Mr PM, the Bangladeshi taka is doing better than the rupee!

Based on the GDP numbers and the remarkable stability of the taka, Bangladesh's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, is a better manager than our ‘economist prime minister’,’ says TVR......

Investors bet big on cyclicals as economic recovery gathers pace

Sharper-than-expected economic recovery can fuel a further rally in domestic cyclicals, industrials, and financials as global central banks continue with their easy money policy. Illustration:......

'Indian economy is best performer in the world'

'When I came here in 2002, I said you can grow at 8%.''And I was told that was crazy, and (now) here we are.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Kenneth Rogoff, professor of economics at Harvard......

10 things to know about Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

On October 1 Indian-American Gita Gopinath was appointed chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. Announcing her appointment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde hailed the......

Bullish markets? Be prepared for bad news from Europe

The next round of bad news could come from Europe, where banks in a number of economies such as Italy, Portugal and Greece are sitting on mountains of bad loans, say  Abheek Barua &......

Top 20 Sports Photos of the Year

What an incredible year this was for sports fans and sports stars themselves. We saw Novak Djokovic rally from behind to shock Roger Federer to win the Wimbledon title, the NBA came to India with......

Did Cantona call France football coach Deschamps a racist?

IMAGE: France's national soccer team coach Didier Deschamps conducts a training session at Clairefontaine, near Paris, on Wednesday. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters France soccer coach Didier......

Cricket Buzz: Mumbai allowed to replace injured Praveen Kumar with Ojha after toss

In a rare occurrence on the cricket field, Mumbai Indians replaced injured medium pacer Praveen Kumar with left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha after the toss, in their match against Delhi Daredevils, at......