'If my politics is Leftist, it doesn't mean I am a Maoist'

'Is it a crime to be inspired by the Left ideology? Why can't I read a book on Marxist philosophy? Is it banned in India?' activist Jolly Chirayath asks Shobha Warrier. After living in the United......

India's closest friend in US not to seek re-election

One of the closest and time-tested friends of India on Capitol Hill, New York Democrat Gary Ackerman has decided to throw in the towel and not seek re-election for a 16thterm. Ackerman, one of the......

PM resting, listening to Ghalib, says daughter

The excerpts of an interview with Daman Singh, daughter of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.How is the family coping with the situation?"My mother is there throughout and we are three sisters so we......

Bush seeks support on Iraq in final address

The following is the text of US President George W Bush's final State of the Union address delivered to Congress on Monday: Madam Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished......

Hiring will become more periodic: HCL chief

Anant Gupta, president and chief executive officer, HCL Technologies, tells Business Standard while the company is strong on the non-discretionary front, the discretionary side continues to be......

No acquisitions only to expand footprint: Ranbaxy CEO

Last week, Ranbaxy, India's largest drug maker by sales, recalled batches of the generic version of cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor from the US market, after it suspected the presence of foreign......

'Bankers must be careful on IPO pricing'

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is keeping a close tab on the pricing of initial public offers to avoid any possibility of market manipulation. In an interview with Santosh Tiwari, Sebi......

'We expect similar reciprocity in India'

Concluding his trip to India, US commerce minister (secretary, in official parlance) Gary Locke said the Indian government assured him that tariff and non-tariff barrier issues faced by American......

Spotted! Aamir Khan at a badminton tournament

Reader Nimisha met Aamir Khan in a badminton tournament. In the picture: Nimisha's husband Abhishek,Aamir Khan and Nimisha. If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a......

Cannes was a humbling experience:'

Malayalam actor Nedumudi Venu shares his experience at the Cannes Film Festival with Shobha Warrier.Murali Nair and his family were there by the time I reached Cannes on the evening of the 16th. So......

Impossible to keep Sehwag quiet throughout

The Test series is now history and both the teams must be eagerly waiting for the one-day series to commence. After all, plenty is at stake -- Pakistan looking forward to further stamp its......

'Dinesh becoming a wicketkeeper was accidental'

Padmini Krishnakumar is a proud mother. After all, her 19-year-old son Dinesh Kaarthik has been selected to the senior India team in place of wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel."I got a call from my son......

Our best chance for a historic win

As we go in on Day 3, we will be a determined, excited and realistic lot. Determined, because we came here with a purpose. We knew that at some point in this Videocon Test series opportunity will......