Dilip D'Souza on Enron and death of Kenneth Lay

Kenneth Lay is dead, suddenly, of a heart attack. It must say something about the man that within a couple of hours -- yes, two hours -- of his death, there are people getting on the Web to say......

Bravery of Indian soldiers won't be forgotten: US

The United States on Friday condoled the death of Indian soldiers, killed in a violent face-off with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, and said their bravery will not be forgotten.   IMAGE:......

When Biju Patnaik reached out to US to counter China

Rup Narayan Das reveals the towering Odisha leader's role in improving national security after the 1962 War with China. IMAGE: Biju Patnaik with Indira Gandhi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Biju......

COVID-19 cases in India climb to 3,43,091; death toll 9,900

India's COVID-19 death toll neared the 10,000-mark on Tuesday as the Centre scaled up the daily testing capacity to three lakh samples and Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated his sixth round of......

Enron's Kenneth Lay indicted

Former Enron chief executive officer Kenneth Lay has been indicted by a grand jury in Houston, Texas,for his role in a series of accounting scandals involving the company, according to US news......

'Lay's death may save family from financial ruin'

The sudden death of Enron founder Kenneth L Lay may have spared his family members from financial ruin, a media report said on Thursday.Lay's death effectively voids the guilty verdict against him,......

Enron's Lay led to court in handcuffs

Former chairman and chief executive officer of Enron, Kenneth Lay, on Thursday surrendered to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Houston and was immediately taken, with his hands cuffed behind......

Enron's Skilling gets 24 years in jail for fraud

Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling was on Monday sentenced to more than 24 years in jail for massive fraud and conspiracy in one of the biggest scandals in US corporate history."Crimes......

Dunkirk Review: Redefining heroes and humanity

'It's not combat, but deliverance that dictates the action in Dunkirk,' notes Sukanya Verma. War is the ultimate state of chaos. And its damning, damaging consequences torment the screen from start......

George Clooney, Meryl Streep win at Golden Globes 2012

The 69th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Motion Picture - Drama......

Interpreter tops box office

After seven years, filmmaker Sydney Pollack has a medium-size hit.The Interpreter opened at the top of the US box-office chart with a decent $22.8 million weekend gross. The political......

PIX: El Bakkali, Hall, Kennedy snatch tense gold wins

Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Wednesday. IMAGE: Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali crosses the line to win gold, ahead of Kenneth Rooks and Abraham Kibiwot......

La Liga: Messi shines as Barca survive scare to see off Rayo

IMAGE: Barcelona's Lionel Messi in action. Photograph: Albert Gea /Reuters Lionel Messi created a goal and scored another as Barcelona came from behind to beat struggling Rayo Vallecano 3-1 at......

Gade makes main draw of Japan Open

Two-time champion Peter Gade Christensen of Denmark lashed out at international badminton regulations after being forced to qualify for the main draw at the 180,000-dollar Japan Open on Tuesday.The......