Zakia Nizami Soman, one of the founder members of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, speaks of her organisation and and reflects on the daunting challenges facing Muslim women in India today.

Ajai Chowdhry, chairman and CEO, HCL Infosystems, tells Kirtika Suneja the environment may improve in three to six months, as the economy has bottomed out.

Ranjith on getting ten directors to direct 10-minute segments on a common theme in this Malayalam anthology.

On a short trip in Mumbai for a board meeting, Nick Thomlinson, chairman of Knight Frank, the global residential and commercial property consultancy, shares his insights and forecasts with Byravee Iyer.

On the sidelines of 'Samvit 2009 -- The Leaders' Conclave' at IIM-Lucknow recently, Ajit Balakrishan tells Virendra Singh Rawat answered some issues that have dogged IIMs.

We are clearly focused on increasing our loan book in segments such as auto loans, home loans, commercial vehicles finance and corporate loans, says Chanda Kochhar.

The slowdown is behind us and the country will grow at around 9-10 per cent, believes Adi Godrej, chairman of the Godrej Group.

Opposition politicians rushed on Wednesday to condemn the UN Secretary General's report on Resolution 1701, calling it "unbalanced" and free of any "practical steps" that could end Israeli violations of Lebanon's sovereignty.Ban Ki-moon's 11th report on the implementation of UN

The distribution of ministerial portfolios made little headway on Wednesday as cabinet discussions were halted after Tuesday's rejection of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri's proposal to the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM).Meanwhile, the Council of Maronite Bishops' monthly meeting endorsed Patriarch Nasrallah

Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon's Hizbullah - the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered.The Israeli military said an Iranian document was found

The mufti of Mount Lebanon Sheikh Mohammad Ali Jouzou has sought to defuse tensions over his recent challenge to Maronites to return to Syria, saying he had been misunderstood.Jouzou issued a statement on Wednesday in which he stated he had

A recent decision by Lebanese judicial authorities to make public the results of an investigation into disappeared persons is an encouraging first step toward recognizing the right of families of victims of enforced disappearances during the 1975-90 Civil War, five

US Ambassador to Lebanon Michele Sison on Wednesday announced that Washington was providing an additional $2.35 million in funding to support demining activities in South Lebanon. Speaking during a visit to the Lebanon Mine Action Center (LMAC), Sison said the