56-year-old man earns nearly Rs 1.8 crore a year from investments, yet continues working as a janitor; but why?Koichi Matsubara, a 56-year-old Tokyo resident, earns nearly 30 million yen annually (Rs 1.8 crore appx). from real estate and investments ...
05 Oct, 2025, 07.58 PM IST
20-30 years of EMIs just to show off? A home may be the ‘most expensive flex’ of your life, warns CAChartered Accountant Nitin Kaushik warns against buying homes beyond means. He says it leads to decades of EMIs and financial constraints. ...
27 Aug, 2025, 02.33 PM IST
US Education secretary blasted for embarrassing grammatical errors in threatening letter to HarvardEducation Secretary Linda McMahon sent a threatening letter to Harvard that was widely mocked for its embarrassing grammatical errors. McMa...
08 May, 2025, 02.57 PM IST
Bengaluru techie gets a life lesson from Rs 5,000 crore man after he says Rs 18 lakh LPA is not enough in India's Silicon ValleyBillionaire Dr. A Velumani highlights the importance of frugality, sharing a story of a Bengaluru engineer struggling financially despite e...
23 Mar, 2025, 12.29 AM IST
Europe and Canada are eyeing alternatives to American-made fighter jets. Here's whyQuestions are arising in Canada and Europe regarding recent US defense policy changes under President Trump, impacting their investment in ...
19 Mar, 2025, 03.43 PM IST
US elections 2024: How Kamala Harris secured unexpected lead over Trump in Iowa pollsKamala Harris has edged past Donald Trump in a new Iowa poll with 47% to Trump's 44%, driven by strong support from women, particularly old...
04 Nov, 2024, 03.21 PM IST
Billy Porter embraces dance music with transformative album "Black Mona Lisa"The vibrant tones of the new album stand in sharp contrast to his 1997 debut, a self-titled R&B collection. Despite possessing a Tony-winni...
16 Nov, 2023, 11.53 PM IST
Vladimir Putin prepares Russia for 'Forever War' as efforts to vilify the West continue"That Prigozhin rebelled was symptomatic of many social problems, but the way he advanced toward Moscow unhindered also demonstrated nervou...
07 Aug, 2023, 08.21 AM IST
Standing with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden vows to support Ukraine ‘as long as it takes’Standing side by side in the East Room with Ukraine’s flag hanging next to gleaming Christmas decorations, Biden and Zelenskyy — in his war...
22 Dec, 2022, 12.08 PM IST
Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victoryIn his push to get the most recent of his nominees, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, confirmed quickly, Trump said she would be needed for any po...
12 Dec, 2020, 08.05 AM IST
How India, unlike the West, has recalibrated the Covid-19 debateThe timing, duration and efficacy of the nation-wide lockdown imposed earlier in the year may continue to be questioned in the years to com...
19 Nov, 2020, 09.30 AM IST
2014 was a mandate for hope and aspiration, 2019 is about confidence and acceleration: Narendra ModiThe first phase of polling and the people’s response have reinforced my confidence, said PM Modi
18 Apr, 2019, 07.38 PM IST
View: Should RBI be independent? A pushback is underway, globally, against the tenet of central bank independenceThough important voices have usually supported central banks’ independence, some have also questioned it from time to time.
18 Dec, 2018, 11.00 AM IST
Subir Gokarn an outstanding macro economist, will make a good governor: D Subbarao, Former RBI Governor"Gokarn certainly will be a good RBI governor, he has worked with me and he is an outstanding macro economist."
26 Jul, 2016, 03.49 PM IST
Budget 2015: Economists want PM Modi to step up public spendingThe idea that public spending needs to be increased was mooted by CEA Arvind Subramanian in the mid-year economy review in December.
07 Feb, 2015, 06.56 AM IST
US election results: Second term secure, will Joe Biden set sights on presidency?With Obama's re-election victory, Biden will not only remain in a job often described as being a heartbeat away from the presidency.
07 Nov, 2012, 12.11 PM IST
- Little doubt US in recession, Iraq withdrawal won't be 'perfectly neat'
Asserting there is "little doubt we've moved into recession," Barack Obama says decisive govt action is needed to right the US economy.
13 Jul, 2008, 07.32 PM IST