Over a year after rape conviction ruling, Harvey Weinstein lawyers demand new trialThe lawyers blamed 'cavalier' judge for improper rulings in the landmark #MeToo prosecution.
Avoiding sin stocks? Why not study their ESG performance?ITC fits in smugly with the 'sin stocks' categorisation.
View: One man’s vermin another’s animal?Many animals succumb to ‘snaring’ every year across India. It is a practice by which an edible item is filled with explosives, or sharp mat...
Which party will you vote for in Lok Sabha polls 2014? Choice not clear or comfortingA survey published this week says 70% of Indians are dissatisfied with the country’s direction, regardless of which party they will elect.
FBI texts reveal admiring view of then-director James ComeyThe officials' assessment of Comey, facing hours of questions about his decision not to seek charges against Clinton for her use of a priva...
View: What made Cong take a u-turn just weeks after supporting Instant Talaq Bill?Suddenly, the BJP government stood exposed in everyone’s X-Ray glasses vision as trying to push forth a law that was deeply — and oh-so-con...
A loathsome murder of democracy: Pramod Tiwari on RS polls"I have never seen such a loathsome murder of democracy in 36 years of my journey. The results clearly indicate that BJP was not acceptable...
Premier League: Seven things we learnt this weekendPremier League: Victories for Liverpool and Arsenal mean the teams in red are genuine contenders and a dynamic League table makes this seas...
- Oil minister Jaipal Reddy rules out petrol price hike for now
The govt says the cos are free to revise petrol price but they do not move without an informal nod from oil ministry since it is the majori...
Can India's cricketers turn into the game's big thinkers?No. Chances of our cricketers talking intelligently and honestly about big issues are bleak, because they are all beholden to the sport's e...
- Platinum-cast vote
Gurgaon's grandees rise above petty politics, at their own peril.
- IT Act 2006 to be reviewed to tackle cyber crime
The government is planning to review the whole Information Technology Act 2006 for tackling cyber crime.
- Plugging loopholes: IT Act 2006 may be reviewed
Concerned over the loopholes indicated by the parliamentary panel, the govt is planning to review the draft IT Act 2006, in consultation wi...
- Parliamentary panel pulls up govt on cyber laws
A Parliamentary panel has criticised the government for not preparing a new set of laws and instead taking a "short cut route" of making ch...
- 'AT&T CEO got millions without performing'
Edward Whitacre, who retired as chief executive officer of AT&T on June 2, underperformed the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index during his entire...
- AT&T ex-CEO got millions without performing
Edward Whitacre underperformed the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index during his tenure of running the company.
- Something fishy going on in Kremlin
Forget the obvious conclusion that the Kremlin slowly and painfully poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.