'Mother was above religion'

The constitution of the Missionaries of Charity, Payal Singh Mohanka points out, declares, 'We shall not impose our Catholic faith on anyone, but have profound respect for all religions.' Prime......

Anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu in hospital

South Africa's revered anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu was admitted to a Cape Town hospital Wednesday for treatment of a persistent infection. "Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has checked into a......

China suspends talks with UK over Cameron-Dalai Lama meet

China has reportedly suspended minister-level meetings with the United Kingdom in protest against Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama. According......

Dalai Lama gifts Rs 7.8 cr to Indian NGO

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday received the prestigious 1.1 million Pound Templeton Prize here and announced that most of the prize money will go to 'Save the Children' fund in......

'Never day trade without proper research'

PRANAV SANGHAVI says,Hello everyone and welcome to the chat. Let's begin. praveen asked,hi bought teledata @70 500 shares,PRANAV SANGHAVI answers, at 2007-06-06 11:57:28Hi Praveen, a lot of people......

Index funds: Not too hot with investors yet

In the Indian context, investing in actively managed mutual funds is more popular compared to investing in index funds. The reasons are not hard to fathom -- the track record of index funds proves......

Will Sensex cross the magic 13,000 mark?

It was a truncated week at the markets thanks to the festive season. However there was no dearth of excitement as markets inched northwards towards the elusive 13,000-point mark. The BSE Sensex......

2 more Indian NGOs win US award

Two Indian non-government organisations are among 22 institutions to be awarded $615,000 each by the California-based Skoll Foundation for using "innovative approach" in addressing social......