Fear of the unknown tempers IPO hopes

Last week's frenzy surrounding India's record initial public offering of Reliance Power was extraordinary - it seemed that everyone wanted a piece of it. The company, expected to make its public......

ABN Amro loses India chief

ABN Amro has lost one of its most senior Asian executives, the first major departure in the region since a Royal Bank of Scotland-led consortium won the takeover battle for the Dutch bank in......

US firm sets up biogas-energy project

A US-based manufacturer of microturbine energy systems would provide a biogas-to-energy demonstration project in West Bengal.The project, expected to be on line by mid-2005, will be the first......

Jackie Chan wins Oscar after 56 years of movie-making!

'After 56 years in the film industry, making over 200 films, I've broken so many bones, finally this is mine. I want to thank you, Hong Kong, such an incredible city, my hometown, my......

Bridge Of Spies, Carol dominate BAFTA 2016 nominations

The nominations for the 69th British Academy Film Awards -- or the BAFTAs -- have been announced, and it seems to be a Tom Hanks and Cate Blanchett show all the way! Their films -- Bridge Of......

Desperate over Shriya!

Jesse Metcalfe, whose appearances in the Desperate Housewives television series has made him famous, can spin off a dozen stories of shooting his newest film The Other End of the Line, in Mumbai.......

John Tucker Must Die: Lots of fun

Hell hath no fury like three women who discover that they have been dating the same boy in high school! The man in question -- in the fun film, John Tucker Must Die -- happens to be the most......

Shorts: Nuggets seal playoff bid as Nikola Jokic makes history

IMAGE: Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) drives to the net against Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams (4) in the third quarter of their NBA match at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA,......

CA reduce size of national umpire panel

Cricket Australia on Friday decided not to replace retired umpires Simon Fry and John Ward in its 12-member national panel for the upcoming season as part of its cost-cutting measures to deal with......

Cricket Buzz: Mumbai allowed to replace injured Praveen Kumar with Ojha after toss

In a rare occurrence on the cricket field, Mumbai Indians replaced injured medium pacer Praveen Kumar with left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha after the toss, in their match against Delhi Daredevils, at......

India-South Africa first Test ends in a thrilling draw

The first Test between India and South Africa ended in a nail-biting draw after the home team came agonizingly close to pulling off a world record chase on the fifth and final day, in Johannesburg,......

Cook grinds India's bowling for another hundred

First, the facts: Alastair Cook has led England in five Test matches so far, and in each of them has scored a century. A world record! Now, the impact. England's captain was at it again as he led......