India's premier technical institute, IIT-Bombay's golden jubilee celebrations -- to be held in New York from July 18 to 20 this year -- have stirred a hornet's nest. The reason is that Dow Chemicals is one of the main sponsors.
Bankers and the markets on Monday read signals that the Reserve Bank of India was likely to continue its tight money policy in Governor YV Reddy's statement that India is vulnerable to oil and foodgrain price shocks.
Russia on Thursday marked the golden jubilee of the launch of the first artificial satellite Sputnik, which sparked off a space race between the then Communist state and the US 50 years ago.
With IIT-Madras celebrating its golden jubilee, it is appropriate that the fifth Pan-IIT 2008 is held here from 19-21 December.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy on Wednesday asserted his government's commitment to ushering in all round development of the state as dreamt by the great founders of 'the first linguistic state in the country'.
He was addressing the Madhya Pradesh Assembly while marking the start of its golden jubilee celebrations.\n
The CPI-M and CPM, the two communist parties formed of a split after the first government in Kerala, had charted out various programmes in their own capacity.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair braved an assassination threat from al-Qaeda and went ahead with the plans to attend the Queen's 2002 Golden Jubilee celebrations.
A lowdown on what's going on in the Telugu film industry.
India's Finance Minister P Chidambaram has described the country's banking sector as the driving force of economic reforms, though New Delhi is still to fully open the sector to foreign financial institutions.
The state entered its Golden Jubilee year with the usual quota of conflicts, controversies and scandals.
Complimenting Indian managers and business leaders for the courage and enterprise they have demonstrated in facing up to the challenges of globalisation and liberalisation, the PM felt that there was a sea change in Indian business today.
IIT alumni will be meeting in New York this year to mark the 50th anniversary of its founding. IITians will discuss their future in US and the various options that they can consider for themselves and their families.
The president said that the "dynamism and innovativeness" of the judicial system is vital for the country's development
OIL is planning an IPO to raise Rs 1474 crore to assist in its expansion plans.
In his memoirs, Lord Stevens, former metropolitan police commissioner, said he ordered a secret operation to protect the prime minister and his wife after receiving intelligence about the plot, weeks before the event in June 2002.
The Indian Army will showcase the main battle tank T-90 Bhishma, infantry combat vehicle BMP-II-Sarath, mobile autonomous launcher of the Brahmos missile system, multi-launcher rocket system Pinaka, electronic warfare system Samvijay among others during the parade on Tuesday, the Defence ministry noted.
V K Sasikala, who was eased out of the AIADMK years ago, on Saturday paid homage at the mausoleum of former party supremo J Jayalalithaa here and cryptically remarked that she has 'unburdened' herself and the party has a bright future.
"Democratisation of the United Nations must be a fundamental plank of our strategic partnership," Singh told leaders from over 100 countries in Jakarta attending the Asia Africa Summit and the Golden Jubilee of the Bandung Conference.
The government has plans to organise cultural shows in and around Vidhana Soudha every Sunday to encourage folk art and other forms of arts, which were on the verge of extinction.
The ISRO chairman said there was no proposal now to send any Indian astronaut to space through the US.
AIFF president P R Dasmunshi said the fixtures would be finalized at the executive committee meeting on December 17.
Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft, inaugurated the 50th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the Indian Institute of Technology on Friday at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California.
The Army chief said the nation is passing through a challenging period.
President A P J Abdul Kalam said righteousness in life and possessing an indomitable spirit are the two key ingredients to become a great corporate or a brand institution.
India can eliminate poverty in the next 15-20 years and prepare itself to become an economic superpower, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday
Mohanty said the Army had taken several steps to prevent a repetition of 1999 when India lost over 500 soldiers while evicting Pakistan-backed intruders from strategic heights in the Kargil region.
'Our goal is very simple -- to be the number one side in the world'
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas investment arm of state-owned ONGC, and Chinese firm Sinopec have jointly won the bid to acquire Columbian oil firm Omimex de Columbia.
'I told Shah Rukh I wanted to sign him for our film, Deewana.' 'He responded by saying that he had no dates.' 'I was shocked because he hadn't had a single release till then.'
India's Consul General in New York, Randhir Jaiswal hoisted the Indian flag during a special commemoration of the Independence Day at Times Square, organised by the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA), the leading umbrella diaspora organisation in the US.
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