December 25, 2012
Sonali Mukherjee, an acid attack victim from Dhanbad, has walked away a millionaire from India’s popular TV quiz show “Kaun Banega Crorepati”. Instead of hiding herself, Mukherjee has decided to “stand up and scream and shout against the violence.”
December 24, 2012
Washington: A renowned Indian-American inventor at IBM, Rangaswamy Srinivasan, has been nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama for the prestigious National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Along with Mr. Srinivasan, President Obama named 12 eminent researchers as recipients of the National Medal of Science and 10 extraordinary inventors for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honors bestowed by the U.S. government upon scientists, engineers, and inventors.
December 24, 2012
The three-member committee of jurists, constituted to give recommendations on amending laws to provide speedier justice and enhanced punishment in sexual assault cases, began its work on Monday by issuing notice seeking public comments on the issue by January 5.
December 24, 2012
New Delhi: Eight Indian CEOs have made it to the list of 100 global chief executives, compiled by Harvard Business Review (HBR), with ITC’s Y C Deveshwar and late Subir Raha of ONGC finding a place in the top 20.
ITC Chairman Y.C.Deveshwar during a press meet in Chennai.
December 24, 2012
JOHANNESBURG: India has eased some visa restrictions on South Africans to facilitate tourists and business arrivals including a much-resented curb on returning to the country within a period of two months.
December 24, 2012
BANGALORE: Five years after their bilateral cricket ties were snapped due to the Mumbai terror attack, India and Pakistan are set to slug it out in what promises to be a high-voltage limited-over series starting with the first Twenty20 international on Tuesday.
December 24, 2012
Twentieth anniversaries don't get any better. Celebrating two decades of ties, India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have big future plans.
First, think trade. India, an economic powerhouse, and Asean, one of the world's most economically vibrant regions, can do better than to keep trade limited at the current $80 billion.
Decemebr 24, 2012
The Pope sent a clear message to gay rights activists who are celebrating gains made this year — the Vatican still thinks same-sex marriage is a ‘manipulation of nature.’
December 24, 2012
NEW DELHI: A year after Russia sought to ban the Bhagavad Gita, the Iskcon Krishna temple in Moscow is facing closure by the Russian government. By January 15, 2013, Iskcon monks said their Moscow temple, the only Hindu temple in Russia, would be demolished by the city authorities.
December 23, 2012
Nearly 133.35 lakh tonnes of paddy has been procured so far across Punjab and the state alone contributes over 60 percent of food grains to the national kitty
Chandigarh – Farmers in agrarian state Punjab are richer by over Rs.16,028 crore with a bumper paddy crop this season, a state government spokesman said here Sunday.
