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The RBI has asked Axis Banks board to re-consider the decision to re-appoint Shikha Sharma as its MD and CEO for a fourth term.

Govt-RBI tussle over use of huge reserves?

That India's finances are weak is a reality that is giving the jitters to the Modi government, with the general election...

2 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Finally, GPS provides me journey-long insurance till I hear: Youve reached your destinationâ€!

Mystic Mantra: Get your GPS right

There's another GPS I love unconditional, absolutely free, universally accessible, invisibly omnipresent and eternally...

1 Nov 2018 6:47 AM IST

The poems title, Anthem for Doomed Youth, offers us another resonant expression. (Representational image)

Poetry & war: The monstrous anger of guns

The Latin quotation from Horace translates as: It is a sweet and honourable thing to die for one's country.

1 Nov 2018 6:46 AM IST

Moin Qureshi: The phantom in the CBI opera

A week is too long in politics, in the CBI's history it would be the longest and darkest without a doubt.

1 Nov 2018 12:30 AM IST

Indonesian police and SAR personel identify personal items of passengers of the ill-fated Lion Air flight JT 610 at the Jakarta port. (Photo: AFP)

Lessons from Indonesia

Efforts are on to trace the plane and recover its black box, with transponder pings raising hopes.

1 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Sardar Patels Statue of Unity in Gujarats Narmada district is twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty in the US. Iron was collected from all over the country to build the statue. (Photo: @PMOIndia twitter via PTI)

Honour the Sardar, don't forget Indira

Every Indian knows of the stalwart contribution of Sardar Patel in integrating the erstwhile princely states into...

1 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

Don't undermine SC, that would hurt India

The Supreme Court, as every Indian citizen knows, has served as the final word on some of the most important issues...

1 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at a hotel in Yamanakako village, Yamanashi prefecture on October 28, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

India-Japan ties: Can Modi, Abe go beyond personal chemistry?

Prime Minister Abe, who comes from a respected political family, is adept at political diplomacy.

31 Oct 2018 12:18 AM IST

Looking back: Pandit Nehru vs Sardar Patel

Looking back: Pandit Nehru vs Sardar Patel

Mr Modi has invested hugely in creating the illusion that the Congress Party's preferred leader was the Sardar and that...

31 Oct 2018 12:16 AM IST

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

Surprises may loom as Lankan turmoil grows

In the 2015 presidential election, China allegedly funnelled funds to Rajapaksa through its port development budget.

31 Oct 2018 12:16 AM IST

Jair Bolsonaro, waves after voting in the presidential runoff election in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on Sunday, October 28, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Worrying signs from Brazil

Incendiary comments like calling for opponents to be shot may have stemmed from a stabbing attempt during the campaign...

31 Oct 2018 12:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walk together at a hotel garden in Yamanakako village, Yamanashi prefecture. (Photo: AP)

Deepening Japan ties a big gain for India

India and Japan have both had anxious moments dealing with China in recent times.

31 Oct 2018 12:15 AM IST