Struggling England opener Alastair Cook is confident of re-discovering his form and contributing to his team's performance in the last two Tests of the four-match series against India.
The seventh round of talks between protesting unions and three central ministers ended inconclusively on Monday as the farmer leaders insisted on the repeal of the three contentious farm laws right from the beginning, even as the government listed various benefits from the Acts.
National Association of Software & Services Companies president Som Mittal said that growth has come back to India's IT and ITeS industry and 'the growth is going to be very different from the growth that we had in the past'.
Buoyed by steady recovery in demand for technology services, the Indian IT-BPO sector is estimated to grow 19 per cent in 2010-11 to $76 billion in revenues, software industry body Nasscom said.
The SIT probing the Muzaffarnagar riots had found the involvement of 1550 accused in different cases. While 750 accused have been arrested so far, 800 are still absconding, Additional SP, SIT, Manoj Jha said.
The apex body representing Indian IT industry, Nasscom, on Wednesday said that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) would drive growth in the sector and help India maintain its lead globally.
World Champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a major defeat at the hands of Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine to slip to the third position after the sixth round in the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess tournament in Monaco.
The minister also hoped that a resolution should be reached before the year ends and asserted that the Modi government is committed to address all genuine concerns of the farming community.
India on Friday launched an aggressive campaign to showcase its IT prowess in China to woo local companies in order to bridge the trade imbalance between the two nations.
Abhishek Mande and Hitesh Harisinghani take a sneak peek into what the Lakme Fashion Week Summer-Resort collection looks like.
Rana Som, chairman and managing director of state-owned miner NMDC that is currently raising money through a follow-on public offer, is something of a contrarian. He believes the government gives employees more decision-making freedom than private sector promoters.
US President Barack Obama's just concluded visit has helped in breaking myths and stereotyping of India as "stealing jobs", apex IT industry body Nasscom said.
A look at the top 10 colleges for science as ranked by the India Today annual college survey.
It has apparent "negative connotations" in some mature markets such as the US.
"I think we have just started touching the IT space in Gujarat. In the wake of demand, we see business growing in 44 cities of the country, out of which Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat have clearly emerged on the top," Nasscom President Som Mittal said, while speaking at IT Summit-2010 organised in Ahmedabad.
The year was marked by Magadheera's rock solid performance at the box office followed by Arundhati.
The much hyped 'world's cheapest' car Nano has failed to live up to the expectations as it witnessed a massive decline in sales to 509 units in November this year compared to 3,065 units sold in the previous month.
This is the first full-scale review of VIP protectees by the Union home ministry after the Modi 2.0 government took charge.
BPOs located in rural areas and tier 2 and 3 cities are expected to drive the growth of the Indian BPO sector in coming years, experts said on Wednesday.
Cricket Australia (CA) has sought the details of its investigation into Pakistan's tour Down Under from the International Cricket Council (ICC) but insisted that the series was won fair and square by the hosts.
AB de Villiers will take over wicketkeeping duties from Mark Boucher for the limited-overs series against the West Indies. South Africa captain Graeme Smith announced the decision, saying it was prompted by the team's focus on next year's World Cup in the subcontinent.
Farmer leader Joginder Singh Ugrahan said told reporters after the meeting that the unions urged the government to repeal the three laws, but the Centre was unwilling to do so. "We decided to meet again on January 19 at 12 pm," he said.
At least four persons were killed and over 20 others injured in a suspected suicide attack on the police lines at Timergarah in the militancy-hit Malakand region of northwest Pakistan on Friday.
A mouth-watering menu awaits the guests at the reception of the high-profile marriage between Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik at a Hyderabad hotel on April 15.
It is confidential for Bajaj, Nissan and Renault and so, I will not speak much about it." The total cost of this project is Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion).
IT industry body Nasscom on Tuesday said the sector will regain double-digit growth from April next year leaving behind the prolonged recession.
Country's largest iron ore producer NMDC on Wednesday said it is in talks to buy coking coal mines from Kolmar in Russia to feed its proposed steel plants in Chhattisgarh and Karnataka.
"People would come to India because they need to leverage talent wherever it is available. By 2025, the Asia Pacific economies will cross that of Europe."
Nasscom president Som Mittal shares his view on issues such as the rise in value of the rupee against the dollar, hiring trends and the role of IT in e-governance.
NMDC Ltd has decided to set up its second steel plant in Chhattisgarh and is in talks with two companies to form a joint venture. One of them is Tata Steel.
US President Barack Obama's proposals to amend the US tax structure since it allegedly encourages creation of ". . . a job in Bangalore, India, (rather) than create one in Buffalo, New York", has made the IT sector in India edgy.
Union minister Sanjeev Baliyan and BJP MLA Suresh on Friday surrendered in a court in Muzaffarnagar after a warrant was issued against them.
Gold and silver prices here surged to new record levels today on frantic buying by stockists and jewellers, triggered by a strong rally in overseas markets.
Nasscom chairman Ganesh Natarajan, who will lead the team that will also have president Som Mittal, said the five-day visit would focus on three things -- totalisation agreement, immigration issues and benefits of outsourcing. Nasscom is lobbying for totalisation pact with the US, which already has this agreement with several countries to avoid double taxation of income with respect to social security taxes.
Many members of the association, who had bought shares of the IT firm at Rs 540 some four months back, had suffered heavy losses when the scrip crashed to Rs 39 on Wednesday, he said.
Undaunted by US President Barack Obama's Bangalore-Buffalo remark, the domestic IT industry said the comments had nothing to do with outsourcing or with India.
Content with the money he is making at the Indian Premier League, troubled Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds says he has no desire to return to international cricket as he doesn't want to be tied down by rules and regulations again.
With gang violence skyrocketing in Vancouver, Surrey and Toronto, the federal government is introducing two bills in the House of Commons: The first is to amend the Criminal Code to target organized crime; the second is to focus on illicit drugs.
"All such reports are false. These are rumours," Sampla told reporters after meeting Shah.
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