Fairfield University professors study the country's skewed sex ratio. George Joseph reports More men and fewer girls in a population has disastrous effects not only on the social life, but also the......
California's lightning-sparked infernos are torching wide swaths of the state, killing a utility worker, demolishing homes and forcing people to evacuate in the sweltering heat during a pandemic.......
Australian police have thwarted an imminent attack linked to the Islamic State "death cult" and arrested two men from Sydney, prompting Prime Minister Tony Abbott to warn that the threat of terror......
Hospitality major Marriott International Inc plans to introduce its Fairfield brand, a budget hotel, in India. "It is somewhere between a four- and a three-star. In 60 days, we hope to announce......
The interest rate that Libor sets is a piece of fiction written by participating banks to suit their purpose, writes Ajit Balakrishnan Last week, I was in New York City and sylvan nearby towns such......
In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of the $180-billion American giant GE, says he is paranoid and is gearing up for any eventuality. GE has already raised $15 billion in the......
Book extract from Bill Lane's Jacked Up - The Inside Story of How Jack Welch Talked GE into Becoming the World's Greatest Company. Welch would never allow himself to be upstaged. The closest I......
Marriott now has 30 brands globally with over 5,700 properties in over 110 countries The US-based hotel chain Marriott International has become the largest hospitality operator in the country with......