October 16, 2012
LUCKNOW: In order to oppose fundamentalist in their own community, Shia and Sunni Muslim clerics have come together under the banner of World Waeela Front. Formed by Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawwad, the front has demanded ban on Talibani ideology as they perceive is to be the one of the biggest threat for the counry.
October 16, 2012
NEW DELHI: There was uproar on the social microblogging site Twitter after Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced on Tuesday that Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar would be conferred with the Member of the Order of Australia award.
October 16, 2012
'He did nothing,' said Brian J. Antal, president of the charity that runs the soup kitchen in Ohio. 'He just came in here to get his picture taken at the dining hall.'
October 16, 2012
Michael Corbat, who was previously CEO of Citi’s overseas divisions, will take over reins. President and COO John Havens also leaving the company.
October 16, 2012
Mumbai: The rupee fell for a second successive session on Monday after inflation data was stronger than expected, pushing back hopes for a rate cut that investors had hoped would help boost growth and spark further foreign flows into equity markets.
Indian Rupee vs US Dollar
October 16, 2012
In 2009 Swiss giant Nestle applied for a patent to produce a product similar to a traditional Indian remedy using cow’s milk to cure constipation. The Indian government successfully fought the patent; it is now at work on hundreds of other cases to protect the country's "genetic heritage."
October 15, 2012
LUCKNOW: The first day in class for any new pupil can be an overwhelming experience, so imagine arriving for lessons as one of 40,000 pupils on the roll-call of the world's biggest school.
October 15, 2012
The world’s largest casino company Caesars Entertainment is looking to site live entertainment events like concerts and musicals in Mumbai, Dehli and Goa. Gaming may follow.
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.
October 15, 2012
KOLKATA: Mamata Banerjee has given the Congress-led UPA government "between two and six months" and wants the Trinamool Congress to become the nucleus of an anti-Congress front which, she thinks, will decimate the Grand Old Party in the next general elections.
