The BSE Sensex pulled back from an early slide and eked out a 0.1 percent gain on Monday, after a recovery in European shares helped soothe nerves. Beaten down telecoms Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications led the rise.
The government forecast ... 
After three sons, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham now wants to have a baby girl. The 35-year-old actress, has expressed her longing for another baby after she learned that her sister Louise is pregnant, reported Sun online.
"Louise has just told ... 
Chief Minister Narendra Modi, popularly called as 'CEO of Gujarat', has attempted an image makeover for being 'pro-poor', by organising 'Garib Kalyan Melas' across the state even as the Opposition dubbed it as a facade and "tamasha".
Modi, who chose to ... 
Apoorva Prasad tests the northern hemisphere's highest gondola ride
Skiing in India sounds like an oxymoron. Travellers expect heat, dust and humidity. But occasionally it's possible to throw some snow into the mix. Up north, there's Kashmir, specifically the tiny hill ... 
The unfortunate fact is that in today’s world it is price that determines the eventual appeal and associated stature of a profession. The moment we pay less to our teachers, they are invariably looked down upon
Prasoon S Majumdar
The other day I happened to participate in a colloquium that dealt with the growing concerns of severe [...]
In a country where the National Disaster Management Policy on floods has not met for two years and where floods are an annual scourge, is it any surprise that a half-a-dozen districts just vanished one fine day in Bihar’s high floods? Literally. On August 18, the barrage on Kosi river at Kushha in Nepal burst, [...]
Australia today tightened its immigration rules rejecting over 20,000 migrant applicants from foreign students, including Indians, seeking permanent residency through hairdressing, cookery and other courses.
The fresh system has set a new list of occupations in demand and has favoured skilled workers including nurses, general medical practitioners, mechanical engineers and teachers instead of groups such as [...]
World number one Tiger Woods’ “indefinite break” from golf could be Englishman Ross McGowan’s ticket to the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship.
Sunday was the final day to secure a berth in the elite 64-player field, which is based on the world rankings.
American Kevin Na, Chad Campbell and Scott Verplank all finished well enough at [...]
As food inflation spiralled to over 17 per cent, the government today said that the price situation is being reviewed regularly and surge in prices of essential items would be controlled soon.
“The process is on to control the price rise. I am hopeful that the prices of essential items will be in control soon,” Finance [...]
Bones and a jaw of animals have been found from two places during digging for some development work in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve.
“Few bones and a jaw have been found from two places in Panna Tiger Reserve during digging for carrying out some developmental work” Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Sartaj Singh told PTI today.
He [...]
