No one hurt in fire at Kolkata's Park Street building

Panic gripped Kolkatans on the first day of the year after a fire broke out on the seventh floor of a multi-storied building in the posh Park Street area here but no one was injured. Amid new year......

The nexus of sports, business, and politics

Before venturing forth into the quicksand of allegations that is the Kochi IPL let us lay out two clear markers to guide us through the murky waters. First, Shashi Tharoor's private life is just......

Swraj Paul is Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords

Leading Non Resident Indian entrepreneur Lord Swraj Paul has scripted history by becoming the first Asian deputy speaker of the British House of Lords. Though people of Indian origin have held......

The Paul Foundation Scholarships 2004

The Paul Foundation Scholarships 2004The Paul Foundation invites applications from outstanding graduates and postgraduates of Indian Universities for scholarships to study in India and overseas at......

Small stores go out of business as consumers flock online

Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon, one of the biggest online retailers in world. Photograph: Reuters It is a breezy evening and the Delhi weather is perfect for......

20 great stocks to buy in 2008

Stock selection will be the key factor in determining returns in 2008, given concerns of a global slowdown and premium valuations in domestic markets. Year 2007 saw the market deliver good returns......

Most expensive Indian artists

In a year when art prices stabilised (somewhat), the masters stayed ahead in the road show, but it is the contemporaries who're catching up fast. Most bankable artists Tyeb Mehta: No one has been......

India's most powerful businesswomen

Social conformity. Traditional family roles. Sounds like the US at the height of the feminist revolution in the early '70s.But this is India today, a country where women are becoming more......