March, 2012
NEW DELHI: As the country celebrates Women's Day on Thursday, data on Parliaments across the world reveal that India, the largest democracy, lags much behind other countries including its neighbours such as Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal when it comes to women's participation in politics.
March, 2012
MUMBAI: Two of the biggest Khans in Bollywood are no longer on speaking terms. Many of Salman Khan’s movies have crossed the 100 crore mark, and Shah Rukh still rules as the badshah of Bollywood.
March 12, 2012
Scorecard: Pakistan 262 for 8 (Hafeez 89, Jamshed 54, Gul 39, Shahadat 3-53) beat Bangladesh 241 (Shakib 64, Tamim 64, Gul 3-58) by 21 runs
Pakistan survived a scare before pulling off a nervy 21-run victory over a spirited Bangladesh in the thrilling opening cricket match of Asia Cup tournament on Sunday.
March 12, 2012
Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy said India should not join human rights groups at a UN meeting on Sunday. India's participation in the resolution would make it vulnerable to similar resolutions over Kashmir or Manipur, Swamy said and suggested that it should urge Sri Lanka to devolve power so as to meet the legitimate aspirations of Lankan Tamils.
March 11, 2012
Indian envoy to US, Nirupama Rao, met the Mayor of the District of Columbia Vincent Gray during which he sought more Indian investment in the American capital. "The Mayor expressed keen interest in increasing cooperation between the District and India," the Indian Embassy spokesman Virander Paul, said in a statement.
March 11, 2012
Noting that downside risks to Indian economic growth are high, the World Bank today projected the country's GDP to expand 7-7.5% in 2012-13. "In India, the slowdown in GDP growth witnessed over the last two quarters is likely to extend into the coming fiscal year because of the weakness in investment," the World Bank said in its latest economic update for India.
March 11, 2012
The next generation of Indian players should not put themselves under pressure to copy illustrious compatriots like the retired Rahul Dravid or Sachin Tendulkar, according to captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
March 10, 2012
Close on the heels of a new CEO taking charge at Yahoo Inc, the internet giant is likely to cut thousands of jobs as part of a major restructuring exercise of its operations, a report has said.
March 10, 2012
Although a formal announcement will be made after a meeting of the newly elected Samajwadi Party legislators, party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav’s son Akhilesh Yadav appeared all set to become the next chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.
March 9, 2012
The collective net worth of 48 billionaires in India at about Rs 10 lakh crore exceeds the government's total consumption expenditure for the last fiscal, as also the entire fiscal deficit of the country. The collective wealth of the 48 billionaires is also more than double the fiscal deficit amount estimated by the government for the current fiscal at Rs 4.12 lakh crore.
