Obama's Indian classmate to attend his inaugration

Four persons have been invited tothe inaugrationof Barack Obamain Washington.America. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife,United Progressive Alliance chairpersonSonia Gandhi, business tycoon......

'Talks will pave future course for US-India ties'

The Obama administration's point man for South Asia, Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake has assured that there will be deliverables from the first US-India Strategic Dialogue that will be......

US election: 'Ro' Khanna hopes he is second-time lucky

Backed by top IT companies of the Silicon Valley, Indian-American Rohit "Ro" Khanna hopes to get second-time lucky in his effort to enter the US House of Representatives against Democratic Party's......

How Vajpayee made India a nuclear superpower

Vajpayee had always felt that India must act with conviction and panache.He decided that, irrespective of the attendant risks, he would undertake what many felt was a precarious course.A......

The economics behind the Congress Budget

Larry Summers, the recently departed Chairman of US President Barack Obama's National Economic Council, posed the following question before his trip to India last November: "What is the......

India looks at close to double digit growth this year: Sitharaman

India is looking at near close to double-digit growth this year and the country will be one of the fastest-growing economies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. IMAGE: Finance Minister......

How Raghuram Rajan can save and kill the Indian economy

Raghuram Rajan comes to his new job as governor of the Reserve Bank of India with a formidable reputation as an academic economist and scholar of financial regulation. He has the distinction of......

Facebook's Sandberg says men need to mentor women more

Sheryl Sandberg's new book "Lean In" challenges men in the upper echelons of corporate America to take more women under their wing.Sandberg is on a promotional blitz for the new book, which has......

Freida Pinto in Woody Allen's next

Freida Pinto, wow.Even as the Slumdog Millionaire team recovers from its Oscar headrush, its stars are moving right along. Dev Patel has already signed a movie with Manoj Night Shyamalan, replacing......

Cars 2 not topnotch but audiences may go for ride

If the animated 3-D film Cars 2 from Pixar speeds down the roads taken by Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Hangover: Part II, it is quiet likely to be a substantial hit, earning......

The BEST FOREIGN Films of 2017

Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year. There was a lot of love in different shades in the films of 2017 that I liked -- from a mute woman falling in love with an alien, to a......

Finest Cars you'll ever see

It's not your finest day. You're in police custody, trying to pave an impossible stretch of highway and get out of a tiny town you're trapped in. Plus, your celebrity status doesn't seem to help......

PIX: It's a starry, starry night as Biles makes Olympics return

IMAGE: Actor Tom Cruise with fans in the stand during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Qualification Subdivision 1 at Bercy Arena, Paris, France. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Tom Cruise, Lady......

Michael Jordan's Olympic jersey fetches over $3 million!

IMAGE: US basketball player Michael Jordan flashes the victory sign as he stands with team mates Larry Bird, left, Scottie Pippen and Clyde Drexler, right, nicknamed the 'Dream Team' after winning......

PIX: Raptors down Warriors to win their first NBA title

Canada's only NBA team put the finishing touches to a remarkable 4-2 series upset that denied the Warriors a fourth championship in five years   IMAGE: Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard......

More revelations of sexual abuse allegations in sports

Austrian Ski Federation to investigate new claims The Austrian Ski Federation (OSV) said on Friday it would look into new allegations of historical sexual abuse in the sport, part of a wider......

'Stench' of Nassar scandal will dog USA Gymnastics for years

IMAGE: Larry Nassar, centre, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, turns to address his victims in the courtroom during his sentencing......