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......

Investors pour $794 mn in Asia funds

Global investors have poured in over $794 million in Asia-dedicated equity funds in the first week of April as India-focussed funds broke their 11-week outflow streak. According to the data......

Recession: Some US cities will be safer

Oct. 13's 937-point surge in the Dow notwithstanding, the economic crisis has left Americans -- even those with no obvious connection to Wall Street -- wondering about their own future. The 401(k)s......

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......

Best places to get a job in the US

Oklahoma has inspired its share of songs and one memorable musical. But it's not exactly a top destination for recent college graduates looking for work. Usually, 22-year-olds flock to cosmopolitan......

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......

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......

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......

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......