Dr Jeevan S Abichandani, research and development manager at Univation, an ExxonMobil joint venture, was honored by the American Chemical Society as a 2007 Hero of Chemistry.
The Golden State Warriors overcame a 51-point effort from Cleveland Cavaliers' star forward LeBron James before dominating in overtime to seal a thrilling 124-114 Game One triumph in the NBA Finals on Thursday.
Aseem Chhabra lists the films that won his heart at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.
A patent is to an idea what an alert watchman is to your property. Everyone can look, but no one can steal.
With the Power Ministry seeking Cabinet's nod for Power Finance Corporation's initial public offer, the state-run company has firmed up plans to conduct road hows for attracting investors toward the issue.
NRI docs have found that both regular and diet colas can increase the risk of heart disease.
This is the first time that Ayurveda course will be provided in number of medical schools in form of a short course covering the important aspects of Ayurveda.
The two companies are into products and services, including real-time charging, billing, pre-paid products and managed services catering to the wireless telecom space.
The U.S. still leads the world in number of millionaire households, but maybe not for long -- household wealth is growing fastest in China.
It is all about a C and C model -- of choices and consequences -- for women. Women make choices about their lives and for each of them there will be consequences, Shell India Lubricants MD Mansi Madan Tripathy tells Jyoti Mukul.
Wipro, India's major IT company, has awarded a grant of $1.19 million to promote science and teacher education leadership in the US.
Raj Sharma, 49, a senior vice president and a private wealth advisor with the Private Banking and Investment Group at Merrill Lynch in Boston, has been recognised for the third consecutive year as one of the best advisors in the US.
'We cannot give in to those who would divide us. We cannot react in ways that erode the fabric of our society,' he said.
Meanwhile, Pentagon and immigration authorities have expanded a programme that accelerates citizenship for legal residents who volunteer for the military, the report said.
With founder Subhash Chandra no longer in the driver's seat at Zee, the acid test for Punit Goenka would be to take the financial investors along with him even as he strives to weather the latest storm. The question, now, is how he will deal with the challenges of being a professional CEO rather than an owner-CEO in the aftermath of his family offloading most of its promoter stake to a clutch of financial investors. However, the silver lining is that Zee remains the most profitable of the top four broadcasters in India.
Indian companies are likely to increase investment in innovation in the coming year.
US Secretary of State John Kerry visited the Dunkin' Donuts store in Islamabad in the Pakistani capital today to a get a 'little slice' of the popular American breakfast snack, and was soon trolling on Twitter.
An alternative to oil? Check. Completely green? Check. Economical? Check. So why has the entrepreneur been sued, pilloried, and lampooned?
With Air India's Gulf monopoly under threat and likely to end very soon if the civil aviation ministry has its way, the state-owned airline is now pitching aggressively for direct flights to the US and Australia to make up for the loss.
Faesal had no student visa, though he claimed that he was going to the United States for studies, the state government, through DIG, CKR, Srinagar, said in an affidavit.
B Raman says jihadi groups may target either the ship when it is here, or even India after it is gone.
Reader Karthik Marudur sent us this picture from Massachusetts.
Eyeing the burgeoning entertainment market, Virgin Comics and Virgin Animation on Thursday said it plans to tap the 5,000-year "vault of Indian mythology" and showcase it to the world.
India's huge digital prowess and potential will play a huge role in enabling digital lending, says Romita Majumdar.
City are looking to retain the title they won in record-breaking fashion last year and secure their fourth Premier League crown in eight years.
'There is no need for suspicion regarding the US-India civil nuclear agreement,' US Ambassador David C Mulford tells the Rediff Chat.
The resurgence in confidence in Indian manufacturing was borne out by many examples of Indian companies going global.
The hotel chain intends to have a worldwide presence and reduce its dependence on the home market.
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who plans to run the 26.2 mile Boston Marathon on board the International Space Station on April 16, finds it a challenging exercise.
Mark Hughes was identified on national TV as a possible suspect after he was seen carrying assault rifle.
Customers using e-commerce websites are young and techno-savvy.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 16 images.
Following their passion paid off for Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth with their fantasy sports platform Dream11 entering the unicorn club with a valuation of over $1 billion.
