The untold story of Obama's mother

Barack Obama's mother was a truly unusual person, a woman with a curiosity, a keen intellect, and an internationalist orientation much ahead of her times, says B S Prakash after reading A Singular......

Can the Chinese ogre be peaceful?

Part I: Chinese ogre has giant appetite! Mao had 'Let the Hundred Flowers Bloom, Let the Hundred Thoughts Flourish,' Deng Xiaoping 'The Four Modernizations,' Jiang Zemin 'The Three Represents.' Hu......

Markets to remain bearish: EPFR

The domestic market is likely to continue reeling under the sharp bearish tone adopted by overseas investors, with continuing meltdown in global markets like the US and China providing further......

Emerging market fund outflow skips India

Emerging market funds have seen a major outflow in the week ended October 14. According to Emerging Portfolio Fund Research, investors pulled out a net $1.15 billion from emerging market equity......

Emerging markets boom again

Brad Durham, Managing Director of Emerging Portfolio Fund Research, EPFR, says that Emerging Market, EM, funds have seen inflows of $450 million last week. He adds that flows to EMs have stabilised......

India funds top draw among emerging market funds

India-dedicated funds have been top draw among Asian emerging market funds in 2005. According to Massachusetts-based Emerging Portfolio Fund Research, India-dedicated equity funds attracted $2.5......

Bobby Robson shone like a beacon of decency

Throughout a life spent almost entirely devoted to football, former England manager Bobby Robson shone like a beacon of decency and old-fashioned values, of all that is good in the game. The......

ICC to investigate fresh fixing claims

The International Cricket Council is all set to launch an inquiry into a report in the Sunday Times, which claimed that the Indian bookmakers are fixing the results of England county games and......

SL board looking for modernisation

August 8, 2003 | 21:35 ISTPolly's paternity leave opens way for ZondekiShaun Pollock's paternity leave may be just the window of opportunity that Monde Zondeki needs to launch a successful Test......

Helen fears for her life

August 12, 2003 | 21:40 ISTHelen fears for her lifeA South African woman who has accused Shane Warne of harassment said she has received threatening phone calls telling her to keep quiet about the......