wall street

Global stocks extend slump as global growth worries mount

Traders returned from the weekend to face a growing wall of worry, with the world's largest economies — the United States, China and Japan — all reporting weaker-than-expected data which pointed to moderating activity. Dec 10, 2018
Ramachandra Guha

Ramachandra Guha gets death threat over 'beef' tweet

A known critic of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Guha said the controversial tweet was aimed at "flaying" the saffron party's "hypocrisy" on beef, while claiming that he had received threatening calls. Dec 10, 2018
Shashi Tharoor

Now, lifetime achievement award for writer Shashi Tharoor

Crossword Book Award introduced the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016, which was conferred upon the stalwart, Ruskin Bond, by Gulzar. In 2017, Sudha Murty was conferred the award by leading cardiac surgeon Dr Ramakanta Panda. Dec 8, 2018