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'Profiting from Pain': Covid created new billionaire every 30 hrs

As the rich and powerful from across the globe gather in Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2022, Oxfam International on Monday said the COVID-19 pandemic has seen one new......

Two titans of diplomacy leave a rich legacy

Ambassador Natarajan Krishnan and Ambassador Shankar Bajpai helped shape Indian foreign policy at a glorious, but difficult, time in history, recalls Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. IMAGE: Two titans......

Former US President George H W Bush passes away at 94

“He was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for.” A life in photos: George H W Bush IMAGE: George H W Bush, the 41st president of the United......

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

This week’s collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world A reveller poses for a photo during the LGBT Pride Parade in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.......

Cardinals Conclave: What you must know

The Conclave of Cardinals to elect the successor to Pope John Paul II begins on Monday with a Votive Mass at St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.How is the conclave held?A ready reckoner on the......

Lego's Indian CEO!

Bali Padda will head the second-largest toymaker in the world.Viveat Susan Pinto/Business Standard reports. He's barely known outside the world of Lego, but that hardly seems to bother Bali Padda,......

Maruti A-Star @ Rs 3.47 lakh

Maruti Suzuki on Wednesday launched its new hatchback A-Star in the Indian market and said it would in four years come out with its first indigenous car. The A-Star will be available at an......

Great tips from a great CEO

Because of Britain's participation in the war on Iraq, BP (formerly known as British Petroleum) will almost certainly be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the post-Saddam Hussein era. Other oil......

'India will become bigger than the US!'

"By mid century India could overtake the United States by absolute size," says Jeffrey D Sachs, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on Millennium Development Goals and one of the world's......

Pssst! Porn mobile tones anyone?

Smut is set to invade mobile phones too. Adult ring tones might soon be available on cellphones if porn star Jenna Jameson has it her way.The adult film actress has teamed up with New York-based......

No Sir! The Oscars weren't boring at all!

'The way the winners react and the speeches they deliver.''That is where the fun happens, when the actors and other winners let down their guard, challenge the system, talk about issues that should......

'I'd trust a woman president more'

Bruce Springsteen wants to voice an opinion. So does Sheryl Crow. So do Pearl Jam and the Dixie Chicks. But not all musicians in America seem to have discovered a sudden interest in politics. Not......

How Pele elevated football's popularity in US

Pele was eventually convinced to sign a multimillion-dollar deal with US club New York Santos in June 1975, aided by then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who wrote a letter to the Brazilian......

Will he be the next big star to emerge from Real Madrid?

Local pundits compare his 'box to box' style to international figures Paul Pogba and Steven Gerrard. IMAGE: Real Madrid's youngster Federico Valverde has shown the physical, technical and mental......

2022 World Cup: Can Qatar keep World Cup fans entertained?

Qatar has tried to make itself more attractive to tourists and launched a "Summer in Qatar" initiative this year to try to attract visitors during the brutally hot months of June, July and......

Football Extras: Beckham backs Solskjaer extension at United

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: 'As a manager he’s done it in a mature way, a way that is respected by not just younger people but older ones. Having the......

PIX: River Plate crowned champions in Madrid

IMAGE: The River Plate team celebrate with the Copa Libertadores Trophy following their victory in the second leg of the final match against Boca Juniors at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid,......

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