Let there be light! Sydney shines at Vivid festival

Bright lights, big city, and even brighter music and ideas -- that’s Sydney’s winter festival, Vivid. Landmarks across the city have been bathed in a dazzling array of colourful lights,......

Bangladeshi bomber arrested after attempted 'terrorist attack' in New York

“Terrorists won’t win,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said after a blast at the Port Authority terminal in Manhattan during the morning rush hour on Monday, which injured......

Enemy's enemy is my friend: China-Pak ties thrive to tackle India, says US experts

The strategic alliance between China and Pakistan is primarily driven by their rivalry with India, eminent US experts have said, with one of them expressing concern over Sino-India border tensions.......

PM rules out imposition of Tobin tax

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday ruled out imposition of Tobin tax on capital inflows in the country, saying the situation in India has not not reached a problem stage. "Well the Tobin tax......

Govt likely to consider Tobin-type tax structure

The government may be debating the imposition of a Tobin-like tax as a measure to reduce exchange rate volatility and stem short-term capital inflows. The Tobin tax, first proposed by Nobel......

'Tobin type tax on capital flow not off the table'

Reserve bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao has said that India is not contemplating imposing Tobin Tax on capital inflows, but did not rule out introducing it later. "Depending on what flows......

FM, economists discuss taxes

A day after India Inc called for tax breaks in the coming Budget, leading economists on Thursday urged Finance Minister P Chidambaram to rationalise indirect taxes and impose a Tobin tax on certain......

PIX: Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston at Toronto film fest

Another day, another series of star sightings at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival.More Hollywood A-listers were Toronto bound as they arrived to screenings of their movies and press......

Ice Ice Baby! The Antarctic Ice Marathon...

IMAGE: A runner participates in the Antarctic Ice Marathon, in Union Glacier, on December 14, 2022. Photographs: Mark Conlon/Antarctic Ice Marathon/REUTERS Courageous runners braved snow and......

FIFA WC: Qatar no playground for playmakers

Qatar no playground for playmakers as defenders clamp down IMAGE: Argentina's Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria during training. Photograph:Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters A high number of 0-0 draws......

Bayern's Lewandowski wins FIFA Best Player Award

IMAGE: Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski poses after winning the FIFA Men's Player 2020 trophy during the FIFA The BEST Awards ceremony in Munich, on Thursday. Photograph: Pool/Marco Donato-FC......

Muamba was 'dead' for 78 minutes, says doctor

Bolton Wanderers's Fabrice Muamba has made a miraculous recovery after being "in effect dead" for 78 minutes following his cardiac arrest in Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final, doctors said on......

Tendulkar sues Aus bat maker over $2 million in royalties

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar's civil claim accused the Australian company of misleading or deceptive conduct, "passing off", or suggesting an official endorsement when none existed, and breach of......