Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Ivan Menezes and Arvind Subramanian -- whose birthdays were separated by a month and 3 days in 1959 -- became close friends attending the economics course at St Stephen's.Ivan went on to be a......

Ex-defence secretary SK Sharma gets bail in AgustaWestland scam case

A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to former defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma in a case related to the AgustaWestland chopper scam. IMAGE: The AgustaWestland AW-101 helicopter. Photograph:......

In Lok Sabha, it's Rahul vs Jaitley in battle Rafale

The debate on the Rafale jet fighter deal saw a head-on collision between the government and the Congress in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The Opposition and the government were involved in a bitter war......

VVIP chopper scam: 2 associates of Christian Michel get bail

Two Indian associates of alleged middleman Christian Michel James were on Saturday granted bail by a special court in a money laundering case relating to the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal.......

What makes these 10 companies the best to work for in India

Image: RMSI is India’s best company to work for. Photograph, courtesy: RMSI     Companies come in all kinds. There are some who keep a hawkish eye over its employees, banning......

Greece submits new bailout plan to avoid euro exit

US stock futures jumped 1 per cent in early Asian trade on the announced measures The Greek government sent a package of reform proposals to its euro zone creditors on Thursday in a race to win new......

Short selling ban sends euro on southward spin

Germany's unilateral ban on some kinds of short selling of financial products surprised its European Union partners on Wednesday, and financial markets retaliated by selling off global shares and......

How to protect your portfolio from inflation

Investors are being haunted by the threat of inflation, despite the fact that real inflation is nowhere to be seen. The effects of inflation on an investor's portfolio are so pernicious that they......

Om Puri's wonderful journey!

Om Puri, notes Arthur J Pais/Rediff.com, has given one of the most endearing performances of his career in producers Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey and director Lasse Hallström's new film,......

Two football officials plead not guilty in FIFA bribe case

IMAGE: Paraguayan and former president of the South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL Juan Angel Napout (2nd from left), departs the US Federal Court after pleading not guilty in the......

FIFA's Blatter planned for Russia and US to host World Cups

IMAGE: FIFA President Sepp Blatter. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters FIFA president Sepp Blatter planned for Russia and the United States to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and blamed UEFA......

FC Goa coach Zico's FIFA bid gets lukewarm backing from CBF

Zico has been promised the backing of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) for his bid to run for the FIFA presidency if he can show he has the support of four other federations. The former......

Beckham supports losing Galaxy from the bench

David Beckham, eager to bond with his new team mates while recovering from injury, played an inactive role on the bench for Los Angeles Galaxy's SuperLiga match against Chivas de Guadalajara on......