Even as G-20 leaders grapple with the global financial crisis, a larger, over-arching concern is limiting GDP growth in the U.S., and, to a lesser degree, in other developed economies and, by extension, decreasing the capacity of the these nations to counteract the crisis: inadequate wage growth.
U.S. agencies are looking into possible similarities between the Sept. 13 attacks on U.S. and NATO targets in Afghanistan, and the November 2008 attack by militants on civilian targets in Mumbai, India.
A three-wheeled rickshaw hardly seems the vehicle of choice for travelling thousands of kilometers and crossing 14 countries.
Unfinished car shells rusting in a deserted factory in West Bengal lie testimony to flaws in a century-old land-acquisition law the government now wants to replace.Tata Motors was forced to abandon its Nano plant in 2008 after violent protests by villagers, who claimed they were forced off the land by the local government and paid inadequate compensation.
A report by Microsoft founder Bill Gates to Group of 20 ministers on Friday proposes raising new funding for poorer countries by taxing financial transactions, tobacco, and shipping and aviation fuels, according to details of a G20 report obtained by Reuters.
A report by Microsoft founder Bill Gates to Group of 20 ministers on Friday proposes raising new funding for poorer countries by taxing financial transactions, tobacco, and shipping and aviation fuels, according to details of a G20 report obtained by Reuters.
Scientists from 16 countries will converge in the Indian Ocean next month and pool their resources to conduct a six-month field study on how tropical weather developed in that ocean affects weather patterns in other parts of the world.
Poets say love is a symbol of eternity that never bothers about the sense of time and place. But it seems you need the help of a script writer or a director to understand it. They will make you realize that love has no logic - it can transport you from Punjab to Scotland, from Scotland to the U.S. and from the U.S. back to Punjab in a fraction of seconds. Watch Pankaj Kapoor's directorial debut film Mausam, and you will know how it happens.
The hottest social networks seem quite busy these days -- providing a lot for millions of users around the world to digest. Just this week, Google+, Google's new social network, opened to the general public for sign-up and while making several site changes. Now, Facebook is launching a major design overhaul new features -- some similar to those introduced recently by Google+.
Finance officials from the Group of 20 nations on Thursday pledged to preserve financial stability and said central banks were ready to provide liquidity as needed, but a communique after the meeting offered few hints of fresh action to contain Europe's raging debt crisis or revive the faltering global economy.
Forbes' latest list of billionaires, which was published on Wednesday, has a few surprises on it. The world has now 1,210 billionaires, with a total net worth of $4.5 trillion. The number of billionaires has doubled in China while Moscow surpasses all other cities in the number of billionaires.
The world's major economies on Thursday pledged to prevent Europe's debt crisis from undermining banks and financial markets, and said the euro zone's rescue fund could be bolstered.
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have increased by 45 per cent in the past two decades and reached an all-time high in 2010, says a report.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is writing a memoir about his rise to fame and unlikely transition from Austrian-born champion bodybuilder to Hollywood action star to California governor, his publisher said on Thursday.
Former India captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi has died aged 70 after losing his battle against a lung infection on Thursday.
The world's major economies pledged on Thursday to prevent the euro zone's debt crisis from undermining banks and markets but announced no new specific measures to shore up confidence in the global economy.
Amazon's cloud computing unit has taken steps to avoid a repeat of the outage of its cloud services platform earlier this year and customer interest has only grown since, a top company executive said.
Protectionism and populist policies in the developing world could rise as countries face increasing head winds from a growing European sovereign debt crisis and a weakening economic recovery in the United States, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Thursday.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is writing a memoir about his rise to fame and unlikely transition from Austrian-born champion bodybuilder to Hollywood action star to California governor, his publisher said on Thursday.
A global banking crisis will erupt unless Europe properly deals with Greece's debt problems, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday, notably hardening his criticism of European authorities.
Former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi died due to a lung infection on Thursday
Europe's debt crisis is the biggest threat to the global economy, the Treasury said on Wednesday, and it called on European policymakers to provide unequivocal support to banks and governments under stress.
