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Did Trump do a Nixon and obstruct justice?

'That the 'I' word is swirling around Washington these days attests to the atmosphere that has taken hold and cannot but have a negative impact on political and economic decision-making,' says......

Pentagon concerned about what would happen if Modi is 'hit by a bus'

The administration and America Inc have invested in Narendra Modi's power to transform India. Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports from Washington, DC. Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his......

Envelopes with white powder scares WSJ

Envelopes containing white powder were received by top editors and executives of the Wall Street Journal, triggering a scare and rekindling the memories of the anthrax mailed in 2001 in the......

Markets: 'India Will Be In A Brighter Position'

'India's fundamentals are a lot better (than those of other emerging market economies).' 'India will suffer (witness a fall in its stock market) what I call the second order effect.''And the second......

How America can revamp its rating agencies

Watch out! The Securities and Exchange Commission has the ratings agencies in its sites, and this time it means business. Or so an observer would be led to believe, judging from the strong words......

Tata Steel-Corus merger reports untrue

The Tata-owned Corus on Monday termed "completely untrue" the media reports stating that the European steel maker is to be merged with Tata Steel, to save as much as 350 million pounds. "Both......

How scary is the recent US recession

The 'R' word is everywhere. It's being discussed at World Economic Forum at Davos and now we have clients calling in at Orpheus, asking us about "recession" and how bad it is. And, is there a......

Can Asia withstand a US slowdown?

In a speech on Tuesday, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan played down the effect of his words on the world's financial markets. "There's a general view out there that I have......

Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr Win Golden Globes

Here's a quick look at the winners of the 81st Annual Golden Globe awards. Best Motion Picture – Drama IMAGE: Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr pose with their awards for......

Barbie, Oppenheimer Lead Golden Globe Nominations

The nominations for the 81st Golden Globes are out, and Barbie and Succession lead the list. Barbie and Succession get nine noms, followed by Oppenheimer at eight. Killers of the Flower Moon and......

Bollywood's Ticket To Hollywood

It's a small world. Desi sightings in Western fare are no longer a rarity. Be it Farhan Akhtar in Ms. Marvel, Shabana Azmi in Halo or Nimrit Kaur in Homeland, it's great to see our stars in......

Priyanka stars in Valentine's Day movie

Isn't It Romantic is about a New York woman hit on the head during a mugging.The impact leaves her feeling that she is in a rom-com.Saibal Chatterjee reports. IMAGE: Priyanka Chopra and Adam......

Game Of Thrones, Handmaid's Tale lead Emmy noms

The Emmy nominations for 2018. Game Of Thrones led the 70th Emmy awards with the highest nominations at 22. It was followed by Saturday Night Live and Westworld at 21, and The......

PIX: Haaland stars as Manchester City go top; Liverpool edge Spurs

A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League. Manchester City beat Fulham as Haaland equals another record IMAGE: Erling Braut Haaland celebrates scoring Manchester City's opening......

Check out the list of Formula One world champions

Max Verstappen won his first Formula One Championship title on Sunday, after edging defending champion Lewis Hamilton in the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. Following’s......

Williams family to leave F1 after Italian GP

The family's departure marks the end of an era after 43 years and 739 Grands Prix. IMAGE: Williams' Racing Deputy Team Principal Claire Williams. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Claire Williams,......

Australia, the World Cup's Champion of Champions

Rajneesh Gupta highlights the important numbers of the Australian team from World Cups. Result Summary IMAGE: The Australians celebrate with the 2015 World Cup. Photograph: Ryan......

F1 celebrates 1,000th race, give or take a few

The fact is that some of the 999 championship races thus far have been questionable Grands Prix and several past race winners never even drove a Formula One car. IMAGE: Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina in......

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