India, which sends the second largest number of women police officers annually to the United Nations Peace Keeping Force, may soon have opportunities to send more women police personnel to the world body.
Somdev Devvarman fought his heart out but eventually ran out of steam against former world number one Lleyton Hewitt who overcame the gritty Indian 1-6, 6-0, 7-6 (2) the second round of the US Men's Clay Courts Championships in Houston.
Paramount Airways, whose operations have been affected by a dispute over leasing of three aircraft, on Thursday offered to pay $5.25 million within six months to the UK-based lessor in the Supreme Court.
The Amity Indian Military College opens admissions to students of Class VIII and IX.
Power equipment supplier Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd plans five joint ventures in the nuclear sector and locomotive manufacturing. The company has decided to invest Rs 1,000 crore in a castings and forgings joint venture, Chairman and Managing Director K Ravi Kumar said.
Foreign fund house Citigroup Global Markets Mauritius on Tuesday bought 0.97 per cent stake in Tata Motors for Rs 350.13 crore (Rs 3.50 billion) through open market transaction -- as part of the 5.34 per cent residual stake that Dailmer sold in the country's largest automaker.
The still lingering global financial turmoil could push as many as 21 million more people into extreme poverty in the Asia-Pacific region, a joint report by the United Nations and Asian Development Bank said.
According to a survey by leading brand consultancy Interbrand, Coca-Cola retained the top slot for the ninth year in a row.
Inaugurating the eighth edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas, Dr Singh said: "I recognise the legitimate desire of Indians living abroad to exercise their franchise and to have a say in who governs India. We are working on this issue and I sincerely hope that they will get a chance to vote by the time of the next regular general elections."
Amul, non-government organisations reach out to buyers through the virtual world, which is free.
Arsenal, VfB Stuttgart and Olympiakos Piraeus all scored 2-0 away wins in their final Champions League playoff matches on Tuesday to take a big stride towards the group stage before next week's second legs.
Auto financiers, which had tightened lending norms in the face of rising defaults last year, may loosen their fists in the wake of the Calcutta high court's order of Wednesday, reaffirming the lender's right to seize vehicles if customers stop repaying loans.
The exit of the big movers has meant more opportunities for local players such as Nambiar Finance, which is just one of the 1,465 non-deposit-taking NBFCs registered with the Mumbai office of the Reserve Bank of India.
The share prices of power transmission and distribution company Areva T&D rose 2.8 per cent on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday in anticipation of a possible open offer. A combine of Alstom and Schneider Electric have bought the entire stake in it of its majority holder, French nuclear major Areva.
The deal would allow Japan to export nuclear technology to India, making it the first non-NPT signatory to have such a deal with Tokyo. It would also cement the bilateral economic and security ties as the two countries warm up to counter an assertive China.
The Saif-Kareena starrer leaves a strong impression on you, whether you like it or not.
The Imagindia Institute, an independent think-tank, on Sunday raised concerns about a major hurdle in US-India co-operation in civil nuclear energy, that may unravel the plans of US nuclear companies and their Indian partners to set up projects in India.
A common carrier policy, as in the petroleum sector, is worth looking at.
Considering the sluggish demand in the advanced markets, and the huge working capital needs, the sector seeks funds at or lower than International interest rates
A company executive said that the Anil Ambani group is still keen on foraying into television broadcasting business. The top-line of broadcasters was shrinking in the December-ended quarter on the back of economic slowdown and the consequent slowdown in advertising revenues, said the latest Ficci & KPMG report.
Buys 10 per cent stake in geothermal energy firm for Rs 165 crore
Slumdog Millionaire bagged 10 Oscar nominations at the 81st annual Academy Awards.
The famous vampire sitcom ran for 6 years on TV will be seen on the big screen very soon.
Dr Pradeep Datta, based in Wick, Scotland started his career in the National Health Service in 1967. Many surgeons in the NHS and elsewhere owe their careers to the specialised training imparted by Datta. Datta established and funded a teaching programme to ease the difficulty, which many overseas doctors found in getting a place on a course that would help them pass the FRCS exam and its successor, the MRCS.
The property rates in the ready reckoner for Mahrashtra may drop marginally reflecting the subdued sentiments, sources said. A final decision may be taken on Wednesday. The property ready reckoner is prepared by the office of the inspector general of registration and stamp duties on the basis of transactions in real estate sector in respective areas.
Sunil Chhetri signed for Kansas City Wizards last month. He is the first Indian footballer to play in Major League Soccer.
Companies dissatisfied with 'intent and focus' of tech major.
Congress Legislature Party leader Ashok Gehlot will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Rajasthan on December 13, a Raj Bhavan spokesman said on Thursday.
The sultry beauty says that she has full faith in the institution of marriage but her relationship with John is so fulfilling that she doesn't feel the need to marry him.
The US department of energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with GE Energy, Siemens Power Generation, Vestas Wind Systems, Clipper Turbine Works, Suzlon Energy and Gamesa Corporation to improve industrial wind power manufacturing capabilities, said a DoE release. US is the fastest growing wind energy market in the world with 30 per cent annual growth in the last five years and with over 25 per cent of the global installed capacity.
Under a 2010 nuclear liability law, nuclear equipment suppliers are liable for damages from an accident, which companies say is a sharp deviation from international norms
'India has decided - Democracy needs to be celebrated.'
'India's future: To manufacture so efficiently that we do not need protection,' says Naushad Forbes.
This was decided at a meeting between State Energy Minister Dilip Walse-Patil and executives of General Electric, which had supplied power equipment to the erstwhile Dabhol Power Company. During the meeting, GE executives assured the minister that by the end of this month, the Block-I, currently lying defunct, would start generating around 600 Mw.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 364 points to end at 24,607 and the Nifty50 soared 107 points to close at 7,476.
Sania Mirza and Francesca Schiavone's were handed a straight-set defeat by Spanirad Arantxa Parra Santonja and Edina Gallovits of Romania at the doubles event of the USD 220,000 Hobart International WTA tournament on Wednesday.
Demand has outstripped capacity, not enough spectrum (in the case of mobile) and maybe not enough on-ground investment to keep data speeds high and voice quality good.
Matthew Hayden's comment about India being a "third world" country came in for a scathing attack from former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram who said the Australians have a habit of bad-mouthing their opponents whenever they lose. Akram said the Aussies were "sore losers" and that Hayden should have known that India was now hundred years ahead of Australia "which is no more than a village".
Ratan Tata has invested an undisclosed amount in startup research platform Tracxn.
Outsourcing is just no more about cost savings but also companies' accessibility to right talent and geographic expansion, a latest survey on business outsourcing revealed.
