Karun Chandhok on Thursday ended India's long wait to see its second Formula One driver and Narain Karthikeyan, the first man to do it for the country, has wished the youngster good luck.
Nation Live editor Anshul Kaushik was arrested on Monday and remanded in 14-day judicial custody.
Ram Jethmalani, Hema Malini, Dara Singh and four other nominated members of the Rajya Sabha will complete their term on August 26, enabling the United Progressive Alliance government to get own choice of persons of eminence nominated by President Pratibha Patil.
Prayaag Akbar tells the story of 1,000 years of caste-based repression, and of a people's quest for dignity under a democracy that has failed them.
The research on Bt brinjal isn't unequivocal and hasn't been publicly-funded either - given the concerns, it's not worth the risk, says Sunita Narain.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh on a PIL challenging the alleged arbitrary and irrational transfers of Indian Administrative Service officers in the state.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is likely to campaign for two Congress candidates in Lok Sabha polls in Bihar sources said on Thursday. "Sachin will campaign for former Delhi police chief Nikhil Kumar and Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar in the upcoming polls," a Congress leader close to Kumar said.
Indian driver Arjun Maini's road to Formula 1 has become tougher with his shock switch to sports car racing.
"Preparations for the regular budget are on... priorities are listed in the manifesto. (These) Will get reflected in the finance minister's budget speech," said the new minister of state for finance Namo Narain Meena. 'The focus of the new measures will be to stimulate demand in the domestic economy and to ensure there is more purchasing power in the hands of the people and more liquidity in the hands of the companies,' the Congress manifesto says.
A number of cities, including Chennai, are water-scarce.
Promoters of many listed companies have raised finances by pledging their shareholdings. As a result, they pledge their voting rights as well; hence it becomes a risk factor. Deleveraging of such positions has the potential of deteriorating the company's valuation. Some also have projects under special purpose vehicles or under unlisted subsidiaries. Leveraging of such ventures, when not known to the market, is also a potential risk.
The garbage in cities is growing by the day, even as governments scramble to find ways of reducing plastic and hiding the rest in landfills in far-off places. Air pollution in cities is worse and toxins hurt our bodies, damaging our lungs. All in all, the report card is not good.
Within a day of announcing advancement of opening to 0900 hours from December 18, NSE along with India's oldest stock exchange BSE deferred implementation of the proposal to January 4 to give more time to the brokerages to align their operations.
This is the biggest action taken against rebel leaders close to Yadav by the JD-U in Bihar.
Bank loan defaults rose to Rs 74,685 crore (Rs 746.85 billion) at the end of March 2010, with non-performing assets of public sector banks reaching Rs 57,301 crore (Rs 573.01 billion), Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
The World Health Organisation has given $ 2 million to a Pune based vaccine making firm to develop and manufacture swine flu vaccine.
At the same time there were few complaints about the wrong reporting of credit information to the Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd, which was taken up by the RBI with the concerned bank for redressal, minister of state for finance Namo Narain Meena told the house in a written reply.
India's mineral-rich areas have the largest number of poor and are Naxal-affected - there's an obvious story here.
Recently, market regulator Sebi had permitted Indian bourses to extend their trading hours to 9.30 am to 5 pm from the present 9.55 am to 3.30 pm.
Director G N R Kumaravelan says that he has made a lot of changes to suit the Tamil audience.
The partially revised figures for FY'08 stood close to $3 billion at $2,827 million while, the two fiscal years FY'06 and FY'07 saw an outflow of $1.1 billion each and the same was $642 million in fiscal 2004-05.
Malayalam actor Jayasurya talks about life after Ivar Vivahitharayal and more.
An ethnic Indian organisation has withdrawn a libel suit filed against the chief of Indian American Intellectual Forum for defaming Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.The Indian National Overseas Congress has withdrawn the libel suit filed in the New York State Supreme Court against president of IAIF Narain Kataria and Arish Sahani for taking out an advertisement in the New York Times which had 'defamed Congress chief Gandhi'.
In a setback to Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, his close confidant and national general secretary Shyam Razak today resigned from the Bihar Assembly.
The mother of a journalist was set ablaze on Monday at Kothi police station in Baranbaki allegedly by two policemen after she refused to "bribe" them to free her husband.
With May 31 being the last date for filing nomination, the party is set to announce the names of more candidates soon.
Voters in Rae Bareli said they feel an emotional connection with the Gandhi family.
The Samajwadi Party on Monday sought the disqualification of six of its Members of Parliament who had defied the party whip and voted against the confidence motion last week.The party, which has already expelled the MPs, made the demand for their disqualification in a representation to the Speaker, Lok Sabha sources said.
The New Pension Scheme (NPS), launched by the government, was extended to all citizens of the country from May 1, 2009. Under the scheme, 50 per cent of the funds is allowed for investment in the stock markets.
The country's growth may moderate to 6.25 per cent -- the lower end of the forecast by the Economic Survey for 2008-09 -- in the current fiscal if the global economic downturn prolongs, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday summoned the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) vice chairman for demolishing part of Sahara City on Wednesday night. A division bench of the court comprising Justice Devi Prasad Singh and Justice Balkrishna Narain summoned the Vice Chairman Ram Bhadur on a petition of Sahara India Commercial Corporation Limited.
The government will give state fuel retailers Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum Rs 12,000 crore (Rs 120 billion) to partly compensate them for losses on LPG and kerosene by March 31.
The government on Friday said total value of Participatory Notes holding Indian shares was Rs 1,03,579 crore (Rs 1.03 trillion) at the May-end and there is no definite trend in the PNs issued since November.
The CBI has alleged that Justice Shukla received illegal gratification from Justice (Retd) Quddusi and B P Yadav, chairman of Prasad Education Trust which runs a medical college in Lucknow, for getting a favourable order to prevent delisting from counselling sessions for admitting students in 2017.
Mumbai Cutting has been directed by some of the most reputed directors like Sudhir Mishra (Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi), Jahnu Barua (Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara), Ayush Raina, Shashank Ghosh (Waisa Bhi Ho Raha Hai Part II), Ruchi Narain (Kal), Rahul Dholakia (Parzania), Manish Jha (Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women), Revathy (Phir Milenge), Kundan Shah (Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron), (Rituparno Ghosh (Raincoat) and Anurag Kashyap (Black Friday).
Team India's Narain Karthikeyan finished second in the sprint race but had to pull out of the feature race following a crash and finished the A1GP World Cup of Motorsports in 12th position with 19 points, in Brands Hatch, Great Britain, on Sunday.
After 47 years in electoral politics, Union minister Sharad Pawar on Monday became a member of the Rajya Sabha for the first time.
India's first Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan said he was never interested in joining Force India and criticised team co-owner Vijay Mallya for saying no Indian was good enough to drive in F1.
Leading international art auction house Christie's has rejected a demand to withdraw from an upcoming auction the works of noted artiste M F Husain who is accused of painting Hindu gods and goddesses in a "derogatory and vulgar" form. In a letter to Christie's, Indian American Intellectual Forum President Narain Kataria had threatened to hold a demonstration unless it stops the scheduled auction of Husain's paintings on March 20.
The Samajwadi Party on Friday expelled six MPs for defying the party whip during Tuesday's trust vote.
