Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama assessed the......

Sambhu Banik to chair rights session

Dr Sambhu N Banik, professor of psychology and counseling at Bowie State University, has been invited to chair the section on health as a human right at the Global Consultative Meeting on Human......

Meet Dr Ashwin Mallipatna, eye cancer specialist

Dr Ashwin Mallipatna is one of the five Indian doctors who are in Toronto working at SikckKids hospital under Healthy Kids International for which even the Indian government has allocated Rs 5......

Full text of PM's I-Day speech

Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi on India's 60th Independence Day on Tuesday:"My dear countrymen,......

OTAs go offline to sell holiday packages and build brand

When the founder and CEO of MakeMyTrip.com, Deep Kalra, spoke of his plans to expand the company's offline retail stores, the American board members of the Nasdaq-listed online travel firm found......

Attrition levels to haunt firms: survey

The attrition levels in Bangalore are set for a steep increase during this quarter (January to March, 2011). This is perhaps an indication of the hiring picking up in the city. Hiring in IT/ITeS,......

A cure for India's traffic mess

There is an urgent need for better infrastrcutrue, proper traffic management and smarter planning, if Indian roads are to be safe and good to drive on, says S S Kumar. When I was in school, the......

Healthy ice-cream flavours to beat summer

After slugging it out in the health and wellness snacks and beverage categories, FMCG companies are gearing up to out do each other in ice creams. All major players in the Rs 1,200-crore (Rs 12......

Sports Shorts: Bajrang, Pinki win gold; Sakshi disappoints

IMAGE: India's Bajrang Singh celebrates. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty Images Bajrang Punia won his second consecutive international gold while Sandeep Tomar had to be content with a......