Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first-ever in-person meeting with President Joe Biden raised a number of issues involving the Indian community in America, including access for Indian professionals in the US and speaking about the H-1B visas, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said.
Fund manager Gautam Sinha Roy shares what he has learnt from Warren Buffett, after attending Berkshire Hathaway AGMs over the years
US football greats cheer Nebraska girl barred from competition
To say capital gains from stocks are effortless shows little understanding of the treacherous investing terrain, says Debashis Basu.
Reader Tushar Khetarpal (right) spent a day with the Sage of Omaha - Warren Buffett - in his hometown Omaha, Nebraska in February 2008.
Here's a pick of what Warrenn Buffett had to say over the weekend, and his annual 'Woodstock for Capitalists'.
Eight persons have been shot dead when a gunman opened fire indiscriminately before killing himself inside a store in the busy Westroads shopping mall in Omaha in Nebraska state.
Missy Franklin was the 17-year-old darling of American swimming in 2012, returning home from the London Olympics with four gold medals and being hailed as the sport's brightest young star.
Savouring Spielberg's fierce, fine movie; salivating over MAMI's line-up; gobbling a Shrek cake; visualising a desi Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants with Alia, Bhumi and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
Hedge funds are famous for their price tag - known as "two and 20" - a fee of two per cent of the assets they manage each year and 20 per cent of all gains
Michael Phelps outdueled Ryan Lochte to win the 200 metres individual medley at the U.S. Olympic trials on Friday while Katie Ledecky suffered her first setback on the road to the Rio Games.
Michael Phelps gifted himself an early birthday present by winning the 200 metres butterfly at the US Olympic swim trials on Wednesday to punch his ticket to the Rio Summer Games.
Raamdeo Agrawal, joint managing director at Motilal Oswal Financial Services, tells Sheetal Agarwal key trends in this earnings season and investment themes in Indian markets.
It is almost puzzling to see more old men and women hang around long enough for people to begin wondering 'why not retire?'
Buffett typically makes his donations in July, reducing the number of shares by 5 percent from the prior year.
Parikh was in Omaha for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway meet
Tim Cook is joining the roster of the very rich donors.
Here's a collection of some of the best photos from around the world shot in the last 24 hours.
A doctor from Sierra Leone, who was being treated at a US hospital for Ebola, died on Monday. This is the second death in the country due to the deadly virus which has killed thousands of people in West Africa.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala almost seemed to have had the Indian Warren Buffett crown till a few years ago.
Some analysts view as a microcosm of the US economy.
'If every city had the strongest tools that are currently available only to a few, the world's climate prospects would glow far more brightly.'
Berkshire has owned P&G stock since P&G bought Gillette Co in 2005. Buffett had invested in Gillette since 1989.
His strategy of acquiring cheap assets and selling at high valuations may not have impressed shareholders, but after the mega deal with Vodafone peers are quick to compare him with the Oracle of Omaha.
Buffett's remembers his association with Munger that began in 1959.
Advice from Oracle of Omaha's to shareholders.
A record-breaking year for the world's billionaires.
More than 1,000 copies were sold at Berkshire's annual meeting.
The Daily Beast announced it second annual ranking of the best American cities for fresh graduates.
"Nobody should be buying a stock at a rate higher than its intrinsic (actual) value, because then you are looking at the greater fool theory to come into play -- that someone would buy it again from you enabling you to make a profit." Excerpt of his views on value investing.
Former world heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison, who was widely known for his power-punching style, a charismatic smile and role in the "Rocky V" movie, has died at the age of 44.
Greg Abel and Ajit Jain would be prime candidates
Buffett gave no hints about who would succeed him and defended ties with Brazil's 3G Capital during the annual meeting
US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel has apologised after he was caught on cameras asking an Indian member of an audience if he was a member of the Taliban.
A day after North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces transferred security responsibilities to Afghan authorities, the United States has said will continue to work with India, Pakistan and Afghanistan to further strengthen the regional security.
Berkshire Hathaway annual meetings are most awaited.
Buffett said the economy is benefiting from improvement in areas that had not previously performed well, particularly homebuilding.
'It's a humiliating time to be a human being.' It's a pity that the magnificent 17-year-old gorilla is dead. But it's not enough to hang our heads in shame or comfort ourselves with clicktivism, observes Bijoy Venugopal.
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