Even before the euphoria of their recent triumph has settled down, India go into the first match of the one-day series against Australia with both the champion teams talking tough and promising to fight fire with fire.
The interest rate is the RBI's best bet for keeping the economy close to the 'normality' benchmark.
Look at the GDP data from the demand side, and you get a growth of only 7 per cent.
Investors would do well to appreciate the importance of blocking the noise and sticking to the basics of investing, especially at times when irrational exuberance is the order of the day.
Former world champion Alain Prost believes that McLaren are playing with fire in granting Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso equal status in the team.
Coach Luciano Spalletti tried to keep his feet on the ground after his Roma side knocked Real Madrid out of the Champions League 4-2 on aggregate after a 2-1 win at the Bernabeu on Wednesday.
Cascading effect of rising raw materials will result in inflation, high rates, slow capex
A separate Union Territory has been a long-standing demand of locals, many of who have alleged that the Ladakh region had been neglected by leaders of Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan A players Misbah-ul-Haq, Taufeeq Umar and Zulqarnain Haider landed in jail for getting a speeding ticket in Abu Dhabi
Novak Djokovic has apologised for his comments suggesting tennis's top men should get paid more than women after he drew criticism from current and former players.
As parents and students seem worried about the game intruding into the study routine and fear that it may reflect in a slide in marks, psychologists say it might indeed be a good thing.
Several brokerages lifted their outlooks for the BSE Sensex and companies were queuing to ride the wave of political euphoria
South Africa's team psychologist is helping concentrate the players' minds on the first Test against Australia
Former World champion Viswanathan Anand had another bad outing, drawing seven and losing two games, to remain on joint eighth place after the end of nine rounds of blitz in the St. Louis Rapid and blitz chess tournament in St. Louis, United States.
The World Cup's around the corner but not many companies are coming forward with freebies and promo activities. Is the market drying up?
'It is entirely possible that there are many treasures of our history and our faith buried deep underground,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
The Xavier's Admission Test, which will be held in 31 cities on January 7, 2007, can be your passport to a lucrative career.
Fitch has warned India's "weak public finances" will constrain higher growth in medium term.\n
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'Sounds familiar? Barring inflation, much else looks, sounds, and feels more than a bit like 1974.' 'A phenomenally popular leader, with a party of unquestioning followers, a broken Opposition, a nationalist high and an economy in free fall, crippling joblessness,' recalls Shekhar Gupta.
On his 46th birthday on January 10, Sukanya Verma lists 10 impressive Hrithik scenes.
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Swimmers Caitlin McClatchey and David Carry made it a stunning night for Scotland
The Hyderabad shuttler beat Przemyslaw Wacha of Poland to storm into the men's singles pre-quarter-finals at the Hong Kong Open.
Participate in the 'Sunfeast Open Contest' to get an all expense paid trip to watch the tournament live in Kolkata.
If inflation is robust then interest rates will have to be ra
South Africa will hope the new year brings about a change in luck as they seek to put behind them a disappointing 2015 and get back to winning ways against England in the second Test at Newlands starting on Saturday.
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has no time for mind games and is wary of a suggestion from his opposite number that Turkey will play for a draw against them in Friday's Euro 2016 match. Turkey coach Fatih Terim said earlier on Thursday that he would be satisfied with a point from the Group D match against the European champions, but Del Bosque was not convinced.
With equity markets touching record highs, optimism among investors seems unbounded. Markets appear like they can do no wrong and euphoria among the investor community is palpable.