Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019: Stunning shots of animals

Humans rarely get to glimpse the animal kingdom up-close. But, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest, which is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum in London, offers a peek......

Pope to declare Indian nun Mariam Thresia as saint this year

IMAGE: The Pope has formally approved the canonisation of Mariam Thresia, foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Family. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons Pope Francis will declare Mariam Thresia......

Alert: Management Accountancy Exams

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India invites applications for Management Accountancy Course (MAC Part-I) and Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Examinations.The examinations will be......

Attack on Mirwaiz's house

A powerful hand grenade was lobbed inside the heavily guarded residence of Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq at Nageen in Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar late on Saturday afternoon.It exploded......

FirstMeridian Business, IRM Energy, Lohia Corp get Sebi nod to float IPOs

Three companies -- FirstMeridian Business Services Ltd, IRM Energy Ltd and Lohia Corp -- have received capital markets regulator Sebi's go-ahead to raise funds through initial public offerings......

Govt to break 150-yr tradition, gives nod to Railway board restructuring

The new board will have a leaner structure on functional lines headed by the chairman and four members - covering infrastructure, operations and business development, rolling stock, and finance.......

Promoters may use holding firms as escape route

Holding companies may soon be in vogue since they appear to be the escape route for promoters of listed companies who do not want to disclose their shares pledged with lenders. The Securities and......

'No violations in Monika dope test'

The one-man inquiry committee to probe the Monika Devi controversy on Friday ruled out any malafide intentions by the authorities to bar the Manipuri lifter from the2008 Olympics in Beijing on dope......

Poor English got Asif reduced ban

The Pakistan Cricket Board's anti-doping commission took a strict stance against Shoaib Akhtar and slapped the enigmatic pacer a two-year ban, but went soft on Mohammad Asif because of the latter's......