'Govt must create opportunities in backward areas'

With big cities attracting labourers from rural areas, a senior World Bank economistsaid on Thursday governments should create opportunities in underdeveloped localities instead of preventing......

'India is white-hot in investment opportunities'

Longtime India hand Mark J Riedy, who heads the South Asia practice at the leading Washington, DC law firm of Andrews Kurth LLP, is putting together the first-ever India Venture Capital Conference,......

Asia starts to count financial toll of virus

As Hong Kong shopping plazas go quiet and tourists shun Singapore and Vietnam, the financial toll from a deadly flu-like virus in Asia is rising fast.Big losers are Asia's airlines and travel......

British pop singer George Michael dies at age 53

British pop singer George Michael, who rose to fame with the band Wham! and sold more than 100 million albums in his career, has died aged 53, his publicist said. 'It is with great sadness that we......

PIX: Bipasha-Karan's beautiful Bali holiday

Bollywood stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in. So we decided to document their travels with a special series. Malaika Arora Khan had a lovely......

PIX: Ileana's FUN Fiji holiday

Bollywood stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in. So we decided to document their travels with a special series. We saw Parineeti Chopra have an......

Oscars 2011: Winners at a Glance!

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and many more expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:Best PictureBlack SwanMike......

Korea Open: Satwik-Chirag storm ahead

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty marched ahead. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the......

Satwiksairaj 'smashes' Guinness world record!

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy smashed a decade-long record set in May 2013. Photograph: Andrew Boyer/Reuters Star India shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has set the Guinness world record for the......

Kapur opens three-shot lead

A flawless five-under 68 saw India's Shiv Kapur open up a three shot lead atop the table at the midway stage of the US $300,000 Double A International Golf tournament at the St. Andrews Hill Golf......

Kapur stamps class for joint-lead

Asian Tour rookie Shiv Kapur of India underlined his growing stature when he carded a seven-under-par 66 for the joint first round lead at the US $300,000 Double A International Open in Rayong,......

Depleted India face tough task

India have a daunting task at hand when they open their campaign in the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournamentin Kuala Lumpur on Thursdayas Olympic champions Australiawill startas firm favourites to......