The lack of a strong diversity policy on the part of companies, a limited pool of women candidates as well as socio-cultural factors contribute to their low numbers.
The wife of slain forest brigand Veerappan was on Friday questioned by a court in Gobicheetipalayam in the district during the trial in a case relating to the kidnapping of Kannada thespian Rajkumar in 2000.
More companies with unconventional business models to get into messy legal hassles in India.
The Indian men went down to the United States of America 1-3 on Thursday and are now on the verge of going out of medal contention in the World Team Chess championship in Ningbo, China.
A helicopter belonging to the Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatanam crashed near Anakapally in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday morning leaving all the four occupants, including the pilot and the co-pilot, injured.
'We are going to be overwhelmed by the need for hospital beds. There are simply not enough beds in government hospitals.' 'We will need a large number of medical professionals and without the private sector's involvement, the government won't be able to expand capacity.'
Union Textile Minister Dayanidhi Maran has come under the scanner in the 2G scam probe, with the Central Bureau of Investigation telling the Supreme Court on Wednesday that he had misused his office and forced C Sivasankran, the promoter of Chennai-based Aircel, to sell his firm to Malaysia-based Maxis Communications in 2006.
Breaking News is expected to be completed by December this year.
The union has been demanding appointment of staffs, implementation of proper pension scheme, opposing the idea of one delivery point and one post office system of the government, Union general secretary M Krishnan told reporters in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The Department of Tourism said that a five-member committee has been formed to investigate if the resort was following the standards set by the government.
Non-bailable arrest warrants have been issued against seven aides of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda including an Indonesia- based businessman in connection with the multi-crore illegal investments and hawala case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate.
The reactors that exploded at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami are similar to those at Maharashtra's Tarapur atomic power plant. But does India need to worry?
You need electricity, metallurgy, mechanics, propulsion etc. We don't see any evidence of these, Aniket Sule, Reader at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education said.
We invited readers to send in their interesting summer snapshots. Here are some more responses -- and you can share yours too!
Tutorvista teaches 20,000 students, 95 per cent of them from the United States. The rest are from 24 different countries. Ganesh plans to enter the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia next year.
This Telugu-Tamil film (which is likely to be dubbed in Hindi and other languages) stars Prabhas, Rana Daggubati and Anushka Shetty.
'It's a natural alliance and this alliance has been has been formed without compromising the core ideology of the AIADMK.'
What will a split in the AIADMK mean for Tamil Nadu?
Inspired by the Will Smith-starrer, Akash Krishnan bags top science prize. Suman Guha Mozumder reports.
Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi chalked out an easy victory over fellow Indian Abhijeet Kunte to maintain a clean slate after the second round of the Asian Individual Chess Championship in Mashhad, Iran.
Asian champion Pooja Rani (75kg) and the seasoned Vikas Krishan (69kg) became the first set of Indian boxers to qualify for this year's Tokyo Olympics by advancing to the semi-finals of the continental qualifiers, in Amma, on Sunday. While fourth-seeded Rani notched up a facile 5-0 win over Thailand's Pornnipa Chutee, Krishan endured a tough one against third-seeded Japanese Sewonrets Okazawa before also prevailing in a unanimous verdict against the Asian silver-medallist.
Indian men managed to beat a spirited Egypt in the eighth round to help themselves from occupying the bottom place in the World Team Chess Championships in Ningbo, China.
Mumbai's Jayanti Soni shares a step by step method to make the traditional dish.
As Karan Johar prepares to remake the Amitabh Bachchan original, we re-introduce you to the characters.
Corruption and controversies have eroded the brand value one of India's fastest growing global brands, the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Nair is credited for introducing the West to a fabric called Bleeding Madras. It used vegetable dyes and the colour washed away with every wash. He marketed it in the United States as a fabric that would look different after every round in the laundry.
Black. White. Gold. And Gorgeous!
The revenue growth of 14-15 per cent was seen across the broad market, but due to margin pressure, earnings before interest and tax (Ebit) were flat or lower than estimates. Hence, the markets may remain range-bound in the short-term.
The revenue growth of 14-15 per cent was seen across the broad market, but due to margin pressure, earnings before interest and tax (Ebit) were flat or lower than estimates. Hence, the markets may remain range-bound in the short-term.
Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan jointly flagged off the inaugural Air India Express flight, carrying 186 passengers to Abu Dhabi.
Dinesh Kumar had to settle for a silver in the men's boxing event in the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Thursday. Uzbekistan's Elshod Rasulov beat the Indian 10-4 in the in the 81kg category.
Readers share their travel pics. You can share yours too.
An initiative to fund the education of bright Indian youngsters undertaken by two Indian-Americans has now acquired a momentum of its own, discovers Anjuli Bhargava.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
While smart boys like the Ruias of Essar, Ajay Piramal, Max India promoter Analjit Singh laughed all the way to the bank, the Tatas, Anil Ambani, Malaysian tycoon T Ananda Krishna of Maxis (which invested in Aircel), Sistema, and Norway's Telenor burnt their fingers, notes Surajeet Das Gupta.
Bypoll in RK Nagar previously scheduled for April 12, 2017 was subsequently cancelled by the EC following allegations of bribing of voters.
'The BJP wants an AIADMK government so that they can implement their policies.' 'All the policies implemented in UP are being implemented in Tamil Nadu.'
Initiative is being led by Samyukta Nair, the grand daughter of 90-year-old founder of the Hotel Leelaventure C P Krishnan Nair.
The hospitality chain Leela Group chairman C P Krishnan Nair, who is set to retire from active management this June, on Monday said he will consider partnering Mukesh Ambani if there are hostile takeover threats from rival ITC.
There is a lot that seems to set Fukushima apart from Chenobyl, it is not clear why, after over three weeks, the Japanese have suddenly chosen to upgrade to Level 7 skipping Level 6. Have they and other countries that are helping them given up hope of retrieving the situation, asks nuclear safety expert L V Krishnan.
