To encourage investment in the infrastructure sector, some financial institutions have been allowed to raise about Rs 50,000 crore from tax-free bonds in 2013-14. ...
02:18 PM, Feb 28, 2013
As we celebrate 100 years of cinema, we go back in time to see how the pioneers treated homosexuality on celluloid. ...
08:20 AM, Feb 27, 2013
Two pontiffs, both wearing white, both called "pope" and living a few yards from one another, with the same key aide serving them. ...
06:01 AM, Feb 27, 2013
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted southwest Maluku province in Indonesia Saturday, Xinhua reported. There were, however, neither any immediate report of damage to property or casualties and nor was a tsunami warning issued. ...
11:33 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Massachusetts Institute of Technology said police have issued an all clear after reports of a man in the university campus carrying a long rifle and body armour went unconfirmed. The university had been put on lockdown for a few hours. ...
10:26 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Saturday was put on lockdown after the university was informed by police that a person with a long rifle and body armor was holed up in the Main Group Building of the campus. The university posted the information on its website. ...
08:40 PM, Feb 23, 2013
A professor at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Indore has been accused by a woman colleague of sexual harassment, and a complaint has also been filed in this regard. ...
10:24 PM, Feb 22, 2013
He said he did not mind online pot shots at his looks, but he will sue abusers if they harmed his business. ...
02:03 PM, Feb 19, 2013
The Department of Telecom, under a court order, recently ordered blocking of 78 URLs, 73 of which contained content apparently critical of the controversial IIPM. ...
08:35 PM, Feb 18, 2013
The Department of Telecom, under a court order, recently ordered blocking of 78 URLs, 73 of which contained content apparently critical of the controversial Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) and its head Arindam Chaudhuri, including a University Grants Commission notice on the unrecognised status of IIPM. The URLs blocked included many from mainstream news organisations such as Firstpost, Outlook, Times of India, Rediff, Indian Express and Economic Times,...
04:46 PM, Feb 18, 2013
'Baadshah' is to be released on April 5, 2013. It is directed by Srinu Vaitla. ...
11:05 AM, Feb 18, 2013
A court in Egypt has ordered a TV channel that airs belly dancing clips off the air for showing "sexually explicit" content and operating without a broadcast license. ...
04:27 AM, Feb 17, 2013
The Indian Institute of Planning and Management is embroiled in yet another controversy as the government has directed Internet Service Providers to block over 73 URLs carrying defamatory articles about the private business school and its chairman Arindam Chaudhuri. These URLs include a University Grants Commission (UGC) notice on the unrecognised status of IIPM. ...
10:52 AM, Feb 16, 2013
PCB's coffers are in bad condition and only a series against India can boost its financial position. ...
10:36 PM, Feb 15, 2013
Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday again raised the issue of expenditure the state is incurring on the security of Tibetan spiritual leaders, the Dalai Lama and the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje and asked the central government to bear the expense. ...
05:23 AM, Feb 13, 2013
After the execution of the 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, political slugfest over convicts on death row has began. After Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's statement on Guru, the Shiromani Akali Dal has said the party will not allow the government to carry out the death sentence of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's killer Balwant Singh Rajoana. ...
03:41 PM, Feb 12, 2013
The final placement process at the premier B-school Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) will begin from Sunday. A record 371 candidates (2011-13 batch) from its flagship Post Graduate Programme (PGP) are seeking placements in 2013. ...
10:16 PM, Feb 09, 2013
The answer to the trivia question will be: "Monkey Drums (Goskel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch." That's the 25-billionth song purchased on iTunes. ...
11:02 AM, Feb 07, 2013
Ritu Rani will lead an 18-member Indian Women's team in the Hero Hockey World League Round 2 to be held from February 18 to 24. ...
04:42 PM, Feb 05, 2013
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the party would be stronger if its constitution was implemented in letter and spirit. ...
03:21 AM, Feb 05, 2013
