All indications are that elections in Pakistan will now be held in May 2013. If this schedule is adhered to, then it will be the last day of the present government, says Vikram Sood. A caretaker......
Pakistan's ruling Pakistan People's Party chief Asif Ali Zardari appears set to sweep Saturday's presidential poll and would be expected to tackle problems like rising militancy and economic......
The Justice Pathak Committee on Thursday indicted former external affairs minister K Natwar Singh and his legislator son Jagat Singh for procurement of contracts in the United Nations oil-for-food......
Of the eight RBI governors who have held office since the 1991 economic liberalisation, Bimal Jalan had the longest stint and S Venkitaramanan, the shortest. Current Governor Shaktikanta Das will......
India is among 75 countries with which Switzerland's Federal Tax Administration has exchanged information on financial accounts within the framework of global standards on Automatic Exchange of......
Money permits patronage.Money means power. No wonder details of the crores locked up in NPAs and never repaid loans are top secret, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray. Photograph: PTI Photo It could well be......
The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 1 points to end at 26,396 and the Nifty50 slipped 2 points to end at 8,109. Markets finished flat amid a volatile trading session on the back of higher-than-expected......
The $5.7 billion total includes $1.6 billion in fines separately imposed by the US Federal Reserve on the five banks. Five of the world's largest banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citigroup......
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Legendary Ryan Giggs was Manchester United’s assistant manager. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images. Former Manchester......
‘There is a Jack Warner or two in every Caribbean parliament today’ Activists from advocacy group Avaaz demonstrate near the Hallenstadion, in Zurich. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters......
Neymar poses with Brazil's new jersey for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Photograph: Buda Mendes/Getty Images Nike Inc and some other big international companies face a grilling over their powerful role......
Australia soccer supremo Frank Lowy insists his country ran a clean bid to host the 2022 World Cup while others did not, even if they were sometimes naive and made mistakes. In an open letter......