'India has not spurned foreign aid'

The government of India is not refusing to accept foreign aid; it has only requested foreign countries to wait awhile before sending in aid as funds from the Indian kittyare yet to be fully......

Cong alleges Doval's son started hedge fund after note ban

The Congress on Thursday alleged National Security Adviser Ajit Doval's son Vivek started a hedge fund in Cayman Islands days after demonetisation and demanded a probe by the Reserve Bank into......

India sees 22,752 new COVID-19 cases, 482 deaths in one day

India's coronavirus cases mounted to 7,42,417 on Wednesday with a single-day rise of 22,752 infections and 482 fresh deaths were reported even though the recovery rate further improved to over 61.5......

Impressions from Pakistan: 'Send us your prime minister'

Sheela Bhatt, who visited Islamabad and Lahore to cover the visit of External Affairs Minister SM Krishna to Pakistan last weekend, returned with these impressions of the neighbouring country who......

What the 'Best Job' winner plans to do

British national Ben Southall, the winner of the 'Best Job in the World' competition which will pay him a whopping $121,000 on Wednesday started his six-month caretaker duties at the picturesque......

Pandering of so-called wilful defaulters is peculiar to India

Despite the Indian government’s recent efforts, anecdotal evidence indicates that there has been little change in the extortionist behaviour of a significant proportion of tax and police......

World's top tax havens

When people think of tax havens, they usually picture the Swiss Alps or Caribbean islands. But traditional venues like Switzerland, the duchies of Lichtenstein and Luxembourg and Caribbean......

Tax havens of the world

Death may be certain, but taxes don't have to be. It's an international marketplace after all, and there are plenty of nations willing to welcome expatriates fed up with The Feds. Countries like......

'You Can't Understand Human Beings...'

'...without looking into yourself.''What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.' IMAGE: Roshan Mathew and Darshana Rajendran in Paradise. A film-maker, who chooses to make a......

PIX: Mandira Bedi's BIKINI holiday in Maldives

Mandira Bedi seems to love her trips to Maldives. After a vacation in the beautiful island country with her family last November, the actress is back, solo this time. In fact, she has......

FIFA World Cup trophy coming to India

In a first of its kind, the official World Cup football trophy will be on display in India next April, it was decided at a meeting on the sidelines of the ongoing 59th FIFA Congress in The......