The Sheena Bora case and the ugly face of Indian news

The voyeurism and poor taste on display in the reportage of the murder case involving Mukerjea’s wife reflect the mindset of the society we live in and the media we are exposed to, notes......

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama assessed the......

Full Text: What Prez Obama said at the State of the Union Address

Read the full transcript of President Obama’s State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington. As prepared for delivery - Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of......

PM on UPA's fourth anniversary: We have taken India forward

We present verbatim Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s speech on the fourth anniversary of UPA II government, ahead of the dinner organised by the government to celebrate its achievements. The......

Another GDP shocker for India, S&P pegs it at 5.2%

For the current fiscal which ends on March 31, it put the real GDP estimate at 5 per cent. S&P Global Ratings on Monday cut its estimate for India's GDP growth in the fiscal starting April 1 to......

Are the markets forecasting an economic recovery?

'For those looking at forward-looking signals for the economy from the stock markets, the relative performance of small and mid-caps may be a better indicator of the future than the index levels of......

Planes overshoot runway thrice in 2 days: DGCA issues safety directions

In a circular, the DGCA said, Crew should be well aware of the aircraft limitations and of takeoff/landing performance calculations during the adverse weather operations.The regulator also said......

RBI guv draws new line in sand, seeks flexible rate cuts

Shaktikanta Das said in Washington, DC, that there was nothing sacrosanct about the 25 bps rate cut and that monetary policy could be well served by calibrating the size of the policy rate to the......

Blackrock, others buy $1.6 bln stake in Formula One

Private equity firm CVC Capital has sold a $1.6 billion stake in Formula One to three investors including BlackRock ahead of the motor racing company's planned $3 billion initial public offering in......