Manmohan Singh faced stiff competition in Singapore. No, not at the East Asia Summit or in meetings with the Asean. But the rival attractions of two imaginative exhibitions on India's past and an exhaustive three-day conference titled "Early Indian Influences in Southeast Asia" eclipsed his presence while China's Wen Jiabao basked in media glory that reflected the reality of economic and military power.

Differences among the Association of South-East Asian Nations came to the fore on Tuesday night when 10 heads of governments aborted a briefing by United Nations Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari on the Myanmar situation after Prime Minister Gen Thein Sein strongly opposed the move.

Nandigram was Stalinised the same way Stalin had Siberia-ised Soviet Russia.

DLF Ltd is acquiring the privately-held super luxury resorts and spa chain Singapore-based Amanresorts for around $250 million.

Subhash Chandra making headlines is no longer news. For some years now it has been for his no-holds-barred feud with the Board for Control of Cricket in India.

The threat of maritime terrorism is real. What must India do to protect its eastern and western seaboards?

Ranbaxy has completed the second phase of the clinical trial of a revolutionary anti-malarial drug that could enable it to be the nation's first pharmaceutical company to launch a New Chemical Entity globally.

The victory kept alive the Central Asians' hopes of making the final in the Nehru Cup football tournament.

India coach Bob Houghton said the crucial Nehru Cup football match against the West Asian will be a real assessment of his team.

India beat Bangladesh by a solitary goal to register their second straight victory in the Nehru Cup football tournament.

Second-half goals gave the Syrians a 2-0 victory in their opening match of the Nehru Cup football tournament.

Steven Dias and Sunil Chetri scored a brace and N P Pradeep and skipper Bhaichung Bhutia chipped in with a goal each as India started their Nehru Cup campaign with a bang.

India's captain says the team has a realistic chance of winning the tournament.

The international football tournament will return to India after an absence of 10 years.

Want to make it big in rubber? Cambodia beckons you. The war-torn country has opened up its rubber belts for foreign direct investments.

India will face Lebanon in the first round of regional qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup.

India and China account for 64 per cent of GDP in 23 Asian countries included in a study but rank quite low when it comes to benefits percolating to their people.

India's 9 per cent GDP growth may not mean much for the masses, going by an ADB study which says India is ranked 17 among 23 when economies are compared based on a measure of people's economic well-being.

Seinfeld star comedian Michael Richards feels he has lost his sense of humour.

The group is developing one property each in Mumbai, Goa and Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh on its own. It also has partnership projects in Bangalore and Hyderabad.

The official declaration of the new Seven Wonders of the World will be done in Lisbon at 0145 hours IST on Sunday.

Somewhat surprisingly for many arm-chair experts, inequality in India has stayed broadly constant over the last 25 high-growth years.

However, India's chances of benefiting from the soaring rates are low following the strengthening of rupee against dollar.

A number of Indian B-schools have decided to establish offshore campuses, and the Middle East nations and Singapore are clearly emerging as the favourite destinations.

Stability is one of the major factors that explains why a number of countries have adopted the U.S. dollar as official currency.

Haute hot spots the world over are luring experienced vacationers bored with typical travels. Here are the top of the crop.

Cashew growers can soon expect some positive changes in cashewnut trade following the formation of a global alliance on this front.

Duvvuri Subbarao on Monday joined as secretary, department of economic affairs, Ministry of Finance. He belongs to the 1972 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (Andhra Pradesh cadre).

Spotted: Angelina at Phnom Penh

The impact of corruption continues to grow in nations around the world.

Why the common man doesn't matter to Communists.

The Communists demonstrated that they are tyrants just like the Tsars.

In reality SAARC is largely a name board with annual rituals, not always regularly observed.

A third Chinese airline company, China Southern, will launch direct flights to India this year to tap the increasing traffic potential arising out of booming bilateral trade.

Armed to the teeth with mortar guns, assault rifles, riot-control weapons and bullet-proof vehicles, the personnel drawn from various battalions of the force are thrilled at the opportunity to don the UN's blue helmet.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will leave for the 5th Indo-Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit and the 2nd East Asian summit to be held in Cebu, Philippines on Saturday morning.

The proposed Foreign Trade Agreement between India and Asean got a boost today as trade ministers of Asean countries agreed to India's proposal for reducing the negative list to 490 items

'There are double standards in terms of who is accused of crimes against humanity. I am yet to hear of any white Westerner who stands so accused, although there are some deserving candidates.'

On the sidelines of the India-ASEAN summit, Prime Minister Singh might also have bilateral meetings with some of the leaders.

Jeev Milkha Singh's maiden UBS Order of Merit title and four victories around the globe dominated the season that included numerous milestones.