Grim poll ratings mar Congress anniversary in India
As India’s Congress party celebrated its anniversary in power on May 22, an opinion poll released by CNN-IBN revealed substantial skepticism about the credibility of the current Indian government.
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Indian is first female amputee to climb Everest
A 26-year-old Indian woman, and a former volleyball player, who lost her leg after she was thrown from a moving train has become the first female amputee to climb Everest.
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Phone Firms Sell Data on Customers
Big phone companies have begun to sell the vast troves of data they gather about their subscribers' locations, travels and Web-browsing habits.
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Myanmar's 'goldrush' luring foreigners in droves
There is an expat "goldrush" in Myanmar, driven by the promise of an economic boom after the rollback of many sanctions following the end of decades of junta rule.
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In Bangalore, India’s technology capital, tattoo artists have reported an uptick in men asking for brand tattoos to celebrate jobs at the world’s top technology companies, including Microsoft and IBM.
NEW DELHI: India's second largest software services firm Infosys has said that terror attacks like the ones in Mumbai and the US as well as hostilities with Pakistan can affect the firm's business. Such acts of aggression could impact the image of India in terms of investments and could disrupt communications, the Bangalore-based IT major added.
NEW DELHI: Prices of 348 medicines, including life-saving drugs, will be cheaper soon by up to 80 per cent as the new drug price control order (DPCO) has come into effect. Industry experts said the implementation of the new drug policy will lead to slashing of prices of many anti-cancer and anti-infective drugs by 50-80 per cent.
New Delhi — The cricketing world was in shock after Delhi Police late Wednesday night arrested Rajasthan Royals players Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila in Mumbai for alleged spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
LONDON: In a major medical breakthrough, scientists have for the first time converted human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, capable of transforming into any other cell type in the human body.
