The tourism sector in Uttarakhand has virtually come to a halt in the wake of the deaths and destruction caused by floods and landslides.
EC said as per the Supreme Court, the outer limit for holding fresh polls after dissolution of a house is six months, that is May, 2019.
'To all the MBAs that burn the candle at both ends, travel half-a-million miles every year, and spend little or no quality time with their families, the rise to riches of Mr Bikhchandani and Mr Banga, should be true inspiration,' notes Sandeep Goyal.
The $9.5 billion Nokia deal was the last in a string of bad deals struck by Chief Executive Satya Nadella's predecessor, Steve Ballmer.
The area is thickly forested and has been receiving heavy rains since the last three days
Dressed in a beautiful black sequined one-shoulder dress, actress Preity Zinta dazzled the runway for her designer friend Surily Goel.
The Bihar CM has made a sagacious attempt to consolidate his extremely backward castes (EBC) support base while trying to make a dent into RJD's Muslim-Yadav combine.
'My patience level has increased and I have stopped being judgmental. I have become more mature with Satyamev Jayate.' Aamir Khan gets serious.
Mamata took to Facebook and wrote that "some BJP supporters are trying to spread hatred ideology through one section of media -- so-called BJP media and so-called fake video, fake news, misinformation and disinformation to create confusion and to suppress truth and reality."
Meera Borwankar will take over from Joint Commissioner of Police Satya Pal Singh as part of a major reshuffle in the Maharashtra police set up in which at least 53 senior police officials were transferred.
"We can celebrate technology, but if it doesn't truly empower every Indian and every Indian organisation to achieve more...we would have achieved nothing," the Microsoft CEO said in Mumbai.
In addition to Pichai and Nadella, IBM's Arvind Krishna, Micron's Sanjay Mehrotra, Ajay Banga from Mastercard and Ann Mukherjee from Pernod are among the six Indian-Americans among over 200 corporate honchos who will advise the President and offer recommendations on how to revive the American economy.
On the final day of the Lakme Fashion Week, the actress along with designer Rohit Bal and director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra walked the ramp to support the cause of tiger conservation.
Jack Ma who had five years ago said he was inspired and excited by "Make in India" possibly understood the essence of the signature campaign better than some others and decided to stay away from India other than as an investor, says Nivedita Mookerji.
"In a year dominated by political chaos and bluster, it was a rare brand of steady -- even quiet -- leadership that won the day in the business world. And no one epitomises that brand of obsessively results-driven, team-based leadership more than our new No. 1 Businessperson of the Year," Fortune said.
Here are a few issues that are most talked about Modi's California visit
Actor Satya Bhabha talks about his work in Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children.
Bollywood is known to make everything look dazzling and dramatic -- suffering, seclusion, hopelessness.
The state government has declared a holiday on Wednesday and Thursday for all private institutions, offices, non-essential services within Outer Ring Road here in view of rains.
A sari is not merely six yards of cloth. Designed right and draped right, it becomes the sexiest thing a woman with any kind of figure can wear. Take a look.
Reader Satya has sent us a photograph with a star.
Its latest member is a Frenchman. Bernard Arnault's fortune is now estimated at $100.4 billion.
"Though the police recommended to the government that liquor should not be served till 5 am the government decided to give the permission. But we have all the right to stop the party if we anticipate trouble," Mumbai Police Commissioner Satya Pal Singh said.
Technology giant Microsoft is in talks with TikTok's parent company ByteDance to buy its US operation.
Additional Director General Intelligence SB Shiradkar had Friday submitted a report on the violence.
Between phony philosophical musings and Abbas-Mustan level of believe-it-or-not twists, Sadak 2 dodders towards its dead end destination, notes Sukanya Verma.
Rediff.com readers wish the Indian coach on his 49th birthday.
He said it would have been impossible for parties with 'opposing political ideologies' to form a stable government.
PDP patron Mehbooba Mufti staked claim to form a government with the support of the Congress and the National Conference, while People's Conference leader Sajad Lone also staked claim to form the government with the help of the 25-member BJP.
The event took place at the Sofitel hotel in Bandra-Kurla Complex in the western suburbs of Mumbai.
Bodies of five of the deceased have been recovered so far, while efforts are on to find the remaining five persons, whose chances of survival are bleak, a police official said in Srinagar.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
Former staffer files suit in US, says harassed after reporting visa abuse.
Every day a Party unfolds on social media where armchair activists, politically charged influencers, trend pundits, gyaan givers and troll armies change the world in their heads but remain clueless about the nation's grassroots reality, feels Sukanya Verma.
"In the last about two decades, the way the Constitution has been interpreted and the laws have been interpreted, it requires revisit. Let us revisit them," he said.
Malik said that some ministers have been talking about taking back PoK from Pakistan by force.
Manoj Bajpayee is perhaps in the most exciting phase of his acting career. With Gangs Of Wasseypur set to hit the marquee this Wednesday, the actor talks about his upcomign projects.
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