The story of tax havens and financial secrecy

Two organisations tracking tax violations and money laundering worldwide identify totally different sets of countries for lack of financial transparency, Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.     Tax......

'Anti-nationalism' in the business world

Going by one definition of this highly elastic term, N R Narayana Murthy could be considered "anti-national" for his plain-speak about Indian IT companies, says Kanika Datta. Now that the......

Foreigners running the show at Indian Hotels

Indian Hotels Company has been steadily inducting expatriates into its operations over the last few months.Not only was executive director Raymond Bickson, a United States national, elevated to......

Sports Shorts: Anand out of contention in Norway

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand had to hold himself with black and he survived many anxious and nearly catastrophic positions under the normal......

Dhawan, Smriti recommended for Arjuna awards

IMAGE: India opener Shikhar Dhawan. Photograph: Getty Images The BCCI on Wednesday recommended India opener Shikhar Dhawan and women's team player Smriti Mandhana for the Arjuna award. "We have......

Rashid, Tamim, Shakib to play for World XI vs WI at Lord's

IMAGE: Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Top-ranked bowler Rashid Khan of Afghanistan along with Bangladesh stars Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal have confirmed their......

CWG Medals Tally: India finish 3rd with 26 golds; Australia top

Medals table of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast: RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal 1 Australia 80 59 59 198 2 England 45 45 46 136 3 India 26 20 20 66 4 Canada 15 40 27 82 5 New......

2014 football World Cup circus gets kicking

Less than one year after Spain beat the Netherlands to win the World Cup, the circus starts again on Wednesday although the opening match of the 2014 qualifying tournment will cause barely a......