'India is a very powerful democracy. It can humble any dictator'

'I have never seen anybody disliked more as prime minister than Modi.' 'What is interesting is in his prime ministership, no matter whatever happens in any corner of India, Modi is blamed for it.'......

2 more held in UK tourist murder case

Two more persons wanted in the sensational murder of a British tourist near Roha in Raigad district have been arrested, police said. Raja Malusare and Ravindra Dalvi were arrested late on Sunday......

Tech glitch shuts down Nasdaq market for 3 hours

Trading in thousands of US stocks ground to a halt for much of Thursday after an unexplained technological problem shut down trading in Nasdaq securities, the latest prominent disruption to the......

Windstream to buy Q-Comm Corp for $782 mn

Telecom firm Windstream Corp has said it will acquire Q-Comm Corp, a privately held fiber-optic network operator for $782 million. Windstream will issue about 20.6 million shares valued at $237......

Can new laws stop another Madoff?

After a disastrous year that spelled the demise of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers and the end of Merrill Lynch's independence, Bernard Madoff's alleged $50 billion swindle has added new urgency......

PM meets World Bank president, American CEOs

Giving an economic content to his visit to the US in the midst of high-profile diplomatic engagements, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met World Bank President Robert Zoellick and top American CEOs......

Birthday Special: Raja Sen celebrates Anurag Kashyap's movies

Anurag Kashyap turns 42 today, September 10.Maverick. Fearless. Visionary. These are just some of the things Anurag Kashyap calls himself. Ah, I jest. Kashyap truly is one of the faces of current......

Ben Affleck running for US Senate?

Ben Affleck could be in the running to become a future US senator. According to CBS Boston, the 40-year-old actor is on a list of possible successors to Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, the......

Shock greets news of Boyzone member's death

The music world is shocked with the untimely death of Boyzone star Stephen Gately, with many expressing grief. His bandmates, Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham and Shane Lynch said: 'We are......

Why Anurag Kashyap is like Bhansali

My last column about India going indie brought with it a spate of very interesting feedback -- thanks much, people, nothing quite like opening up a wormy can of debate -- about independent cinema,......