June 29, 2012
Mumbai, June 29 — Recalling the magic of Rajesh Khanna's films, actor Anupam Kher says that other than the superstar's charm, his teaming up with musical duo - composer R.D. Burman and singer Kishore Kumar - contributed in making them bigger and better.
June 29, 2012
Washington, June 29 — Dr. Bobby Khan, executive director of Carmel Biosciences, a US clinical research company, has been presented an award for Outstanding Business Collaboration between the US and India.
The award was conferred at the USA-India Business Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, last week, according to a press release from Carmel Biosciences.
The summit brought together industry leaders, academia and public policy makers to share experiences and spur growth in USA-India business and trade relations.
June 29, 2012
Despite the loss of their first Test, Pakistan is confident they can bounce pack against Sri Lanka this weekend. Pakistan was bowled out for 100 in the first innings of the first Test in Sri Lanka.
Pakistan seek revival in Sri Lanka's den
June 29, 2012
Weakness in rupee, high inflation and slowdown in growth led to decline in economic confidence in the country in May compared to the earlier month, according to research firm Ipsos. According to the Ipsos Economic Pulse of the World Survey, economic confidence among Indians declined by two points to 70 percent in the month of May as compared to the previous month. It had stood at 72 in April.
June 29, 2012
Former Finance Minister and Congress-led United Progressive Alliance’s (UPA) presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee said that he had no regrets for not becoming the Prime Minister of India despite being a strong contender for the Rashtrapati Bhawan in past.
June 29, 2012
Air India, which is operating a curtailed global flight schedule due to the pilots' strike, is likely to reopen international bookings and firm up a fresh operating schedule by this weekend with the help of 130 executive pilots.
June 28, 2012
With Government online networks facing threats from hackers, security of sensitive cyber domains will be reviewed at a high-level meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh which will discuss ways to counter such offensives.
June 28, 2012
The Congress Party is trying to HIT back at BJP real hard.
Congress asked BJP to rename itself as Bhrasht (Corrupt) Janta Party after the Opposition party attacked the government over the Adarsh scam and the resignation of Union Minister Virbhadra Singh. "BJP has lost all moral rights to speak on corruption and that is why they have outsourced it to the civil society. The opposition party should look within.
June 28, 2012
In a dramatic victory for President Barack Obama, the Supreme Court upheld the 2010 health care law Thursday, preserving Obama’s landmark legislative achievement.
The majority opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts, who held that the law was a valid exercise of Congress’s power to tax.
June 28, 2012
Strategies to bring out-of-school children, most of whom are migrants, under the umbrella of education are being tried out in Gujarat.
ISSUES OF MIGRATION: Children of salt pan workers have it hard.
