India to get 3rd set of Swiss bank details, info on real estate this month

India will get this month the third set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals under an automatic exchange of information pact with Switzerland and this will include for the first time the......

Irma hits Florida with Category 4 force; millions evacuated

IMAGE: Dark clouds are seen over Miami's skyline before the arrival of Hurricane Irma to south Florida, on Saturday. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters Hurricane Irma's eyewall slammed......

India must regain higher growth: FM

India must return to the higher growth path at the earliest, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. The economy grew at 6.7 per cent in 2008-09, which is a sharp downward......

The peak GM never scaled

Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Saturn, AM General -- Hummer, Saab, Opel, Isuzu, Suzuki, Subaru, Fiat, Daewoo, Holden -- all GM owned brands or companies where GM had a stake......

Tax rates in India and around the world

The world's highest top rates of income tax, according to KPMG, an accounting firm, are found in Aruba (58.95 per cent) and Sweden (56.6 per cent). When employee social-security contributions are......

Indian sells co for millions of dollars in two days

It took Ankur Singla, founder and chief executive officer of the California-based Contrail Systems, just two days after he officially launched the startup to sell it. It was acquired by......

Can Russia Make the Olympics? It's Up to This Panel

IMAGE: A man carries the Russian flag past the Olympic rings. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters Russian and Belarusian athletes who have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer will need......

PICS: Memorable moments from the World Athletics Championships

A successful World Athletics Championships had looked like a desert mirage, but the event eventually came to life with an oasis of thrills and packed houses to rescue Qatari organisers and......

No medals but Dabo wins admiration for sportsmanship

  IMAGE: Guinea-Bissau's Braima Suncar Dabo helps Aruba's Jonathan Busby to finish the race. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters Guinea-Bissau's Braima Dabo will not win any medals at the......

Why the Zika virus is causing alarm

Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas. IMAGE: Rio 2016......

Peekaboo: Road to FIFA elections is full of surprises

FIFA President Joseph Blatter leaves the room after a press conference. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images CONCACAF's congress witnessed an outburst of support for incumbent Sepp Blatter......