by began on a subdued note losing on the first two trading days and then gaining on
Read moreOn June 22, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending the entry of a number of non-immigrant work
Read moreIndia has taken a historic stride towards opening up its space sector for private participation with the creation of IN-SPACe.
Read moreUnion Home Minister Amit Shah made a very profound and pertinent statement that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi,
Read moreThe poem ‘The Little Man Cricketer’ written by Frank Jones comes to mind when cricket will finally see the light
Read moreSrinagar, July 2 (IANS) The killing of an innocent 65-year old civilian accompanied by his toddler grandson in Sopore town
Read moreKolkata, June 30 (IANS) Extending ruling TMC’s full support to the Centre on the India-China border issue, West Bengal Chief
Read moreMarkets behaved on expected lines last week and bulls continued to drive home their advantage into June futures expiry. BSESENSEX
Read more“Globalization” may not have been part of the discourse 45 years ago when Indira Gandhi shelved civil liberties after declaring
Read moreThe Chinese muscle flexing on LAC over months culminated into the horrific killing of twenty Indian soldiers by PLA in
Read moreIt was sad to learn of the untimely demise of Rajendra Goel. He was a left-arm slow bowler, who has
Read moreMadrid, June 26 (IANS) FIBA Basketball World Cup winner Marc Gasol has announced that his club of Girona Basket will
Read more“If you’ve never stared off into the distance, then your life is a shame” Counting Crows Drawing inspiration from these
Read moreMumbai, June 22 (IANS) Aditi Rao Hydari’s Malayalam movie “Sufiyum Sujatayum”, which is going straight to streaming platform instead of
Read moreThe world is witnessing the fourth industrial revolution. Ever newer technologies are changing the way industries and businesses operate. In
Read moreMarkets gained on three of the five trading days last week but registered very strong gains on the last two
Read moreA strategy to undermine China beyond recovery has been spelt out by the closest Sinologist in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
Read moreAs the Indian consumer market recovers from the Corona-induced lockdown and the ailing economy gradually heads back to normalcy, the
Read moreYoga was developed by the Indus-Saraswati civilization in Northern India over 5,000 years ago. The word Yoga was first mentioned
Read moreThe continuing escalation of India-China tension on the border leading to a large-scale physical attack by PLA men on Indian
Read moreThe lockdown period of cricket has brought to the fore many discussions on the game. There have been several panel
Read moreLos Angeles, June 19 (IANS) Shocked by the video of African-American man George Flyods last minutes, musician John Legend feels
Read moreThe Athirapally Hydro Electric Project has a history from the 1980s. In 2005, Kerala approved this project based on a
Read moreFor the first time in his tenure, President Donald Trump’s personal image as the leader of the only superpower of
Read moreIndia always had problems in dealing with spectrum. — We wasted valuable wireless spectrum for fixed line services in 1995,
Read moreMarkets are witnessing extreme volatility and while day traders may be happy with the kind of movement, it is unnerving
Read morePictures of unrelieved despair everywhere on TV and, that too, in the course of an extended house arrest (lockdown), does
Read moreIt is interesting that both the US and India have apparently chosen a similar strategy of economic revival by way
Read moreNew Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Reconstruction Period (1865-77) that followed the conclusion of the American Civil War gave rise
Read moreThe racist remark brought to the fore by the West Indians, Jason Holder and Darren Sammy, on being called “Kalu”
Read moreThe killing of Ajay Pandita, a sarpanch from the minority community in Kashmir, has jolted the Kashmiri Pandits who, of
Read moreSince the brutal death of 46-year-old African American George Floyd at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer Derek
Read moreMohammed Abdul Rahman Khan India went past Spain to become the fifth nation worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Coronavirus
Read moreNow that the ‘grand reset’ is in place, the world which we always took for granted has started slipping away
Read moreCovid-19 has thrown up new challenges in every walk of life and one is seeing various stakeholders reacting to the
Read moreThe Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 is a shining example of a radical and rational systemic
Read moreMarkets were on a roll last week and gained on four of the five days of trading. They just did
Read moreA passionate appraisal of the widespread anger at George Floyd’s murder by a white policeman that newspaper columns are full
Read moreAs we look to restart the economy and build on India’s competitive advantages in the future, it is time for
Read moreIt is extremely thoughtful of the Modi government to designate the next phase of counter corona measures as Unlock 1
Read moreThe opening lines of the recently-released ‘United States Strategic Approach to The People’s Republic of China’ are: “Since the United
Read moreMoody’s blues? A macro update Global rating agency Moody’s downgraded India’s sovereign rating by one notch to the threshold of
Read moreMarkets were on a roll last week and registered sharp gains in tune with the rest of the world. They
Read moreConsumers and businesses are in flux, especially during the past many months, as they stagger around trying to react to
Read moreWhen the US signed the peace agreement with Afghan Taliban on February 29 in Doha, mutual recriminations were obviously brushed
Read moreAlmost all of us have spent more time during the lockdown watching TV and online entertainment than usual. Amidst several
Read moreThe Corona pandemic caused by a new contagion — yet another virus in the form of a ‘non-living’ free-floating protein
Read moreModiji has led this country successfully for the last six years. This is the first year of the Second term
Read moreThe lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic has brought anxiety not only amongst the cricketers and cricket lovers, but also to
Read moreIn most nations, massive economic changes take place every 70-100 years, changing the nations totally. Sometimes these changes destroy the
Read moreDear friends, A year ago, a golden chapter was added to the history of Indian democracy. After decades, the people
Read moreThe week gone by began on a very ominous note and BSE SENSEX lost almost 1,000 points on Monday itself.
Read moreWhat does one make of it, this singular absence of even a column-inch worth of interest in this land of
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