Mudar Patherya provides some key signs of a bear market.

The wretched of the earth have stood up and invited themselves to the Great Game.

The repeatedly deferred and long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday night lacked an overarching political message, even though the inclusion of seven new ministers had an explanation at the micro-level.

Domestic policies rather than the global turmoil is what will really affect growth prospects.

A poor performance in Karnataka will send the alarm bells ringing in every current or potential ally of the Congress, and, yes, that could have an effect in the Lok Sabha elections.

The roots of the global food situation lie far beyond the scope of interest rates and cash reserves.

We've witnessed the first phase of the mess in the country's public sector-driven aviation sector. In the absence of properly-thought-out rules, the next, a privately-driven one, awaits us.

Felipe Massa and Ferrari won the race and deservedly so but we were clapping for India. And it felt incredible.

On Saturday, April 5, Heston passed away. He was 84, and had publicly spoken about his having contracted Alzheimer's disease a few years ago.

The pro-war lobby is heading to Washington and the halls of Congress Tuesday, March 8, when General David Petraeus testifies on the continuing war in Iraq. The Modesto Bee reports that the Republican front group called Vets for Freedom, "in

Mark Penn runs the labor-busting PR giant Burson-Marsteller and is the top strategist and pollster for Hillary Clinton's campaign for president. His mixed loyalties have been a continuing image problem for Clinton, to the degree his conflicts makes the news.

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World maps of media attention, publish on the blog L'Observatoire des Médias, purport to show the attention media organizations and blog paid to various parts of the world. ... [visit site to read more]