LTTE got up to $12-mn a year from Canada

Prior to its defeat at the hands of the Sri Lankan security forces, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam received a whopping up to $12 million annually through its fundraising activities in Canada,......

Exclusive! US Ambassador Richard Verma's journey so far

'The past year has yielded extraordinary results in the strategic, commercial, and people-to-people components of the India-United States partnership, US Ambassador to India Richard Rahul Verma......

'This was a week I will not soon forget'

'We use the word "historic" perhaps too much, but the prime minister's visit certainly was historic in so many ways.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama at their......

Indian physician donates $2 mn for India Center

Dr Mohinder Sambhi, a promiment California physician, who has spent his entire career teaching at American and Indian universities, has kicked in $2 million to the South Asia Studies Program at......

Pak, Iran banks queue up to open branches in India

  Two banks from Pakistan, MCB Bank and United Bank, have sent proposals to the Reserve Bank of India for opening branches in the country. Three Iranian banks, Bank Pasargad, Saman Bank and......

ICICI Bank plans US, Russia branches soon

ICICI Bank, the largest private sector bank in the country, will shortly commence banking operations from the US and Russia, while a representative office will be opened in South Africa.Meanwhile,......

Banks plan link-ups to tap overseas markets

Domestic banks are exploring the possibility of joint ventures to tap business overseas. This is to meet the high assigned capital requirement for setting up branches in developed countries.Bank of......

Tokyo Olympics: Yen for Losing Money

Atanu Biswas explains the economics behind hosting a Games in pandemic times. IMAGE: Fireworks light up the Olympic stadium in Tokyo during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, July......

Dead displaces Passion Of The Christ

The zombies in Dawn Of The Dead rose from the dead to cannibalise The Passion Of The Christ, forcing the superhit movie to second place after a three-week reign at the top.Many critics dubbed the......

Busta downs Hurkacz for maiden Masters 1000 title

Halep beats Haddad Maia for third Canadian Open crown IMAGE: Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta poses with the championship trophy after beating Hubert Hurkacz in the singles final of the National Bank......

Kyrgios win streak ended by Hurkacz; Halep fights off Gauff rally

IMAGE: Poland's Hubert Hurkacz celebrates victory over Australia's Nick Kyrgios in the quarter-finals of the National Bank Open, at IGA Stadium in Montreal, Canada, on Friday. Photograph: Eric......

PIX, International Champions Cup: Arsenal thrash Fiorentina

IMAGE: Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah (30) celebrates his goal against Fiorentina during the International Champions Cup soccer series at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina in USA on......

Drogba's charity cleared of fraud but may have misled donors

A charity set up by Ivorian football star Didier Drogba to help children in West Africa has been cleared of fraud and corruption but may have "misled" donors, Britain's charity watchdog said on......

Spanish tennis player Vives gets 2-year ban for doping

Spanish tennis player Nuria Llagostera Vives, doubles winner at the 2009 WTA tour championships, has been banned for two years after testing positive for d-methamphetamine, the International Tennis......