DRDO's new assault rifle will be a disaster for the army

  The Indian Army rejected the DRDO's INSAS assault rifle in 2010 due to its all-round inefficiency. Now the army is being forced to accept DRDO's Excalibur rifle, which is basically an......

'Sonia, Dalai Lama among world's most influential'

Sonia Gandhi, chief of India's key ruling alliance member Congress party, and Ratan Tata, who heads one of the country's top business houses, have been named in a list of 100 most influential in......

Indian American on Crain's 40 under 40 list

Receiving hate mail has never really worried Saru Jayaraman, a professor and an advocate for low-wage restaurant workers, who was recently named to Crain's annual '40 under 40' list. "I sometimes......

VOTE: Who made the biggest impact in 2015?

The year 2015 witnessed many major events in India. A few people/events were at the forefront, scripting history and dictating opinions. Take a look and don’t forget to make your pick for the......

The boss who nurtures

It is all about a C and C model -- of choices and consequences -- for women.Women make choices about their lives and for each of them there will be consequences, Shell India Lubricants MD Mansi......

Mexican billionaire to invest $250 m in NYT

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu is near a deal to invest about $250 million in The New York Times Company, helping to shore up the publishing company's struggling finances, a media report......

World's 10 richest business tycoons

Image: Bill Gates remains the world’s richest man. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters     The world is richer with a record number of 1,826 billionaires with an aggregate net......

Bill Gates regains 'world's richest man' title

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has regained the title of the world's richest man in the Forbes magazine's annual billionaire list that includes 56 India-based billionaires led by Reliance......

When Salma Hayek was an illegal immigrant

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Salma Hayek has confessed that she entered the United States as an illegal immigrant. The Mexican actress talks......

Jessica Alba goes nude for latest flick

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Jessica Alba, who once vowed that she'd never bare all in front of the cameras, has gone nude for her latest film. In......

Box Office boost for Oscar-winning movies?

Arthur J Pais analyses Oscar 2014 big wins and losses.  For months now, audiences have been watching the riveting 12 Years a Slave with palpitating hearts and seething emotions at......

Salma is single again!

This ought to make at least a fewmillionmen happy. Mexican star Salma Hayek has reportedly split with her boyfriend Josh Lucas, according to People magazine.Lucas, 33-year-old star of Sweet Home......

Mexican weightlifter Soraya Jimenez dies at age 35

Mexican weightlifter Soraya Jimenez, a gold medalist at the Sydney games in 2000, died at age 35 on Thursday from a heart attack, Mexico's Olympic Committee said. Jimenez, who was battling various......

Big six is the number for Hamilton in Texas

A victory in Texas would take Lewis Hamilton's career total to 84 wins, seven behind the all-time record set by Ferrari great Michael Schumacher on his way to seven titles. IMAGE: If Lewis......

TOP 10 highest-paid athletes in the world

Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi dethroned five-division boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather as the highest paid athlete over the past year, according to the annual list published by......

Why Sahara may find it difficult to sell stake in Force India F1 team

- Sahara India needs to pay back $5.3 billion, raised from millions of small investors through the sale of bonds ruled by the Supreme Court to be illegal, before founder Subrata Roy can be......

Vijay Mallya pipped in Honda race

Flamboyant Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya was pipped to the post by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu in the race for acquiring the Honda Formula One team, according to media reports in Rome.......