It's not All India Radio anymore but Akashvani: Prasar Bharti makes it official

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharti has decided to drop references to its radio service as 'All India Radio' and substitute it with 'Akashvani', as mentioned in the law. Image used for......

Govt to raise legal marriage age of women from 18 to 21

The government has decided to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, bringing it at par with that of men. Photograph: ANI photo Experts, however, have raised concern over......

Avoid actions that complicate situation: Rajnath at ASEAN meet

In a veiled reference to China's aggressive military behaviour, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said exercising self-restraint in the conduct of activities and avoiding actions that may......

Doctor, 41, dies of the disease he was researching

'Two years ago, had I been given even a tiny hint that my genes were tipping the scale for the development of a disease that would lock me into my body, unable to move or breath normally on my own,......

India's inputs retained in new climate change accord draft

Climate Action Network International, consortium of NGOs across the world working on climate change, said the new draft is shorter by five pages than the previous version as options have been......

Global warming fails to hot up carbon credits market

With the price of carbon credits continuing to slide in the global markets and the first commitment period for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM, under which carbon trading is permitted) coming......

Global pharma's India shift to shore up realty

The pharmaceutical sector may emerge as a major buyer of real estate in the country, bucking the current economic slowdown. Based on information from 10 pharmaceutical companies based in North......

Vasudha Trading to change name

Vasudha Trading & Agencies Ltd decided to change its name to Datamatics Global Services Ltd.BSE code:...

PIX: Ranbir, Dia, Lara celebrate at Prithvi

Prithvi theatre turns 40! Prithviraj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kapoor's Prithvi Theatre marks 40 years this November. And, this year, the Prithvi Theatre Festival is being held from......

Review: Hamari Adhuri Kahani is a pathetic attempt at tragedy

Hamari Adhuri Kahani is a film where three fine actors all play idiots, says Raja Sen. Vidya Balan cries a lot throughout Hamari Adhuri Kahani. Her character, Vasudha, is a timid and......

Love Guru: Un-funniest movie of the year

The tagline for The Love Guru, the Mike Myers' comedy which upset some Hindus, said: His Karma Is Huge. But bad karma caught up with the $60 million film, which had an anemic opening in North......

Spotted! Kareena, in California

Reader Vasudha Chikoti bumped into Kareena Kapoor at the Great Mall, Milipitas, California, in May. The actress was on a shopping trip with her mother, yesteryear actor Babita, and boyfriend,......

Dhoni named in 15-member defence ministry panel on NCC

IMAGE: MS Dhoni's Dhoni's inclusion in the high-level panel came days after he was appointed mentor for India's T20 cricket world cup team. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Cricket......