Strongly disapproving requests for “regulatory forbearance” in cases of asset quality stress made by lenders and corporates, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan told bankers on Friday not to find “artificial fixes” for the problem. Dr Rajan said the RBI had received requests from lenders and corporates requesting for postponing...

Vector-borne diseases are adding to the vicious cycle of poverty and have a significant impact of socio-economic status of communities, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. While countries in South-East Asia have made substantial economic progress, dengue and malaria fuel a vicious cycle of poverty and are still...

Afghanistan began voting Saturday for a new president amid fears of violence and insecurity. Thousands of Afghans lined up at polling centres in Kabul from early morning to cast their ballots. “This is a very good day for Afghans. People are going to elect their president and provincial council...

On a roll in the ongoing ICC World Twenty20 where his team has entered the finals, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has another reason to smile as he has won the 2014 Asian award for outstanding achievement in sports here. Dhoni, currently in Bangladesh leading India in the...

A railway official says at least three people were killed when a passenger train hit mounds of mud after heavy rain triggered a landslide in central Indonesia. Two others are in critical condition. Junerfin, a spokesman for the Indonesian Railway Company, says the train derailed at a junction in...

If you are a student on the cusp of a career, how do you sift through the multitude of options to decide what is right for you? What will make you employable and keep you relevant? At the inauguration of The Hindu Education Plus Career Counselling 2014 on Friday, the focus...

Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh on Saturday filed his nomination papers from Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow parliamentary constituency. The Lucknow seat was thrice represented by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The former Prime Minister has sent an ‘angavastra’ (stole) to Mr. Singh has a mark for his support....

“I had never intended not contesting from Gandhinagar,” senior BJP leader L K Advani said here on Saturday as he arrived for filing his nomination from the Lok Sabha constituency. Mr. Advani, who has been the MP from here for five times, was reacting to questions related to the...

Not all of the Indian middle class has access to all amenities yet. According to latest data from National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), only 40 per cent of those in the middle class, comprising households with annual income above Rs. 88,800 annually (an estimate suggested by NCAER...

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati waves to supporters during an election rally at Bijnor, in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.   With the growing scramble for Muslim votes in Uttar Pradesh on the heels of the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari extending support to the Congress, the...