Charges completely false, says father of man who urinated on AI co-flier

The father of Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on a co-passenger onboard an Air India flight from New York to Delhi, on Friday claimed the charges against his son are "completely false". Image......

US firm sacks man who urinated on Air India co-passenger

US financial services company Wells Fargo on Friday said it has sacked Shankar Mishra, who allegedly urinated on a female co-passenger on an Air India flight from New York, saying that the......

US Surgeon General Vivek H Murthy, India Abroad Person of the Year 2014

The India Abroad Person of the Year Awards, held at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York City on Friday June 12, honoured 14 achievers in seven categories. Image: US Surgeon......

NRI charged with bank fraud in US

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a California-based man of Indian origin on charges of defrauding Wells Fargo Bank of $ 500,000 in September 2004, official......

Time For RBI To Change Penalty Rules

Penalty must act as a deterrent.If it is too low, it could encourage the regulated entities to lap up penalty instead of complying with the norms, suggests Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Photograph: PTI......

Pandemic push: Demand soars for digital, technical skills across industries

Campuses have witnessed a growing demand for technical and digital skills, even from conventional, non-digital sectors such as coal, energy and shipping and marine. Illustration: Dominic......

Who will buy Citi's consumer business?

The sale will be quicker if an Indian private bank buys it; it will take longer for regulatory clearances if a foreign bank or an NBFC buys it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Photograph: Mike......

RIL, HDFC among 57 Indian companies on Forbes Global 2000 list

From India, Reliance Industries is the only one in the overall top-200 list and is followed by HDFC Bank at 209th, ONGC at 220th, Indian Oil at 288th and HDFC Ltd at 332nd place. Illustration:......

The BEST FOREIGN Films of 2017

Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year. There was a lot of love in different shades in the films of 2017 that I liked -- from a mute woman falling in love with an alien, to a......

Taking on John Wayne

In an eye-popping debut that will be remembered for a long time, Hailee Steinfeld, a hot contender for an Oscar nomination for True Grit, plays a 14-year-old who hires a lawman to track down the......

Aap Kaa Surroor producer jailed for 7 years

US-based mortgage broker and Bollywood impresario Vijay Taneja has been sentenced to 84 months in jail followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $33 million in restitution......

FIFA scandal: Banks did not do enough, says global agency

Activists from advocacy group Avaaz demonstrate near the Hallenstadion, in Zurich. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters A global group of government anti-money-laundering agencies said that financial......

ESPN looks to score with cricket in the United States, WT20 final to be aired live

ESPN is hoping that a US audience will warm up to another sport that uses a bat and a ball to score runs in innings but that isn't baseball: cricket.The No. 1 sports cable network, which is......

Kings XI Punjab duped by title sponsor

KPH Dream Cricket Pvt Ltd, the owners and promoter of the IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab, has filed a criminal complaint against its title sponsor, NVD Solar Ltd and its officials, for "cheating and......