The Indian stock market is in the midst of a great bull run. Indiabulls, a prominent name in the financial services arena, applies for a licence for mutual fund operations.
To mark World AIDS Day today, we bring you the most common myths regarding causes and symptoms of HIV.
Microsoft is promising a whole new user experience with its retooled and re-engineered offerings.
Think carefully before responding to 10 commonly asked but tricky questions, during jobs interviews
The recommendation comes about three months before Gopalaswami is to demit office on April 20 and is based on a petition by the BJP which had complained against the "partisan" functioning of Chawla. The BJP had alleged that Chawla was close to the Congress party
'A proper system needs to be introduced to regularise unaccounted money in India or abroad for being used for the country's economic and infrastructural growth,' the IndusInd International Federation said in a pre-Budget memorandum to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The IIF also suggested that the country needs to take up electoral reforms. The NRIs favoured state funding of elections and stopping the 'flow of money into the parallel economy.'
The company, a joint venture between Finnish cell phone maker Nokia and German conglomerate Siemens AG, is planning to bring down its annual operating expenses and production overheads by 500 million euros by the end of 2011.
Sixty nine-year-old Mehra, who was hospitalised for last several days, breathed his last at 0750 hours. He died of pneumonia and multiple organ failure, hospital sources said.
Rohit Prakash designs educational content in the field of environment for school students
Kamalini talks to rediff.com in an exclusive interview about Kutty Sranku.
Cases of marriage fraud involving Indo-Canadians have been on the rise, here's one, writes Ajit Jain from Toronto
As many as 1,578 dedicated COVID hospitals are providing quality medical care.
Prakash of Milana fame is testing the waters as a Kannada television producer with Lakumi.
Land Rover on Tuesday said its first diesel hybrid sports utility vehicle will hit the roads by 2013 for which testing of the prototype named 'range e' will start this year-end.
A Special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Wednesday awarded death sentence to Surender Koli, who was found guilty of murdering seven-year-old Aarti in Noida's Nithari village.
The sudden demise of King of Pop Michael Jackson has reopened a can of worms.
A pall of gloom has descended at the house of G Prashant who was shot dead on Sunday evening by unidentified robbers at a food store in Oklahoma city in the United States. Prashant's family wishes that the body of their beloved be brought back to the city at the earliest.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori is disappointed that he will not be able to travel to one of his favourite destinations for the Indian Premier League, which will be staged in South Africa this year. 'It's disappointing it's not in India. The guys love going over there and touring,' Vettori said.
We caught up with actor Rahul Bose for a quick tete-a-tete about the Mumbai Marathon and why it holds so much meaning for him, as a Mumbaiite, a philanthropist and a sportsman. Excerpts from an interview.
Jinki Re Jinki!, a Marathi film depicting a emotional bonding between a boy and his teacher, cultivating in him liking for schooling, has been selected by UNESCO for their Teachers Training Initiative.
The Indian Institute of Maritime Studies (IIMS) announces admissions for its four-year Marine Engineering Degree (ME).
Director Aashiq Abu's debut Malayalam film starring Mammootty as a cop falls flat as it lacks a cohesive storyline.
A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
An employee of the Prime Minister's Office has been arrested in connection with a case of alleged embezzlement.
With their employee-friendly and innovative initiatives, two American corporate giants PepsiCo and Citigroup -- led by India-born chief executives have made into a list of best employers for multicultural women. Evaluating the presence and prominence of coloured women in the US corporate world, the list of 20 companies has been drawn up by US-based Working Mother magazine. It is primarily on the basis of diversity programmes for such employees.
The newly set up Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board has received over 100 applications from domestic and foreign companies interested in supplying gas to domestic households and vehicles in cities.
The company expects its optical media business -- which currently contributes almost 100 per cent of its revenues -- to comprise only a third of its revenues three to five years down the line. Its subsidiaries -- Moser Baer Home Entertainment and Moser Baer Photo Voltaic (MBPV) -- on the other hand, are expected to contribute a major chunk of its revenues by 2011-12.
A round-up of results from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday.
Upendra J Chivukula, the first-generation Indian-American elected to the New Jersey legislature in the United States, was felicitated by an estimated 500 Indians and other South Asians at a function held on March 1. The occasion was also a fundraiser for the Democratic Party to which Chivukula belongs. About $50,000 were collected at the fundraiser whose venue was Royal Albert's Palace function hall in Fords Township.
Pearls of wisdom are often attributed to the cabbie who comes up with profound insights on the outcome of elections or the course of the conflict, or what have you.
The Hindi news channels have recorded a four-fold jump in their ratings for November 27, beating even those recorded by the English news channels, as millions of anxious viewers remained glued on to their television sets watching every moment of the real-time gunbattle taking place in south Mumbai.
BCCI's two-member panel and a few senior players will hold discussions on the contracts issue in Bangalore.
Planning to buy a new car? Confused as to what type suits you and which model to buy? This is a ready reckoner for models available in India.
BCCI Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty said Malcolm Speed's comments are 'highly disappointing, if not outrageous'.
Under fire Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson has no intention of quitting and is keen to extend his contract with the team until the 2011 World Cup. Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ejaz Butt has said he is not impressed with the team's performance over the last year, while former players have called for Australian Lawson to step down.
Jaipur Foot, the world acclaimed artificial limb, will be made with Indian assistance in Angola, giving hope to 170,000 people who had lost their limbs in the civil war that ravaged the south-west African nation for over 27 yrs. Developed & manufactured in Jaipur, the Jaipur foot costs about Rs1300 - much less than many other prosthetic limbs - while maintaining high quality. The centre would be financed by the Indian govt. The centre will be handed over Angola after 2 years.
Mathrani arrived in New Delhi late Saturday night from Vienna.
While the opposition is demanding imposition of President's rule ahead of the poll, the ruling Samajwadi Party has asserted it was ready for any "eventuality."
Ram Katalan, president of the Los Angeles based NorthStar Moving, is on the cutting edge of the latest winkle in the defense of personal privacy.
After rising to the ranks of Lt Generals in the army and Air Marshals in the IAF, a woman is now set to head the country's key missile project. 45-year-old Dr Tessy Thomas, one of the around 200 women scientists and technicians working for the DRDO, has been cleared to be appointed to the post of project director of the upgraded version of the 2000 km-long nuclear capable Agni-II missile.
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