Will lift liquor ban in Bihar if....: Prashant Kishor's JSP

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party on Sunday reiterated that if voted to power, it will scrap the ban on sale and consumption of liquor in Bihar imposed by the Nitish Kumar government. IMAGE: Jan......

'People Knew Manmohan Singh Had No Vested Interest'

'Maybe he was wrong, but they believed he genuinely meant what he said.' IMAGE: Then finance minister Dr Manmohan Singh arrives at Parliament March 15, 1996, to present India's 1995-1996 Budget.......

A Wounded Jaguar Rescued

Glimpses from around the world that will make you smile and cry.   Jaguar Rescue IMAGE: A jaguar with gunshot wounds is rescued by members of the military police from the Rio Negro in Manaus,......

Why Did IMF Loan Pakistan Money During War?

It is time for India to raise its voice not just through military prowess, but through professionalism, principled voting and partnerships, asserts Deepak Mishra. Illustration: Dominic......

World Bank, IMF shareholders split on Iraq

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank heads want their shareholders' consensus before working to rebuild Iraq, but some countries worry the United States is trying to use the multilateral......

World Bank, IMF meet ends sans consensus

The annual conference of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund where India was represented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, ended in Washington with no consensus among developing......

World Bank, IMF to fight terrorist funding

Concerned over terror funding, the World Bank and the IMF have launched an intense programme using a comprehensive methodology involving 75 client countries to identify the means of formal and......

World Bank, IMF annual meeting begins in Dubai

The eight-day long annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, which began in Dubai on Wednesday, would intensively discuss employment creation, private sector development......