
New York: A week after US President Barack Obama voiced his support for same-sex marriage, American weekly news magazine Newsweek has heralded him as "the first gay president" in its cover story. The magazine's cover features Obama with a rainbow-coloured halo over his head and the headline 'The First Gay President'. The cover story is by writer Andrew Sullivan who talks about how he was moved to tears when Obama...

11:11 PM, May 14, 2012

New Delhi: Tunku Varadarajan, writer-at-large for the Daily Beast website and an alumnus of Forbes, has been appointed Newsweek's editor of international editions, the editor of the news weekly announced on Tuesday. Varadrajan, 48, joined the Daily Beast from Forbes where he was executive editor of opinion. He has worked as assistant managing editor at the Wall Street Journal and bureau chief in New York and Madrid for the Times...

05:40 PM, Dec 08, 2010

Washington: The latest issue of popular American news magazine Newsweek has on its cover page US President Barack Obama in the pose of Lord Nataraja. In its November 22, 2010 issue, Obama has been shown by Newsweek on its cover page with multiple arms balancing several policy issues while raising his left leg mimicking the cosmic dance of the Hindu deity; considered a manifestation of Lord Shiva. Hindu leaders in...

09:04 AM, Nov 25, 2010
New York: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tops
Newsweek magazine's list of 10 world leaders who have won respect and is described as "the leader other leaders love" though India figures at 78th place in the list of 100 best countries. The Indian Prime Minister was described as a sophisticated former economist, who has played a key role in the country's emergence as one of the rising powers of the 21st...

09:20 AM, Aug 19, 2010

The magazine hails the dynamic Indian American as the hottest thing in South Carolina politics. ...

12:55 PM, Jul 17, 2010
Newsweek says Mayawati can never be another Obama. ...

02:55 AM, May 05, 2009

Magazine says Mayawati would likely be a highly divisive national leader. ...

08:20 AM, Apr 21, 2009

Mehsud is suspected to have hand in Benazir Bhutto's assassination. ...

03:40 AM, Apr 12, 2009

Mehsud was tipped off by ISI to enable him to escape arrest attempts. ...

10:43 AM, Apr 11, 2009

SRK has been ranked 41st in the 50 most powerful people in the world. ...

03:29 AM, Dec 23, 2008
Newsweek lists them among world's 50 most powerful people. ...

11:40 AM, Dec 21, 2008

According to a poll, 12 per cent believe he is a Muslim. ...

11:28 AM, Aug 02, 2008

CNN-IBN's panel of cricket experts analyse Kochi Tuskers Kerala's amazing win over favourites Mumbai Indians. ...

12:30 AM, Jan 16, 2008