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Homeland security lessons on agenda as Punjab CM Amarinder Singh begins Israel tour

Amarinder Singh was supposed to leave for Israel on 19 October, but postponed the trip in light of the Amritsar train tragedy.

Happiness really can be found in a steady paycheck

The more you live from paycheck to paycheck, the more you need to be sure that the paychecks won’t stop coming.

Fortis board picks Asian healthcare giant to take over ailing hospital chain

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has recognised and given sanction to passive euthanasia and "living will"

Divergent numbers pose a question: What’s the truth about India’s economic outlook?

Nikkei India numbers show an expansionary trend, while CMIE data indicates a continuing fall in economy.

Two hedge funds accuse real-estate developer IREO of $1.5 billion fraud

Investors allege IREO MD created a web of shadow firms to siphon money from the fund.

Why India is a haven in this emerging-market turmoil

Experts say there's enough demand from the nation's booming middle class to render it relatively immune to external shocks. 

China’s new solar policy may delay India’s panel-making plans

The shift in policy next door is expected to cause a glut in global supplies and thus a fall in prices. With India's high capital cost and corporate taxes, locally made supplies can't compete.

India Inc is set to see achche din for the next three years

An upswing in corporate performance and investment should last at least three years. I wrote last week that the new financial year would be a...

One of the world’s largest distressed debt investors eyes India’s $210 billion bad loans

Oaktree is looking to lend directly to companies in India and also invest in bad loan portfolios, in sectors including energy and infrastructure.

Foreign firms with Indian defence contracts may soon invest in stocks and infrastructure

Defence ministry is working to amend the offsets policy, which mandates investment of at least 30 per cent of value in defence & aerospace...

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?