Purno Sangma's daughter Agatha K Sangma of the Nationalist Congress Party won the Tura parliamentary bypoll on Sunday defeating the Congress candiate Zenith Sangma by a margin of 99,855 votes.
Here's a look at what went down, in a vain attempt to capture the spirit of the moment using setlists and name-dropping. What a glorious time for music it was.
Electronics, IT goods makers HCL Infosystems, HP, LG Electronics and Zenith are raising prices of personal computers (laptops and desktops), LCDs and plasma TVs, and IT peripherals for the first time this year by as much as 13 per cent to offset higher cost of inputs triggered by a falling rupee. The move may nudge inflation further crimping consumer spending.
Media-buying and advertising agencies are a worried lot. The last quarter was bad for them with overall advertising, across all media, dipping by 10-20 per cent.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
India may not charge import duty on personal artefacts of Mahatma Gandhi, which were bought by liquor baron Vijay Mallya in an auction at New York. Moreover, the country is also going to relax import restriction on all items of historical significance of Indian origin.A pair of steel-rimmed spectacles and sandals, a Zenith pocket watch, an eating bowl and a plate went under the hammer in New York and the UB Group chairman successfully bid for them for $1.8 million.
The Indian advertising expenditure is doubling every four years primarily dominated by spends on television and print campaigns.
Wonder what POTUS and FLOTUS thought of our Republic Day parade?
Indian PC players HCL, Zenith, Wipro and PCS put together managed just 14 per cent of desktop PC sales in the country and another 6 per cent of laptop sales In the first half of this year.
Digital learning with personal computers will soon become a mass reality with Intel and HCL Infosystems planning to introduce the Intel-powered Classmate PC in India from August. Wipro and Zenith Computers will soon follow the suit.
Aimed at bridging the digital divide in emerging markets, Intel Corporation on Tuesday announced new initiatives, including making available low-cost, fully featured desktop computers in India.
Many now agree that the third finishing bid, of $402 million by ESPN-Star, was actually the one that offered the true value for the rights.
High retail concentration in small companies; many left to fend for themselves in penny stocks
Will the present Government in Delhi follow the same ostrich policy as Nehru's and pretend that there is no problem between friends? Or will they have the courage to put all ticklish issues on the table during Hu Jintao's visit?
What we need today in India -- and indeed in the world -- is a Dara Shikoh
Personal computer penetration in the country has almost trebled from 6.3 per 1,000 people in 2000-01 to 18 per 1,000 in 2005-06, according to data provided by the Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology.
Odafa Okonji scored a brace to guide Churchill Brothers to a 2-0 win over Sporting Clube de Goa in their opening National Football League encounter on Sunday.
It feels great to be meeting so many old friends after so many years
To safeguard investor interest, stock exchanges BSE and NSE on Wednesday advised their members to take extra caution while trading in nearly 400 illiquid stocks.
The Wembley stadium, which has a seating capacity of 60,000, is house-full. The Indian Diaspora is handing the Indian prime Minister a smashing reception.
Treating India as a strategic market, Intel has been in talks with local and MNC vendors for rolling out digital home computers based on Intel technology.
The way Dilip came to the porch to receive Lata, you would never have guessed something was amiss between the two. Raju Bharatan's many wonderful insights into Dilip Kumar's life.
Notebook-manufacturer Acer has priced its entry-level Aspire range of notebooks at Rs 29,999, while Hewlett-Packard has slashed its notebook prices by up to 17 per cent.
Close on the heels of Dell announcing a six per cent cut in its desktop and notebook prices, IT major Hewlett Packard India on Thursday slashed notebook prices by up to six per cent across all categories.
'New Delhi's rulers should be alert to lighting a dangerous tinderbox,' warns Sunil Sethi.
'Modi will not require the Ayodhya issue because he already has other emotive issues like Pakistan.' 'The BJP does not need the temple for political mobilisation anymore.'
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Among other scrips, which would be shifted to the trade-to-trade segment include 3i Infotech, Bartronics India, Ramky Infrastructure and Zenith Birla (India) Ltd.
Northeast India's diverse and colourful culture were in full display as the curtains were brought down on the 12th South Asian Games amid magnificent fireworks that lit the night sky over Guwahati.
By all yardsticks 2024 isn't expected to be like 2014 or 2019. But with the mandir expected to be ready in time for the next Lok Sabha polls, Modi will have a new ally in Ram to see him through, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
After Satya Nadella, Manipal University is celebrating another alumni's rise to the global boardroom, Rajeev Suri, who has been appointed as the CEO of Finnish firm Nokia.
National Geographic's new travel photography competition is entering its third week and is attracting stunning pictures from across the globe. Some of the jaw-dropping pictures show the famous "Firefall" of Yosemite National Park to a sunset at the Taj Mahal. The annual competition is accepting entries until May 3 at 12pm and asks for pictures in three categories: nature, cities and people.
The Congress said arrogance of the BJP has touched its zenith as it turned 'blind' to farm distress.
Kohli's double ton was followed by a 50 in the second innings as he finished with 610 runs in the series, which India won 1-0 after the first and third Test ended in draws in Kolkata and New Delhi.
Beauty is woven into the ghazal with such deep feelings of love that the focus is always on seeking oneness with the other, notes Gopi Chand Narang.
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