US: Pak cabbie charged for terror seeks release

Raja Lahrasib Khan, the 56-year-old Pakistani American cab driver accused of sending some few thousand dollars to Al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri filed a motion for his release in a US court. Khan's......

Where is the money going?

Say hello to double-digit inflation! And to think that it comes at a time when the prime minister of India happens to be someone who was once India's most touted finance minister!Or is it? At least......

A New Yorker's very first Diwali

I learned about Diwali around the same time I discovered Hindi movies -- in 1997 -- through television ads for local Indian shops on the Saturday morning filmi shows in the New York area. From......

149 university libraries are digitalised

As many as 149 university libraries across the country have been digitalised at a cost of Rs 30 crore during the tenth five-year plan period, under the University Grants Commission Infonet......

Raheja group may exit Crossword

Eleven years after buying Crossword Bookstores, the K Raheja Group -- the promoter of Shoppers Stop -- is reviewing the future of the book retailing chain.According to three people in the know, it......

Bharti to launch sub-Rs 8,000 Net PC

Low-cost computing and broadband penetration in the country is expected to get an added boost, with India's largest telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, launching a low-cost online computer powered by......

e-Panchayats take over rural India

Yuvaraj Dhondu from Morane village in Maharashtra is an excited man. He is learning how to make an interactive website, and has to complete the work in the next two to three months. "The project......

Stylish notebooks for you!

The time has come for the sleek to nudge out the bulky. A new range of aesthetically-designed notebooks is set to lure your senses. Sony has added an Vaio CR - Apple MacBook-like notebook - to its......

Premier Skills launched

Warren Barton and Robbie Earle, two former Premier League stars, were in New Delhi on Monday to launch theLeague's innovative coaching development project Premier Skills. The project, run in......

Jugraj to go to US for physiotherapy

Short corner expert Jugraj Singh would be sent to the United States for physiotherapy and rehabilitation, Indian Olympic Association secretary general Randhir Singh said at New Delhi on......