Mr Sandhu Goes to Washington

'Taranjit has the ideal temperament to deal with the Americans who understand firmness and appreciate flexibility.''He can hold his ground with a cheerful face and still make it clear that India......

How India drowned Pakistan's voice in America

The start of Indian-American lobbying in the US can be directly traced back to Pakistan's anti-India lobbying.Policy wonk Ashok Sharma documents the journey of Indian lobbying and its role in......

'The sentence is a catastrophe for the family'

'Serious crimes of this sort cannot be excused merely because he has a family.' P Rajendran/Rediff.com was in the courtroom last week when Mathew Martoma was sentenced to nine years in prison for......

An Open Letter to the American People...

This year's presidential election is among the most significant in our nation's history. The country urgently needs a visionary leader who can ensure the future of our traditional strengths in......

Record $600mn settlement in US insider trading case

Two Indian Americans are at the centre of a case, which resulted in a deal that brought $600 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the largest amount it got ever to settle an......

Indian-origin hedge fund manager pleads not guilty

An Indian-origin hedge fund portfolio manager has pleaded not guilty to charges that he participated in one of the 'most lucrative' insider trading schemes totalling $276 million involving......

CEOs sacked left and right in US

The US financial crisis and the resultant economic downturn pushed many a top honchos out of their corner rooms in 2009, but Citigroup's India-born chief Vikram Pandit continues to steer the once......

Review: Moonrise Kingdom is thrilling

Moonrise Kingdon is one of Wes Anderson's best films, writes Raja SenA confectioner with all the time in the world, Wes Anderson's latest cinematic pastry is a work of obsessive detailing and......