Paradise Papers: Over 700 Indians named in leaked tax haven list

The leaked list contains the name of Union minister Jayant Sinha, who responded by saying that the transactions were not done for any 'personal purpose'. More than a year after the Panama Papers......

The attack on Parliament and Osama's escape

'Jaish aided by LeT attacked Parliament knowing mobilisation of Indian military assets would be the consequence.''That mobilisation happened, necessitating a military response from Musharraf who......

Shahid Abbasi elected Prime Minister of Pakistan

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, a die-hard loyalist of Nawaz Sharif, was on Tuesday elected Prime Minister by Pakistan's National Assembly and put up a strong defence of the ousted leader saying that he may......

Panama Papers: JIT report 'bundle of baseless allegations', says Nawaz Sharif

Rejecting the Panama probe panel report as a "bundle of baseless allegations", embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday tried to drum up support from his party ahead of the crucial......

Money in Swiss banks: India slips to 74th place

India has moved down one place to 74th rank in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss banks, while the United Kingdom has retained its top position, as per data released......

The story of tax havens and financial secrecy

Two organisations tracking tax violations and money laundering worldwide identify totally different sets of countries for lack of financial transparency, Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.     Tax......

The storm from Panama

As people struggle with effects of globalisation, political & business leaders need to realise what is legal may not be moral anymore, notes Claude Smadja The list of casualties is already quite......

'Anti-nationalism' in the business world

Going by one definition of this highly elastic term, N R Narayana Murthy could be considered "anti-national" for his plain-speak about Indian IT companies, says Kanika Datta. Now that the......

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar fails to qualify for Olympics in vault

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar finished fourth in the women's vault final at the FIG Apparatus World Cup. Photograph: Dipa Karmakar/Instagram India's star gymnast Dipa Karmakar signed off with another......

Colombia reach first World Cup quarters; France advance

IMAGE: Colombia's Catalina Usme celebrates scoring. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters A second-half goal by Catalina Usme fired Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica on Tuesday and carried the South......

FIFA Women's WC PIX: Sweden unstoppable; SA, France enter last-16

Images from the FIFA Women's World Cup matches held on Wednesday. IMAGE: Sweden's Rebecka Blomqvist in action with Argentina's Aldana Cometti. Photograph: David Rowland/Reuters A much-changed......

FIFA Women's WC PIX: France held by Jamaica; Sweden steal 2-1 win

IMAGE: France played out a draw with Jamaica in their opener. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters France's hopes of a winning start to their Women's World Cup campaign were thwarted by a hardworking......

World Cup champs Argentina back on top of FIFA rankings

IMAGE: Argentina captain Lionel Messi lifts the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Winner's Trophy. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images World champions Argentina dethroned Brazil and returned to the top......