Kerala: 23-year-old nun commits suicide

A 23-year-old nun allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her room at the Saint Mary's Convent in the Port area in Kollam, Kerala. The body of the nun, who belonged to the Holy Cross......

Indian scientist arrested in US for 'DNA theft'

A visiting Indian scientist in a US university has been arrested for allegedly stealing vials containing DNA samples of tuberculosis organisms and computer discs containing research material.Singh......

Gold monetisation scheme to help cut loan rates

The gold monetisation scheme and gold bond schemes are expected to trigger fresh competition in the business, say experts As the gold monetisation scheme is all set to start from Thursday,......

Drought dents India gold demand; prices still appealing

Anantha Padmanabhan is offering deep discounts and giving freebies to attract customers to his gold bangle festival in southern India, but he is still struggling to sell in a region where monsoon......

Gold prices set to rise after Budget

Gold premiums in top consumer India could jump to as much as $5 an ounce over world prices next week, from being almost at par, after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley surprised jewellers by......

PEs sharpen focus on green energy

Last month, the Muthoot Pappachan Group (MPG), a leading non-banking finance company, decided to invest heavily in wind energy, to create 50 Mw generation capacity.This is part of its plan to......

Tendulkar, Tharoor slam move to host India-WI ODI in Kochi

The batting legend said that hosting the cricket match could damage the FIFA approved world class football turf at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi. IMAGE: The Jawaharlal Nehru......

Indian football team to tour Fiji

A 20-member football team, led by S Venkatesh, will tour Fiji this month for a three match friendly series, All-India Football Association (AIFA) sources said.The opening match of the series will......

India hoping strikers deliver

After disappointing their fans at Quetta with some ordinary soccer, India will be keen to put up a better display against Pakistan in the second match of the National Bank Series at the Qayyum......

Indian footballers in Pakistan

Indian football team arrived in Lahore on Friday evening on an eight-day tour of Pakistan and immediately announced that it was in the city to make friends and win hearts of the people of......