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US okays Javelin, Excalibur sale deal

New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- India is set to import Excalibur artillery munitions and the Javelin anti-tank missile system from the US at a cost of nearly $93 million to boost the army's operational readines... Read More


Searching for federal balance

India, Nov. 21 -- The Supreme Court's decision that governors and the President cannot be bound by judicially imposed timelines in granting assent to legislation clearly demarcates the powers of the j... Read More


A three-body problem confronting Bangladesh

India, Nov. 21 -- Such is the impudence of Sheikh Hasina's death sentence that it puts irony to shame. It does not require a legal genius to comprehend that the trial of an autocrat with a well-docume... Read More


A lesson for Indian football via Curacao

India, Nov. 21 -- Curacao, less populous than Delhi, has qualified for the World Cup. With a land mass of just 444 square kilometres, it is the smallest nation ever to do so in the event's history. Ea... Read More


The right moves on China's civilian-military chess board

India, Nov. 21 -- Communist regimes often rest on a precarious balance between civilian political authority and the military's autonomy. With his declaration that "power flows from the barrel of the g... Read More


Automation hits tech, staffing cos feel the chill

bengaluru, Nov. 21 -- Automation is beginning to reshape India's tech-hiring landscape, with global capability centres (GCCs) pulling back on routine recruitment-intensifying the slowdown already hitt... Read More


ISL: Report to SC favours more viable commercial framework

Kolkata, Nov. 21 -- Reduce the minimum guaranteed payment, reconstitute the governing council, restructure the veto power of AIFF and remove restrictions on the commercial partner managing broadcastin... Read More


Why India look out of place at home

Kolkata, Nov. 21 -- It used to be ridiculously simple really: Make it count while batting, preferably once, before leaving it to the bowlers to wrap up the game. That's how India had a 22-1 win loss r... Read More


Ranji: Karnataka's Smaran and lessons on playing the long innings

New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- The Karnataka Ranji Trophy team has been the launchpad for many batters to realise their dream of playing for India. In the last decade, KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Dev... Read More


No timeline for Prez, guv assent to bills: SC

New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- The Supreme Court's five-judge Constitution bench on Thursday ruled that governors and the President cannot be bound by judicially imposed timelines in granting assent to state l... Read More