November 21, 2015
MUMBAI: Until recently the holder of a bank account with just a few thousand rupees, Professor Mahan Maharaj, an ascetic monk, is today the winner of a Rs 65 lakh-prize for his work in geometry.
Professor Mahan Maharaj said he wears saffron clothes to remind him to lead an austere lifestyle and has little to do with religion.
November 20, 2015
New Delhi: A student of Delhi Technology University on Monday has set a new record at his institute on Friday after grabbing an offer of Rs 1.27 crore annual salary package by the search engine giant Google. Kakkar, an alumni of Springdales, Pusa Road, reportedly said that, “DTU campus had made a great difference to his prospects”.
November 20, 2015
The seventh Pay Commission, headed by Justice AK Mathur, on Thursday submitted its report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
November 19, 2015
Washington: While more than eight in ten Indians consider religious freedom as very important, surprisingly fewer than half deem honest competitive elections as important in the world's largest democracy, according to a new survey.
November 19, 2015
Former Subway sandwich chain pitchman Jared Fogle on Thursday was sentenced to 15-1/2 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to child pornography and sex charges.
November 19, 2015
New York: India is among the 10 countries most impacted by terrorism in 2014, according to a new report which said that ISIS and Boko Haram are now jointly responsible for more than half of all global fatalities from terrorist attacks.
November 19, 2015
A gold deposit scheme launched amid fanfare by Prime Minister Narendra Modi two weeks ago has so far attracted only 400 grams, an industry official said on Thursday, out of a national hoard estimated at 20,000 tonnes.
November 19, 2015
Bhubaneswar: An aviation institute director in Bhubaneswar was beaten up by female students for allegedly sexually harassing them.
More than 10 female students thrashed Air Hostess and Hospitality Academy (AHHA) director Dilip Routray after they were allegedly sexually harassed at different work places where they were sent by the director to do job.
The students alleged that they were not paid salary at those places and were sexually harassed.
November 18, 2015
By Geeta Goindi
Top: Major Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi is flanked by members of the New York-based group, Singh In The City, at an interfaith ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of military veterans, held at the Arlington National Cemetery
