When Rajdeep Sardesai attempted 'instant history'

This month saw releases of two much-hyped books, both of which went on immediately to become best-sellers. Both were by authors in their 40s, expected to shed much light, but did not quite succeed......

How the Indian vote matters in South Africa

South Africa is heading for polls on May 7. Shubha Singh examines how the Indian vote can make a difference in Durban South Africa goes in for its fifth democratic election on May 7 with a result......

'Birth of the bank biggest achievement of BRICS summit'

Pravin Gordhan, the finance minister of South Africa, talks about a few unresolved points of the BRICS Bank which was born at the summit in spite of several crucial issues still under debate. He......

Direct contest between Modi, Shweta Bhatt in Maninagar

The Gujarat Parivartan Party on Monday withdrew its candidate from Maninagar constituency, paving the way for a direct contest between Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Congress candidate Shweta......

Pranab wants G24 to improve farm productivity

Terming high global commodity prices a "grave threat", Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has called for developing countries to increase their investments in agriculture to improve crop......

Mukherjee an important player within G-20: US

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is an important player in the G-20 grouping of the top 20 economies of the world, the US said on Wednesday ahead of meetings between finance ministers of these......

Bharti-MTN deal ready to be signed

Two deadlines and several controversies later, the $23 billion cash-and-share swap deal between Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN is ready to be signed, sources close to the negotiations......

India-origin Gordhan may become South Africa's FM

Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan, Commissioner of South AfricaRevenue Service since November 1999, is the frontrunner to succeed as the nation's Finance Minister Trevor Manuel. According to a statement from......