Tokyo: Japan brushed off warnings by China and bought a group of islands on Tuesday that both claim, in a growing dispute that threatens ties between Asia's two biggest economies. Chinese official media said Beijing had sent two patrol ships to waters surrounding the islands to reassert its claim and accused Japan of "playing with fire" over the long-simmering row. Tokyo insisted that it had only peaceful intentions in making...
01:03 AM, Sep 12, 2012
Kochi: The Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) will soon play host to large mother vessels. The Centre on Thursday announced the much-awaited relaxation in cabotage provisions for ICTT for three years. The Union Govt has announced relaxation in cabotage law for three years, as recommended by the Union Planning Commission. This would be an advantage for the ICTT, in every sense, Union Minister of State for Food and Civil...
04:57 PM, Sep 07, 2012
New Delhi: The last date for submission of online applications for The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) fellowships has been extended to September 12. The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is an on-going national programme of fellowships in basic sciences, initiated and funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to attract exceptionally and highly motivated students for pursuing basic science courses and career in research. Interested...
01:10 PM, Sep 07, 2012
New York: David Ferrer needed a mid-match pedicure of sorts. He seemed bothered when his opponent got a mid-game medical timeout. He was down a break in the fifth set. In the end, though, the indefatigable Spaniard was barely better, as he usually is when matches go the distance. With his high-energy brand of leg-churning, ball-chasing tennis, the fourth-seeded Ferrer outlasted eighth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-3, 6-7 (5), 2-6,...
08:35 AM, Sep 07, 2012
Today, September 7, is the last date for submission of online applications for The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) fellowships. The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is an on-going national programme of fellowships in basic sciences, initiated and funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to attract exceptionally and highly motivated students for pursuing basic science courses and career in research. Interested candidates can log on...
11:57 AM, Sep 06, 2012
New Delhi: With less than 2 months to go for CAT 2012, the focus of the aspirants should start moving towards how to best utilise the time they have in the exam and thereby get the best score possible. Students have different approaches in which they try and get the best possible score. CAT is different from most of the examinations that students have written so far in school/college. This...
02:16 PM, Sep 05, 2012
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has asked a dozen legislators who were holidaying abroad to return home immediately. This comes as the two-week holiday to South America and Dubai drew criticism from civil society as the state is reeling under a severe drought. Shettar has sharply criticised the ministers as well and said that no minister of his will be allowed on any such foreign trip in the future....
10:23 AM, Sep 05, 2012
New York: His match, and his retirement, put off for at least another day, Andy Roddick stepped out of Arthur Ashe Stadium and into the drizzly night, a black jacket's hood pulled overhead, a bag of ice soothing his right shoulder. He'll try to prolong his US Open " and his professional tennis career " on Wednesday. Roddick's fourth-round showdown against another past champion at Flushing Meadows, Juan Martin del...
09:09 AM, Sep 05, 2012
Hyderabad: In a major embarrassment to the state government, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has revoked the suspension of senior IPS officer Umesh Kumar with immediate effect. In the order issued Thursday, the ministry said Umesh Kumars suspension on the grounds of taking unauthorised leave was not justified and untenable. This is perhaps the first instance of MHA overruling the state governments decision to suspend an IPS officer. The...
01:00 PM, Aug 31, 2012
New Delhi: Holding a separate examination for recruitment of IPS officers where their "mental makeup" and "inclination for policing" can be checked has been mooted by a Parliamentary Committee. Besides, the panel has also recommended to the government making changes in the training modules for the IPS officers to tackle modern day challenges including terrorism and Naxalism. The Committee, while taking stock of the existing procedure of recruitment of IPS...
09:02 PM, Aug 30, 2012
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has started accepting e-scholarship appplications under the Rajashree Shahu Maharaj Scheme (RSMS). The last date of application is September 30, 2012. Students who have secured 75 per cent marks in SSC examinations are eligible to apply for the scholarships. Students belonging to Scheduled Caste, Vimyukta Jati and Nomadic Tribes and SBC are also eligible for RSMS scholarships for 11th and 12th standard. Students can click here...
03:15 PM, Aug 30, 2012
New Delhi: It is time to start preparing for CAT in the right earnest. With the CAT examinations scheduled to be held from October 11 to November 6 on 21 days (42 slots), you do not have many more days left to prepare. CAT 2012 test pattern CAT 12 notification has not thrown any surprises and CAT pattern this year will be similar to CAT 2011. It will have two...
06:09 PM, Aug 29, 2012
New Delhi: In an attempt to plug revenue loss of Air India, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has imposed a blanket ban on excess baggage checked in by ministers and civil servants, which is generally carried free by the airlines. Singh, in a letter to Air India CMD Rohit Nandan, said that the airline should stop the practise of carrying excess baggage without charges immediately on domestic and international flights,...
03:00 PM, Aug 25, 2012
Actress Ragini has all the reasons to be happy, she will romance Mammootty in her new fim, 'Face To Face', opposite superstar Mammooty. She plays Mammootty's wife in the film. 'Face To Face' commenced its shooting in Cochin and Ragini will join the team on August 23. The film is an investigative thriller. Mammootty plays an investigative officer. VM Vinu is directing this film. Vinu has also worked in a...
06:36 PM, Aug 20, 2012
Greensboro: An error-filled five-over 75 saw Arjun Atwal slip down to tied 69th at the end of three rounds in the Wyndham Championships, where he won his first and only PGA Tour title two years ago. Atwal started well with two pars and a birdie on the third, but thereafter it was trouble. He bogeyed the fourth, double bogeyed the fifth and added one more bogey on ninth to turn...
07:40 PM, Aug 19, 2012
Kiawah Island: Jeev Milkha Singh had a disappointing start in the final major of the season as he carded a four-over 76 and was way down on the leaderboard in the 94th PGA Championship of America. Jeev, who made the cut last month at the British Open, had three birdies, three bogeys and two double bogeys in a roller-coaster of a round. He opened with a birdie on the first,...
08:46 PM, Aug 10, 2012
At a time when many are of the idea that director Boopathy Pandian will make a strong comeback with his forthcoming film, which is a bilingual being made in Tamil and Telugu, he has walked out of the project. Titled 'Jagan Mohan IPS' (a different title was being worked out for the Tamil version), the movie has top Tollywood hero Gopichand and Nayanthara in the lead roles. "I have walked...
01:36 PM, Aug 08, 2012
