EXCLUSIVE! The Secret Of Modi's Success

'In the course of my interactions with him, Modi insisted that he does not believe charisma alone can sustain people's trust for long.''That is why Modi consistently refers to Mahatma Gandhi to......

What parivartan does Modi want?

The prime minister says he will bring real change to Bengal.Perhaps he will.The interesting thing is that his party has never defined what this change is, observes Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Narendra......

Prof Ramakrishnan receives Chemistry Nobel

Indian-American Venkatraman Ramakrishnan received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the Concert Hall in Stockholm on Thursday. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf presented the highest honour in the......

Spirit of India comes alive in Manhattan

Thousands of people from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut jammed the sidewalks of Madison Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday to celebrate India's 62nd year of independence with verve and......

Bangladesh Crisis: Advantage Tiruppur!

India's gain will be an additional business of $300 million to $400 million per month if 10-11% of Bangladesh's export is diverted to Indian hubs like Tiruppur. IMAGE: People celebrate Bangladesh......

Why is RBI copying US Fed?

'India is not so distant from years of high and entrenched inflationary expectations that it should start trying to play games with the economy the way the West's central bankers think they are......

India's 'Denim King' passes away

Arvind N Lalbhai may not have been the poster boy of the textile industry, but in a lot many ways he was truly one. In the mid-1980s, when the textile industry was facing a major crisis - with......

What can be done to avert India's demographic catastrophe?

  Too few opportunities for large-scale manufacturing and poor technical training is causing unemployment, note Abheek Barua and Tushar Arora The jobs data released recently by the Indian......

'They were angry because My Name Is Khan'

While some thousand fans were en route from Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey heading to the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Friday evening for an event advertised as 'Dinner with Shah Rukh Khan',......

Bollywood says NO to Australia

In response to the recent spate of violence againt Indian students in Australia, Bollywood filmmakers have decided not to shoot films in that country. The rising attacks on......

Sharing Salman Khan!

PINK, Penaz Masani and a precious picture of Nirupa Roy in and as Superman, a low-down of Sukanya Verma's fully filmi week! Monday Oh look, a picture of Bhagyashree and Sheeba celebrating Ganesh......

Sports Shorts: Boxers continue to shine at Asian Junior Boxing

Indian youth boxers Vishwanath Suresh (48kg) and Anand Yadav (54kg) produced gritty performances to enter the finals of the Asian Youth and Junior Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Friday.......

Sports Shorts: Indians bag 5 medals in Asian Athletics

Asian Athletics C'ships: Indians bag 5 medals including two silvers on opening day IMAGE: M P Poovamma bagged a bronze in women’s 400,. Photograph: BCCI Javelin thrower Annu Rani and 3000m......

Federer plays down talk of rivalry with Nadal

World number one Roger Federer said it was too early to tell whether he and Rafael Nadal will establish a major rivalry. Spanish teenager Nadal broke Federer's 56-match hard court winning streak......

Soccer Extras: AC Milan banned from Europa League

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: AC AC Milan's Fabio Borini celebrates with teammates after scoring against Bologna in their Serie A match (Image used for......

Sports Shorts: Anand out of contention in Norway

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand had to hold himself with black and he survived many anxious and nearly catastrophic positions under the normal......