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Singapore Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam clapped back at a British publication for its piece on Singapore's leadership. 'The Economist can’t resist sneering at us,' he wrote.

Iraqi actor to sue The Economist for using her pic as example of ‘fat’ women

Iraqi actor Enas Taleb has said she will sue The Economist newspaper for using her photo as an example of “fat” women in the Arab world.

On powerful TIME, The Economist covers, bleeding Ukraine flag, Zelensky's moving words

Ukraine-Russia: TIME's cover features the words spoken by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Economist cover, meanwhile, has no headline, strapline or flashes. It simply features the colours of the Ukrainian flag with blood emerging from it.

Safest cities in the world: Delhi, Mumbai make it to the list of top 60

A majority of the cities in the top 10 are from the Asia-Pacific region, with the Japanese capital, Tokyo maintaining its name as the safest city once again.

Dwarka Express Highway project to begin by December 2016

Work on the Dwarka Express Highway will begin by the end of 2016, as the Haryana government has handed over the project to the centre, union minister Nitin Gadkari said. “The Dwarka Express Highway &#82

Nick Blunden: Impact of digital media on advertising

Nick Blunden, global digital publisher, The Economist spoke about the constant evolution of advertising due to rapid developments in digital media and used several case studies to illustrate his point.

Will keep 2013-14 fiscal deficit below 4.8%: Chidambaram

India will limit the fiscal deficit for 2013-14 to below 4.8 percent of gross domestic product, finance minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday.

What is holding back India's growth story? Experts discuss

The key theme of the latest edition of the British weekly The Economist is that India's growth prospects in the coming decade is nowhere near the 10 per cent growth that was assumed until recently. India's potential growth is probably close to half of that, which is the current 5.5 per cent.

What Women Really Want

A legislative proposal is now being drafted by the Justice Commission to force listed companies in the EU to either reserve at least 40 percent of their non-executive director board-seats by 20-20 for women or face fines and sanctions

India still riskier than peers despite reforms move: Expert

After the flip-flops with respect to the political developments of the last couple of days, the global players as well as credit rating agencies are pinning hopes that this modest package of reforms will get the ball rolling again, said Patrick Foulis, India Business Editor, The Economist.

For The Economist, the uncommercial pays off

The Economist Group's chief executive, Andrew Rashbass, says the problem with most magazines today is that they have traded the courage of their convictions for commercial interests.

Egypt Crisis: What it means for Egypt, Middle East & India?

How are events in the Egyptian capital developing, what does this mean for Egypt, the Middle East and the wider world? Experts discuss.