GDP growth in 2010-11 stood at 8.5 per cent.
'There is the World Test Championship final, which we are aiming at, so we need to win a few games to achieve it.'
Tiger Woods will make his debut in the Abu Dhabi Championship next year in what will be his only competitive appearance in the Middle East, tournament organisers said on Wednesday.
Bollywood stars continue to post pictures with lovely messages on Earth Day.
The contestants will train under the three judges.
Earning goodwill of the people of Jammu & Kashmir was necessary before such a move, the former prime minister said.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa suffered a straight-game defeat in the third round of the women's doubles competition to crash out of $600,000 Korea Open Super Series badminton tournament.
Euphoria over Anna's release from Tihar jail was clearly visible on the streets of Lucknow, where people came out to celebrate what they termed as the "first round win" for the Gandhian.
The Indian American and Princeton graduate turned down Rhodes and Marshall scholarships will now be studying Economic Policy Evaluation and Planning at the National University of Ireland, Galway
Sanya was a way station, the real summit is G-20 where India must have a voice of its own.
Members of franchise team, owned by Reliance Industries, will display the Bridgestone logo, which highlights the slogan 'Your journey, Our passion', on the non-leading arms of their shirts.
The government is expected to end the benefits under Section 10A and 10B of the Income Tax Act.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah may be shifted as Governor of Karnataka or Madhya Pradesh on account of his fragile health.
Cricket's governing body is unhappy that banned batsman Salman Butt has been hired as a TV pundit for the World Cup and is checking whether the Pakistani has breached the terms of his punishment.
Ram Venky's directorial debut is set to hit cinema screens in June-July.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Telugu debut was a big hit. Now the actress is back with her latest movie, Brindavanam.
The earthmoving and construction equipment industry also seeks restrictions on the imports of used equipments into country and to rectify inverted duty structure.
Nagarjuna Akkineni speaks about his forthcoming film Ragada
Clearly part of the grooming of Harvard-educated Rishad Premji, the group appointed the elder son of chairman Azim Premji as chief strategy officer for its flagship IT business.
Food inflation stood at 20.18 per cent in the comparable period last year.
Infosys, India's second largest information technology services company, which had seen some top-level attrition last year, has both embarked on a leadership development programme and trying to ensure those targetted are contented with their compensation.
The key to being a really quick Formula One driver, is to take risks on the racetrack and be in no rush to start a family, according to McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
The key to being a really quick Formula One driver, is to take risks on the racetrack and be in no rush to start a family, according to McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
The All India Railwaymen's Federation will march to Parliament during the monsoon session to expedite filling up of 200,000 vacancies, AIRF general secretary Shiv Gopal Misra said on Monday.
CAG has come a long way from an institution created to set the British finances right after the 1857 revolt.
Indian mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju squandered a game lead to go down fighting against Korean duo Yeon Seong Yoo and Ye Na Jang in the semi-final of the China Masters Super Series at Changzhou on Saturday.
Olympics-bound Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu easily won their women's singles first round matches in the Badminton Asia Championships, in Wuhan, China, on Wednesday.
'The lockdown has been a great excuse to delay payments.'
ICC President Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that the rejection of the candidature of former Australian Prime Minister John Howard for the vice-president's post of the world cricket governing body had no racial overtones.
'He was once a hero. He was the poster boy of investigative journalism.' 'Then suddenly, because the TRPs of his channel were down, his boss decides to sack him.'
"I am not satisfied with the sentence. This can be discussed only by the legal experts as it is quite evident that even the Supreme Court has upheld the verdict of the Delhi High Court," Chaman Lal Mattoo said.
After making his debut in Josh, Nagarjuna's son is ready with his second Telugu movie Ye Maya Chesaave.
Movies on DVD that you should not miss.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
Dipika Pallikal equalled the highest ranking ever achieved by an Indian women squash player when she obtained a career-best 27th rank in the Women's International Squash Player's Association (WISPA) charts.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered a case against Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference, over burning of government properties by a mob during a protest rally in Srinagar, official sources said. An FIR was registered against the Mirwaiz at Shergarhi police station in Srinagar city under sections 121, 121-A, 153, 153-A, 336 and 446 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), the sources said.
Taxpayers can claim a refund when their income tax (I-T) liability is less than the tax they have paid in a financial year. Refund can be claimed only by the person to whom it is due.
Andy Murray sent an ominous warning to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal about his intentions to win the US Open when he cruised through his first match at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday after Victoria Azarenka sent a shiver through the tennis world when she fainted on court.
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