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Why are liberals so ineffective in India?

'Why are so many Indians willing to compromise their freedoms and those of their compatriots for the cause of economic progress and to see a shining India,' asks Aseem Chhabra. It is not a good......

Actor Kal Penn roots for Obama

Many people, particularly South Asians, have noted the fact that presidential hopeful Barack Obama pronounces 'Pakistan' correctly. Actor Kal Penn, who has canvassed for presidential hopeful Barack......

Hostage escapes, 11 Americans die in Iraq

Thomas Hamill, A US civilian contractor abducted in Iraq three weeks ago escapedon Sunday by breaking out of a locked room and flagging down a passing US patrol, report agencies.Hamill, a truck......

'No way but surrender for America'

Haridarshan Mejie is a 74-year-old Indian businessman who has had professional ties with Iraq for the last 25 years.His construction company PCP International works with the United Nations in......

Edwards, Cheney take the contest to dead heat

It's been thirty years, almost to the day (the fight took place on October 30, 1974) since Mohammad Ali rope-a-doped George Foreman to boxing oblivion, in Kinshasa, Zaire.Thirty years on, Ali's......

Halliburton fined $275,000 for anti-Muslim behaviour

Leading American multinational corporation Halliburton will pay USD 275,000 to two of its Muslim employees of Indian and Syrian-origins who were subjected to religious discrimination and accused......

Donald Trump, a big fan of Modi's India!

Mr Trump doesn't watch Indian TV so he missed breathless coverage of Davos talk-fest that suggested that people talked only about potential El Dorado that is India, says Kanika Datta. So there we......

Sturdy US jobs report boosts chances of Fed rate hike

The Fed has kept overnight rates near zero since December 2008. Officials from the US central bank will meet on June 16-17. US job growth accelerated sharply in May and wages picked up, signs of......

US Q2 GDP growth revised sharply higher to 3.7%

The U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the second quarter on solid domestic demand, showing fairly strong momentum that could still allow the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates......

The govt should ideally let SpiceJet fail

Any government aid to the airline will ultimately hurt the economy SpiceJet runs out of cash, and has cancelled hundreds of flights. It reportedly owes something like Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 30 billion)......

Chandrasekaran's book bought by United 93 director

British director Paul Greengrass -- who on one hand makes thrillers such as The Bourne Supremacy, and on the other creates chilling and unhysterical 9/11 drama United 93 -- has announced a film......

Ash turns Hollywood producer

Aishwarya Rai has announced that she will executive produce and star in a major motion picture about the Bhopal gas tragedy. The project, titled Windfall, will be produced by Zachary Coffin and is......

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