WASHINGTON: Kargil conflict was a "poor test" of India's air warfare capability, a prominent US think-tank has said, warning that with threats of future wars with Pakistan and China persisting, Indian defense establishment has to prepare accordingly."Despite the happy ending of the Kargil experience for India, the IAF’s fighter pilots were restricted in their operations due to myriad challenges...

MUMBAI: Modernist painter Tyeb Mehta notched up another record when his oil painting fetched Rs 9.63 crore (USD 1.8 million) at the recent online Saffronart Autumn art auction, becoming the most expensive artwork to be sold this season.The 1988 oil on canvas "Falling figure with Bird" is the fourth highest price achieved amongst Mehta's other paintings sold across the...

BALASORE, Odisha: Two days after a perfect trial of the highly advanced Agni-IV weapon system, India today successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III missile with a strike range of over 3000 km from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast.The indigenously developed surface-to-air missile, capable of carrying a warhead of 1.5 tonnes protected by a carbon all-composite heat shield, blasted...

NEW DELHI: Indian Banks are not passing on the benefit of cut in policy rates to the borrowers, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty said on Tuesday while asking lenders to undertake reforms and bring down their operation costs."Within the interest rate structure, if banks increase their efficiency, interest rates will come down. What we call operational efficiency...

NEW DELHI: BJP members today walked out of the proceedings of a Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G scam, claiming that they were not allowed to raise the issue of finalizing the list of witnesses.On August 22 also, BJP members had walked out of the JPC meeting alleging that Congress members had used foul language when they sought inclusion of...

PUNE: Affirming his views on not forming a political party, social activist Anna Hazare today said floating a political outfit by his associate Arvind Kejriwal would mean "taking a different path" to reach the same goal of corruption free India."I have decided for myself not to form a political party or fight elections. But if Arvind floats one, it...

WASHINGTON: Accusing political parties of being short-sighted in opposing FDI in multi-brand retailing, the Indian National Overseas Congress (INOC-I) USA has applauded the government's decision, saying that it will help to spur India's economic growth."We strongly believe just as Prime Minister has said in his statement that this move will help to spur economic growth and create jobs."Undoubtedly, this...

MUMBAI: Stung by the two-year ban imposed on him, veteran tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi today hit back at the AITA, accusing the game's governing body of resorting to "divide-and-rule" policy and said its "dictatorial attitude" will be harmful for the future of Indian tennis.A hurt Bhupathi made a scathing attack on AITA and its president Anil Khanna who, he...

NEW DELHI: Salman Rushdie feels "hurt" by the "rebuffs" given to him by India where his books are rejected for university syllabus on the grounds that he was "not really" an Indian writer."What kind of rebuff" from India had "hurt him a lot", he was asked during an interview to CNN-IBN ahead of the release of his memoir 'Joseph...