U

News for U

News
Business
Movies
Sports

Ananthamurthy loses out to US author in Booker race

Well-known Kannada author U R Ananthamurthy, the only Indian to be shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2013, on Wednesday lost the prestigious award to American writer Lydia Davis.......

China, Pakistan ink trade, border agreements

Pakistan and China on Wednesday inked several agreements and memoranda of understanding, including a pact on a system to manage the border between the Xinjiang autonomous region and......

PM on UPA's fourth anniversary: We have taken India forward

We present verbatim Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s speech on the fourth anniversary of UPA II government, ahead of the dinner organised by the government to celebrate its achievements. The......

Sino-Indian ties: Incremental progress but more work needed

A close scrutiny of speeches and documents during Chinese premier Li Keqiang visit indicate that, while there are gains for both Beijing and New Delhi, overall China’s diplomacy scored more......

K'taka: Siddaramaiah inducts 28 ministers, keeps tainted away

Largely keeping away "tainted" members of Legislative Assembly, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday expanded his ministry with the induction of 28 ministers. But the exercise -- five......

Indian market infrastructure among world's best: Sebi

As Sebi celebrates its 25 years of existence, Chairman U K Sinha says this has been an eventful journey for the capital markets regulator and it has created market infrastructures that are better......

Markets near day lows, Sensex slumps 300 points

Markets were trading near their day lows in late morning deals, amid weak Asian cues, with capital goods and rate senstive shares among the top losers. By 13:07, the 30-share Sensex was down 303......

Hope dims for H-1B visa holders' spouses

Hopes are fading that the immigration reform bill will allow H-1B visa holders’ spouses who are on H-4 status to work legally in the United States.“They would only be able to apply for......

ElectraCard admits system breached in global ATM heist

A Pune-based card processing company acknowledged on Monday that hackers breached its security to increase the limits on some pre-paid card accounts in a global ATM heist in December.ElectraCard......

Prepaid debit cards: A weak link in bank security

Extensive use of such cards is making it easier for hackers to withdraw large amounts of money before detection. A brazen gang of cyber criminals, who stole $45 million from bank ATMs in 27......

Mallika Sherawat bumps into Jackie Chan in Cannes!

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebs are tweeting. Mallika Sherawat, who shared screen space with Jackie Chan in The Myth, caught up with him at the 66th Cannes International Film......

Shilpa Shetty celebrates son Viaan's first birthday

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Shilpa Shetty and husband Raj Kundra celebrated their son Viaan Raj Kundra's first birthday today, May 21. 'Big......

'Happy birthday, Madhuri Dixit!'

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Bollywood stars tweeted their wishes for Madhuri Dixit, who celebrates her 46th birthday today, May 15:Karan......

Ace photographer Jagdish Mali passes away

Ace photographer Jagdish Mali passed away on Monday morning.Filmmaker and social activist Ashok Pandit tweeted the news: 'Ace photographer Jagdish Mali passed away at 11.20 am today at Nanawati......

Shahid Kapoor completes a decade in Bollywood

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Actor Shahid Kapoor, who debuted in Bollywood with 2003 film Ishq Vishk, has completed a decade in the industry.Thanking......

Manchester United top table for Premier League TV earnings

Champions Manchester United topped the table for English Premier League television income in 2012-13, raking in almost £61 million in the final year of the current three-year contract,......

Unlikely allies Iran, Russia, U.S. unite to save wrestling

The United States, Iran and Russia may be at odds over issues including Syria's civil war and Tehran's nuclear ambitions, but on Tuesday their wrestling teams formed an unlikely coalition at the......

Moyes meets Everton chairman as United move looms

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright cut a resigned figure after meeting manager David Moyes late on Wednesday, admitting he could do little to prevent the Scot from making the seemingly inevitable move......

'FIDE suggested sharing WC match with Norway; India refused'

The FIDE, world chess governing body, has revealed that it tried its best to convince India to allow Norway to stage one half of the 2013 World Chess Championship match but it refused. Following......

Controversy a constant companion for Tomics

Control-freak and parasite or loving father determined to help his son make the most of a rare tennis talent -- John Tomic does not so much divide opinion in Australia as split it into 'Bernard......

Videos for U

See All

People speak for u

QNA

Q. Can you say something about dark night...?
Nags: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/can-you-say-something-about-dark-night.../25647145/answers/

Web results for U

Sensex plunges below 20K; down 364 points at mid-session

The BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday slumped below the 20,000-mark during mid-session by losing a whopping 364 points, on sustained selling... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/sensex-plunges-below-20k-down-364-points-at-midsession/article4742173.ece

Galaxy S4 selling like hot cakes, 10 million pieces sold, says Samsung

Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co said sales of the latest version of its flagship Galaxy S smartphone have reached 10 million since its launch in late... ...

http://post.jagran.com/galaxy-s4-selling-like-hot-cakes-10-million-pieces-sold-says-samsung-1369299450

European stock 'fear gauge' surges to 3-week high

PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - The Euro STOXX 50 Volatility Index surged 18 percent to a 3-week high on Thursday, as weak Chinese macro data and worries... ...

http://www.sify.com/finance/european-stock-fear-gauge-surges-to-3-week-high-news-derivatives-nfxouwagdbg.html

US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

The United States and Israel are raising hopes for a restart of the Middle East peace process after more than four years of hardly any talks. As... ...

http://www.sify.com/news/us-israel-raise-hopes-for-mideast-peace-restart-news-international-nfxoaqdceji.html

Updates on open offer

Arihant Capital Markets on behalf of GAVIS Pharma LLC, U.S.A together with Kali Capital LP, U.S.A., has submitted a copy of recommendation of... ...

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/announcements/wintac-updatesopen-offer_879054.html