A cyber attack to your heart!

Grin and bear it, or just fly

The perennial tug-of-war between economic compulsions and social obligations is out in the open again. A weak rupee, a stagnant economy and a record current account deficit has forced the government to take a number of drastic measures, including increasing the rail fare for all classes.

End the dangerous endgame

The United States, the most powerful nation of the world, is going through another government shutdown (which is a situation in which a government ceases all or many of its functions) since October 1, 2013

How Indian is Indian advertising?

When you talk of Indian cinema to purists, the names and work of Satyajit Ray, Aparna Sen, Ritwik Ghatak, Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani, Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Jinping’s jab at corruption

China is ranked 80 among 176 countries in the Corruption Perception Index of 2012. This low ranking perhaps justifies President Xi Jinping's concern

Beware of Weather Weapons

The concept of hacking climate and using it to one's own advantage looks more like a page from the Indian mythology or like an excerpt from a chapter of Michael Crichton's bestsellers.

No more 0% interest on EMIs

The bite due to the economic slowdown is getting worse by the day. Thanks to the rupee depreciation, the power of the wallet is already shrunk. And if you were hoping to

Enough of their immunity

In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court of India recently said, "A right to vote is a statutory right, the law gives it, and the law takes it away. Persons convicted of crime

Wrong turn of nsa!

Few had done it for monetary compensation, few had done it for idealism and others haven’t done it at all. The United States has Witnessed several high-profile leak scandals over the time. Most recently, it rocked the whole world while a former National Security Agency

No more business in india!

Read this: The World Bank data highlighted that India ranked ninth across the globe in terms of new companies registered in 2011. Starting up a business is in India is still costly

Beware of the genie in the bottle!

Various studies have revealed that almost 10 per cent samples of bottled water failed the quality test in 2010-11 and 2011-12 pan India.

Tax officials come calling

Bollywood and the Income Tax Department have always shared an uneasy and fraught relationship.

Can Rajan ride to the rescue?

Before taking over the reins of India's apex bank, Rajan served as the Chief Economic Adviser to India's Ministry of Finance.

The Principle of bivalence

There was a time, when the US could dictate the world on its own terms. But now, history seems to be in a different mood.

The Samurai wakes up!

The ongoing global economic crisis has forced many countries to embrace austerity.