'The unflappable temperament and nerves of steel under extreme pressure -- essential ingredients in space research -- were on full display in the rows occupied by the scientists still engrossed in their monitor screens,' says Minnie Vaid, author of Those Magnificent Women And Their Flying Machines, ISRO's Mission to Mars.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
The 606 positive cases includes 43 foreign nationals, the ministry said. On Tuesday, the number of cases was 519.
India's tough stance is better late than never.
John Elliott, the author of Implosion: India's Tryst with Reality, on his Riding the Elephant blog, says the sacking of Cyrus Mistry as chairman of Tata and Sons was in line with Ratan Tata's personal style of dealing with executives
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
About time the Tata companies that are owned by the public are freed from the clutches of Tata Sons, says Sudhir Bisht.
'When bankers are hounded by investigative agencies for credit decisions going wrong and defaulters are treated like outcasts, who will borrow money and who will lend?' asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Did men and women of redoubtable experience and public service, upholders of the country's steel frame and paragons of corporate governance, never smell a rat?
In the metal pack, Tata Steel was up 3.7% while Vedanta was up 1.8% .
The 30-share Sensex ended up 8 points at 27,508 and the 50-share Nifty closed 1 point higher at 8,284.
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.
Get ready to walk into an airport minutes before a flight, check in your own luggage, walk on to the tarmac to board a plane.
'Much of the Socialism that we attribute to him actually came during Indira Gandhi's time,' says M J Akbar who believes that Nehru's convictions helped shape modern India.
The gross non-performing assets of public sector banks rose to 6.03% at the end of June.
Sensex, Nifty end the day in red on unfavourable cues from global markets.
From Kudankulam to the Land Bill, the author takes the Twitter route to capture the infra action of 2013.
On the BSE, 1,650 shares declined and 1,188 shares rose
Aptech, Lumax Industries, Vedanta, Indian Bank, Venky's India have appreciated over 200% in a year
Financials were among the top losers along with Sun Pharma and index heavyweight Reliance Industries
The Oil Industry Safety Directorate, under the Petroleum Ministry, carries out safety audits of oil and gas installations, besides formulating and standardising procedures and guidelines for design, operation and maintenance.
Private players offer convenience for slightly higher rental than banks.
Analysts say Tatas could sustain their current pace of growth, provided the group's "cash cows", such as TCS and Tata Motors, continue to deliver.
Adani Power bagged Jitpur mine in Jharkhand.
Ratan Tata was the first one to realise that Indian companies had become a prisoner to tradition and needed to radically innovate.
The government on Friday gave wide-ranging legislative powers to the Reserve Bank of India to issue directions to lenders to initiate insolvency proceedings for the recovery of bad loans.
The broader markets ended firm with mid-caps and small-caps gaining nearly 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
Economy showing mixed signals, outlook challenging: FinMin
'If Mr Modi continues growing as a Hindu Hriday Samrat, better that it is done by restoring ancient temples than demolishing medieval mosques,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Saeed said Pakistan government has added insult to the wounds of Kashmiris by welcoming Singh.
Ajit Balakrishnan on mapping the Business Serengeti.
E-auaction cannot totally end corruption in the system.
There is a dearth of talent in the Indian banking industry. A testimony to this is the two new CEOs in the private sector -- Sandeep Bakhshi in ICICI Bank Ltd and Amitabh Chaudhry in AXIS Bank Ltd -- have come from the insurance sector, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
A Molotov cocktail of lies, abuse and bigotry is blowing up social media.
Non-mineral-rich states will benefit from tariff concessions.
Loans make money for the lender in the initial years but losses come later when they turn bad.
India had a transition from 'socialism with a limited entry to marketism without exit'.
A large chunk of the Rs 8.8 lakh crore of investments the Patnaik government had attracted is in uncertain territory.
Gains in key IT, capital goods, healthcare and metal stocks, after consistent buying by domestic and foreign investors, helped both the key indices to scale new peaks.
Bank shares were the top gainer in early trades with Bank of Baroda up over 4%.
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