UK thanks India for Hawk deal

British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has thanked India for the billion pound order to purchase Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft.Prescott was the guest of honour at a dinner organised by......

India shining: From Big Apple to Big Ben

Okay, so maybe a six-metre high replica of the Taj Mahal floating down the Thames is a tad clichd. But the objective behind the recently-concluded India Now festival, as articulated by Mayor Ken......

UK: Former US ambassador blasts cabinet

In a scathing attack on Britain's cabinet ministers, United Kingdom's former Ambassador to the United States Sir Christopher Meyer has dubbed as "political pygmies" leaders who visited Washington......

'A politician of principle'

Former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook was "the greatest parliamentarian of his generation," according to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. Cook, who quit Prime Minister Tony Blair's......

Economics Nobel winners through history

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for 2005 will be declared on Monday, October 10. Here we present a list of all the recipients of the Economics Nobel that was first given in 1969. 2005......

Tax sops don't work always: Kydland

What 2004 Nobel prize winner for economics Finn E Kydland told Finance Minister P Chidambaram when he met him on Wednesday became clear during a talk the laureate delivered at Ficci on Thursday --......

'Great risk to nations from undermining independence of central bank'

'The Reserve Bank's independence has remained a work in progress, an enduring challenge that the nation has been grappling with on an ongoing basis,' says RBI Deputy Governor Dr Viral V Acharya.......

SHOCKING! No women make Top 100 highest-paid athletes list

IMAGE: Coco Gauff was the top-earning female athlete in 2024 with $30.4 million. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Zero women cracked the list of the world's 100 highest-paid athletes released on......

McGregor tops Forbes' highest-paid athletes list

IMAGE: Conor McGregor. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor was the world's highest-paid athlete over the last year ahead of soccer players Lionel Messi and......