PM, Left leaders meet at Sonia dinner

A dinner meeting of the United Progressive Alliance constituents and their outside supporters on Wednesday became a significant affair as it saw interaction between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh......

We must fight terror everywhere: PM

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said Thursday that India and the United States must fight terrorism wherever it exists."We seek a world free of poverty, ignorance, disease and the threat of......

Shyam Benegal nominated for RS

Noted filmmaker Shyam Benegal, media magnate Shobhana Bhartia and eminent art historian Kapila Vatsayan were on Thursday nominated to Rajya Sabha. They fill the vacancies caused by the retirement......

Premji, J N Dixit, Shah Rukh among Padma winners

Cine Star Shahrukh Khan,former National Security Advisor J N Dixit, cartoonist R K Laxman, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, vice-chairperson of Hindustan Times Shobhana Bhartia and social worker Gladys......

SBI's Arundhati Bhattacharya most powerful Indian woman in biz

Image: Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairperson of SBI. Photograph, courtesy: SBI   Arundhati Bhattacharya, the chairperson of country's largest bank SBI, has been named as the most-powerful......

WEF, CII to host India Economic Summit in Nov

More than 800 participants are expected to attend the India Economic Summit in New Delhi in November, an event to be hosted by the World Economic Forum along with Confderataion of Indian Industry.......

Meet the richest Indians, Mukesh Ambani is No 1

While some of India’s super rich have seen a fall in their fortunes, others have bagged a windfall. Despite the drop in net wealth, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani remains India's......

6 women amongst India's richest people

As many as six women, including O P Jindal group chairperson Savitri Jindal and Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, have made it to the Forbes' list of 100 richest Indians this year. Jindal has retained......