Indian-American Ghazala Hashmi, a former community college professor, created history by becoming the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Virginia State Senate.
Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday registered a fresh case against a Nagpur-based company for alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal block during the NDA regime in 2003.
Giving the "legal status" of living humans to the holy rivers, the court ordered that the Director, Namami Gange project for cleaning and rejuvenating the river
Ved Prakash who has been working in the field of recyclable raw materials for 29 years aims to 'create value' every day.
'Sharing screen space with Salman bhai is a superb experience.'
The lowdown from the south Indian film industry.
Tata Steel is fine-tuning strategies to enhance revenues.
Did you expect Kareena Kapoor to die in Udta Punjab?
Freight rates for 12 commodities hiked.
C Venkataramana, chairman and managing director of public sector alluminium major Natioan Alluminium Company has gone on leave following registration of a first information report against him by Mumbai Police for allegedly molesting a woman colleague
'In a democracy, there is nothing like 'I am right'.' 'You can be wrong, so somebody has to point that out.'
Say hello to John Abraham's new co-star, Aisha Sharma.
The process of decision-making and making large policy moves in the force has slowed down owing to the absence of the designated chief.
It is hoped that the decision of India's apex court will send a signal to politicians and their cronies from the world of business that the rule of the law does eventually prevail, says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
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Cairn India said the company board has accepted Elango's resignation.
Elaborating on this theme, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan pointed out that if the power sector had not been opened up through reforms initiated in 2003, India would still have been in darkness.
'As a director, I am happy to take the blame because that's mine but I get blamed for everything.' Anurag Kashyap gets candid.
During a rare press conference, Clinton said that it is incumbent on the FBI to clarify the issue.
Mukherjee, 60, responsible for Asia, Africa, the CIS, mining, stainless and pipes and tubes, will retire on May 13, the date of the company's annual general meeting, a company release said. The board of directors will propose to the AGM of shareholders that he will be appointed as a non-executive member of the Company's Board of Directors effective from that date.
Dealmakers and advisors feel investors are shifting their focus to Asia Pacific, especially India, owing to geopolitical instability driven by events such as Brexit and protectionist trade wars.
Former Censor Board chief and Julie 2 producer Pahlaj Nihalani takes on the film industry.
'If the almost literally heart-stopping Suez block has any positive outcome, it is to be hoped that it will accelerate the setting up of a fab (perhaps Taiwanese) in India,' asserts Rajeev Srinivasan.
"From a very early age, I imagined myself playing powerful characters," she says, and she proves it with her filmography.
The Supreme Court appointed Special Investigative Team, which is looking into the black money cases, on Thursday said it will go after the offenders "big or small" but also made it clear that the confidentiality of account holders abroad will not be violated.
German champions Bayern Munich sacked coach Carlo Ancelotti on Thursday, a day after they suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat to Paris St Germain in the Champions League.
The World Gold Council initiates micro-finance scheme to promote investments by low-income groups.
'...and still managed to grab the attention of audiences.' 'Your work speaks more than your body.'
Gold sales were reported at 40 tonnes last year; this might have been surpassed this year.
Tamil film Touring Talkies is let down by an almost insensitive script, weak characterisation and inept execution, says S Saraswathi.
Varun Dhawan plays Santa... Katrina celebrates with Alia and Salman... and more...
'We are facing a crackdown for more than a year. Our permission to collect funds was cancelled. Our bank accounts were frozen.' 'We believe that our work in India is very important. We want to be the environment watchdog. We do not want to waste time fighting legal battles.'
Every single one of Parinda's magnificent frames is a masterclass in slick. Sukanya Verma tells us why.
For some inexplicable reason, the army prefers to use Russian armour; Arjun is deployed in only two of its 63 armoured regiments.
There was a massive 24% decline in India's gems and jewelry exports to $2,321 million for September 2018 as against $3,053.38 million in the same period last year.
The fall in metal and mining stocks comes on the back of weak Chinese trade data
A sightholder is a company on the Diamond Trading Company's list of authorised bulk purchasers of rough diamonds.
"In less than three years, India will import 10 million tonnes of steel worth Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion)," said Muthuraman, addressing the 2nd Asian Mining Congress. In 2006-07, the country imported 3.9 million tonnes of the alloy.
"The project is definitely on," Tata Steel managing director B Muthuraman told reporters on Tuesday. Asked if the previous government did not acquire the land because of the unruly elements, he said "definitely".
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