PIX: Barack and Michelle Obama's special moments

The American first couple found themselves in a spot a few days back when they were shown on the "Kiss Cam" at the Verizon Center's overhead scoreboard in Washington. A loud cheer and chants......

8 all-rounders win US Congressional gold medals

Shefali Kotta Madhusudhan, who graduated last month from West Windsor Plainsboro High School South, New Jersey, has put in more than 800 hours work in community volunteering, personal development,......

7 US firms paid CEOs more than what they paid as taxes in 2013

Seven of the 30 largest U.S. corporations paid more money to their chief executive officers last year than they paid in U.S. federal income taxes, according to a study released on Tuesday that was......

How these tech cos made it big

Not too long ago, it looked as if Finnish handset maker Nokia Corp had hit a wall with the saturation of its core European market. What pessimists did not notice, though, was how the Finns were......

Why the pug must go

Conventional marketing wisdom suggests that the Hutch brandname is too valuable a property to discard, even though the mobile operator has now been acquired by Vodafone. Leading marketing gurus,......

L N Mittal sees beyond Arcelor

Lakshmi Mittal is a man with a vision for the global steel industry, and his place in it--at the center. That makes Mittal Steel's 18.6 billion eurohostile bid for France's Arcelor, its next......

BEST Sports Photos of the Week!

There is never a dull moment on the sports field and it was no different when Croatia did well in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Sebastian Vettel, driving his improved Ferrari car raced past......

NBA: 'Linsanity' has the New York Knicks riding high

Jeremy Lin's sudden rise from obscure reserve to the toast of Broadway could not have come at a better time for the New York Knicks. Lin scored 23 points and had a career-high 10 assists to lead......