Britain's PM-to-be wants special ties with India

David Cameron, the man most likely to take over as the next Prime Minister of Britain, has promised to forge a "new special relationship" with India and support India's bid for a seat in the UN......

David Cameron new British PM; Clegg his deputy

Conservative Conservative leader David Cameron took over as Britain's new Prime Minister, ousting the Labour party from power after a 13-year rule, after striking an agreement with the Liberal......

UK: Voting begins in bitter Labour leader contest

Ballot papers were posted out as voting opened on Monday to decide if veteran leftist Jeremy Corbyn will remain the head of UK's Opposition Labour party, amid deep divisions within the 116-year-old......

Photo is of Jungle Barry, not Lord Lucan: Friends

The mystery behind the disappearance of Lord Lucan, a prominent British society figure, nearly three decades ago deepened on Tuesday with friends of a hippy from Goa, whom a new book claimed was......

What is the key to a successful railway network

The key to running a successful railway network lies not in standardisation of gauge, but in the interoperability and effective use of technology, notes Bibek DebroyThis is a clichéd claim......

Jaguar stops making popular model, cuts 300 jobs

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover announced on Wednesday 300 more job cuts at its Halewood Plant in Merseyside, where it plans to cease production of the Jaguar X-TYPE, an eight-year-old range of......

Shekhar Kapur joins UK millionaires' league

Non-Resident Indian film director Shekhar Kapur has joined the Asian millionaires' list spearheaded by NRI steel industrialist Lakshmi Mittal, even as the combined wealth of 300 Asian millionaires......

Calling all graduates

A Business Standard undercover team finds out how the business process outsourcing industry goes about hiring in the hundreds.India was once famous for being the land of unemployed graduates.You......

Ronaldo's family appreciate Liverpool fans' gesture

IMAGE: Liverpool fans applaud on the seventh minute for Manchester United 's Cristiano Ronaldo and his family during their EPL game at Anfield on Tuesday. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Cristiano......

EPL PHOTOS: Palace lord over Liverpool; Spurs hold Arsenal in derby

IMAGE: Crystal Palace's Scott Dann (left) celebrates with teammate Damien Delaney after scoring his side's second goal against Liverpool during their Barclays English Premier League match at......

BEST Sports Photos of the Week!

Another week of sporting action has come to a close. From the 2nd Ashes Test at Lord's to all the soccer action in La Liga and the English Premier League, it was all happening in the sporting......

When Liverpool's boss felt sad and alone at Anfield

‘Today is a bad feeling -- it was not necessary to lose this game’ ‘When Palace scored I saw many people leave. I felt very alone in this moment’ IMAGE: Jurgen Klopp,......

Top 20 Sports Photos of the Year

What an incredible year this was for sports fans and sports stars themselves. We saw Novak Djokovic rally from behind to shock Roger Federer to win the Wimbledon title, the NBA came to India with......