The prime minister turns 78 today. Wish him!

It was a quiet birthday for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who turned 78 on Sunday. President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Hamid Ansari sent flowers and wished the prime minister on the......

'Obama is not going to be Big Brother'

Cochin-born and raised Shaffi Mather, founder of an ambulance service that has revolutionized medical transport in Mumbai and Kerala, was appreciative of President Obama's "vision of trying to......

Looking for meaning in multilateralism

As one surveys the changing face of mulilateralsim today, we see mutation and multiplication. The underlying reality is that the world is multipolar and with more poles, you tend to get more......

Image: Obama, PM at the White House

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Tuesday given a rousing welcome at the White House where he was received by President Barack Obama before they sat down for bilateral talks during which the two......

How G5 power can revive emerging economies

Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa are still a logical grouping, says Shyam Saran. When the Group of 20, or G20, was formed in the aftermath of the global financial and economic......

PM leaves for Cannes to attend G20 Summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads for Cannes in France on Wednesday to attend a crucial summit of the world's 20 leading economies(G20) during which India is expected to make a call to resist......

Rs 1 lakh crore illicit wealth under tax net: FM

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that revenue authorities have detected tax evasion of about Rs 1 lakh crore (Rs 1 trillion) during the past 18 months as a result of international......

Deal on IMF governance unlikely this weekend: US

India and other emerging economies are likely to press for greater representation in the International Monetary Fund and World Bank at the annual meeting of the global financial bodies this......

'Million Dollar Bat' offers Americans a dream chance to join IPL

Kolkata Knight Riders celebrate winning the seventh edition of IPL in 2014. Photograph: BCCI When Rinku Singh won the Million Dollar Arm show in 2008, the Indians' 'Great American Dream' of......