The United States will not stop its drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, President Barack Obama's top military officer has said, according to a report.
The controversy about the construction of a mosque near Ground Zero "has highlighted the inner strength of America's pluralist society as well as the raw sentiments of some politicians," according to Srinagar-born Professor Sayyid M Syeed, national director of the Office for Interfaith and Community Alliances of the Islamic society of North America.
'If you don't have a strong political leadership, however much expertise a country may have, in pandemic preparedness or infectious disease, will not matter.' 'It's really about having strong political leadership, that is proactive, that prioritises taking the right action.' 'And if you don't have that, then you will have a much worse pandemic experience.'
Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani has moved 2 ranks ahead this year on the most powerful list.
A decade after the Twin Towers were razed to the ground in the 9/11 attacks, an altered Ground Zero will be unveiled to the public, with waterfalls, reflecting pools and hundreds of trees at the site honouring the memory of the nearly 3000 victims of the terror strike.
Let all the stakeholders, especially the government, remember that if the Make in India lion needs to roar and rise again, it won't happen unless India Inc rises too, points out Shekaar Subramanian.
Emirates Telecommunications of the United Arab Emirates, better known as Etisalat, is in discussion with Reliance Communications for a possible merger or acquisition.
The number of Harvard alumni who are billionaires swelled to 62, up from 54 in 2009, 'more than any other American university by a long shot,' Forbes said.
They created MyCityWay apps on the mobile device that provides information for over 50 resource categories in the city.
In the US, it is obligatory for any citizen to provide details regarding any financial transaction he or she may have carried out overseas.
India may have provided the fodder to the US tax evasion probe on some clients of HSBC Holdings, with respect to their accounts in the sub-continent nation, according to a finance ministry source.
While RCom owes Indian banks close to Rs 45,000 crore, Ambani has lost close to $408 million of personal wealth year-to-date until Tuesday.
The annual study by Hay Group, in partnership with Bloomberg BusinessWeek.com, ranked the best companies for leadership globally and examined how those companies develop leaders.
People around the world brought in the New year with joy and pomp.
The value of the ace investor's personal holdings rose by just 2%.
Mukesh Ambani continues to remain the richest man in India.
Joining the debate on the controversy over the proposed mosque near Ground Zero, the father of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was beheaded by militants in Pakistan, has said the mosque should not be built there and should be moved to another location.
He called on developed countries to play their part in restoring international monetary cooperation.
The online messaging company is ramping up hiring to expand its business ahead of the initial public offering.
Liquidity has improved, but 20 out of 24 NBFC stocks are staring at an over 5% reduction in 12-month target prices.
Perhaps these new revelations about E&Y and Lehman will inspire the govt to reopen the subject for more radical change.
United States President Barack Obama hosted the first state dinner of his presidency for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House on Tuesday night.
China evinces interest in the 1,754-km long high-speed rail project.
Bloomberg estimates revenue at Rs 25,328 crore, up 4.6per cent sequentially and EBITDA margin of 27.2per cent
From the stock perspective, though, even as all the 10 analysts polled by Bloomberg have a 'buy' recommendation on FRL, their target price of Rs 535 suggest most of the positives are already priced in.
Grounded Indian planes will be up in air by end of April says company president
With America just a day away from electing a new president -- Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton -- nine polls show that Clinton is in charge of the race with just hours to go.
The South African government is tightening the screws on the proposed $23 billion share-swap deal between its telecom major MTN and Bharti Airtel, Indian's largest telecom company, by making it clear that the company has to retain its character as a South African company.
The Indian PM shares the honour with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe.
'Indian diplomacy faltered amidst multiple failures of statecraft.' 'The functionaries responsible must be held to account for their abject failure,' asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
American president Barack Obama has once again targeted American companies having their operations in India to save taxes back home and called such businesses tax evaders.
Tata Group shares were among the top losers while Adani Ports emerged as the top gainer
We are emphasising on an agricultural growth of 4.5 per cent to achieve a 9 per cent GDP growth, says Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
The year 2009 was a difficult year for Indian merger and acquisition deals.
Loss takes analysts by surprise, as they were expecting the bank to post a net profit of Rs 19 billion.
The New York police on Sunday defused a car bomb in the heart of New York's famous tourist hub of Times Square after evacuating thousands of visitors, residents and theatre-goers from the area, averting what could have been a "very deadly event" in the US.
While 89 per cent of executives in India said innovation was key to economic growth, in the US, only 72 per cent said innovation was important.
During assembly in the morning students held up posters.
Another report by Oxfam had found that eight billionaires, including Bill Gates, from around the globe have as much money as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world's population.
The year 2009 was a difficult year for Indian merger and acquisition (M&A) deals. However, it established the supremacy of Indian investment bankers (i-bankers) by catapulting them to the top of the league table, leaving their international peers far behind.
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