India: Vishwaguru Or In Amritkaal?

Happily, it does not require the world to hold a mirror up for us. We can look at ourselves and understand easily if we choose to be honest about where we find ourselves three quarters of a century......

Attempt to stifle independent journalism: Newslaundry, Newsclick on tax 'survey'

Online news platform Newslaundry on Saturday said it does business "honestly and with integrity" while another such portal Newsclick said investigation against it by various agencies including the......

Tax survey at BBC offices: UK govt 'closely monitoring' situation

The UK government is 'closely monitoring' the situation as the BBC said some of its staff have been asked to remain at their Delhi and Mumbai offices to cooperate with the 'ongoing enquiries' of......

Daniel Pearl murder: Qaeda leader's death commuted, 3 others set free

A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the death sentence of British-born top Al Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted in the abduction and murder of United States journalist......

Women better at firing than making money

Women directors are bad for a company's coffers, but are ruthless in getting rid of chief executives who are not up to the job, a study has suggested. Daniel Ferreira of the London School of......

Nobel Laureate Raghuram Rajan? We will know on Monday

Though Nobel Prize nominations have been a secret for 50 years, speculation abounds over the contenders for this year’s prize in economics. A look at the possible winners.   Colin......

India received $25 bn FDI in 2007-08

Foreign direct investment into India has surged to over $25 billion in 2007-08 and the country's foreign exchange reserve crossed $341 billion as of Tuesday, Ashwani Kumar, minister of state for......

Tough Times Lie Ahead For Banking Sector

For the banking system a new cycle starts in FY2024.It's fraught with fresh challenges on asset quality and profitability, warns Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......