Bush interviews provoke media anger

The Indian media based in Washington, DC is angry with the White House decision to grant interviews with President George W Bush -- on the eve of his visit to India -- to just two Indian......

Greece PM agrees to step down over financial crisis

Greece's political leaders have agreed to form a national unity government after the nation's embattled Prime Minister George Papendreou agreed to step down half way through his four-year-term......

British peer who put bounty on Obama sacked

A Pakistani-origin controversial British peer Lord Nazir Ahmed has been suspended by his Labour Party over reports that he offered 10 million Pound bounty for the capture of US President Barack......

Prince William, Kate to visit Pakistan in autumn

Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton will make first visit to Pakistan in 13 years in the autumn at the request of Britain's Foreign Office, according to the Kensington Palace. The Duke and......

High oil price a bubble, says Soros

Billionaire investor George Soros said that although the price of oil is rising due to a combination of rise in demand from China, a weakening dollar and the reduction in supply from the Persian......

Hindujas asks UK to fund Bangalore-Mumbai Economic Corridor

Britain's richest family, the Hinduja brothers, have called on British Prime Minister David Cameron to invest in India's ambitious Bangalore-Mumbai Economic Corridor (BMEC) to be the best link......

India's economic team must make up for lost time to revive growth

The finance ministry and RBI must get less conservative and improve co-ordination, notes Ajay Chhibber. The US Federal Reserve's decision not to raise interest rates signals that it is more......

Hayden Christensen to play Superman?

If rumours are to be believed, Hayden Christensen has landed the role of Superman in George Miller's Justice League Mortal film. According to movie gossip websites, Christensen, the face of Anakin......

World's most expensive wedding singers

The Rolling Stones have been named 'the world's most expensive wedding act' in a new poll. With an estimated cost of 5 million pounds, Stones topped the poll, conducted for TV channel Living by a......

East Bengal down George Telegraph

Kolkata giants East Bengal struck in the second half to prevail 2-0 over George Telegraph in a Kolkata Senior Division football league outing on Wednesday.Skipper Alvito D'Cunha and substitute Asim......

George Telegraph shock East Bengal

George Telegraph shocked East Bengal 3-1 in the Kolkata Premier League at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Thursday. Nigerian striker Shaheed Olawale struck twice, in the 23rd and in the 33rd......

Mohun Bagan held

Mohun Bagan's poor run in the IFA Premier division football league continued, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by George Telegraph, in Kolkata on Thursday.Bagan failed to hold on to a slender lead......

George Best's health worsens

Former Manchester United player George Best's condition has "deteriorated dramatically" as he fights a life-threatening infection in a London hospital, newspapers reported on Thursday.The......

Churchill book IFA shield semis berth, Bagan win

Churchill Brothers booked a semi-final berth with a 2-0 win over Shillong Lajong FC, while Mohun Bagan began the season in style, thrashing George Telegraph 4-0 in the 114th IFA Shield in Kolkata......