Now, G Parameshwara jumps into K'taka CM race

Amid intense lobbying for the Chief Minister's post in Karnataka, senior Congress leader G Parameshwara on Tuesday said he was ready to take up the responsibility if the party high command asked......

Star-studded economic panel marks Stalin's break with past

Chief Minister MK Stalin has shown that he is cut from a different cloth when it comes to embracing what is current, modern and absolutely necessary. Thus, even while retaining the spirit and......

Dalit face Parameshwara finally makes it to Deputy CM's post

The Dalit face of the Congress in Karnataka and its state unit chief G Parameshwara has finally made it to the deputy chief minister’s post, for which he has been a contender for too long.......

Racist attacks endanger Indo-Australian ties

Australia's high commissioner to India, Peter Varghese, is the first foreign ambassador of Indian origin posted in New Delhi. That the 54-year-old diplomat has done well in life after moving home......

US says India refusal on WTO deal a wrong signal

US Secretary of State John Kerry told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday that India's refusal to sign a global trade deal sent the wrong signal, and he urged New Delhi to work to resolve the......

Ratan Tata joins global leaders for a new initiative

Nearly two months after retiring as the chairman of Tata Group, Ratan Tata is taking up a new role by joining hands with global leaders, including former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and WTO......

Climate change to hurt rural women, poor: ADB

Poor people and rural women from developing nations in Asia will be among those most affected by climate change which poses fundamental threats to the region's food and energy security, according......

Wipro to take Australian headcount to 1,000

Wipro Ltd, a relatively late entrant in the lucrative information technology outsourcing market in Australia, is planning to hire more locals. The company is trying to penetrate deeply into the......

Amitabh Bachchan turns commentator for Indo-Pak cricket match

The Bachchan Baritone just got bigger.   On February 15, when India plays a cricket match against Pakistan at Adelaide, Amitabh Bachchan will be doing the commentary alongside Harsha Bhogle......

The Indian Hand in Australia's World Cup Win

IMAGE: Australian Team Manager Urmila Rosario celebrates with Mitchell Starc in the dressing room following the World Cup win on Sunday. Photograph: X   Australia lifted their 6th World Cup......

When Olonga 'bounced Tendulkar out' in Sharjah...

IMAGE: A mean bouncer to get Sachin Tendulkar out on a lifeless Sharjah track during a tri-series in 1998 made him a household name in India. Photograph: Craig Prentis/All Sport/Getty Images In a......

Virat Kohli Is In Self-Denial

He is not seeing what perhaps everyone else around him is seeing: An over-commercialised player who is really an under-performing batsman, observes Sandeep Goyal. IMAGE: Virat Kohli looks on......

My Dada Sunil Gavaskar

To watch Dada standing on the steps of the airplane ladder with a glittering trophy in hand was exhilarating, recalls Hemant Kenkre. IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar bats during the second Test against......

'Sourav always showed faith in me'

'The one thing that a cricketer aspires for is earning the respect of the dressing room and that respect is earned only when any player puts his hand up in adverse conditions and does his job for......