'My governing philosophy is closer to where Obama's is'

'The story is for the first time, Silicon Valley is mobilising locally to have a voice in American politics. The national Asian American-South Asian Diaspora with the Swadesh Chatterjees and Deepak......

PM leaves for US to meet Obama, Sharif; address UNGA

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday embarked on a visit to the United States to chart a course for "future cooperation" by expanding and deepening bilateral relations in a host of areas,......

Exclusive! Rahul Gandhi's corporate work culture

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is using modern management techniques, which he picked up during his stint as a strategy consultant abroad, to revamp his party. But the moot question......

Ansari visits historic resistance tunnels in south Vietnam

Vice President Hamid Ansari on Thursday morning visited the historic Cu Chi camp 50 kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon, where an intricate network of underground tunnels barely......

Budget: Good beginning or missed opportunity?

With Jaitley preferring continuity over change, good days might take a little longer to arrive, says Shankar Acharya. By now, reams have been written on the first Budget of the new National......

Indian Chamber of Commerce seeks lowering corporate tax to 25%

Indian Chamber of Commerce, in its pre-budget memorandum, has asked for corporate tax rate in India to be brought down to the global average of 25 per cent to regain the growth momentum. The......

Union Budget: BSE seeks cut in Securities Transaction Tax

To attract more investors into the stock market, Bombay Stock Exchange has recommended to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for reduction in Securities Transaction Tax and rationalise the taxation......

TiE honours 3 entrepreneurial legends

Aziz Haniffa reports from the first Tie-DC Legends Awards. The Washington, DC Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs recently honoured three pioneers in information technology, the restaurant business......