Jul 5 2008
Dev Anand, one of India’s living legends, was an interesting and unlikely member of the 125-member Indian Merchants Chamber business delegation that was in Canada from June 14 to 19.
Jul 5 2008
Jaswant Singh, leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, took everyone by surprise at a press conference on Saturday when he revealed that the Bharatiya Janata Party had offered to extend outside support to the United National Progressive Alliance’s...
Jul 5 2008
The super-rich club is shrinking at a dizzying pace. Over 100 billionaires (net worth of Rs 100 crore and above) have turned millionaires courtesy the decline in share prices over the last six months.
Jul 5 2008
In what is the worst slowdown in the Indian aviation industry since 2004, airlines have decided to withdraw 165 flights in the last four weeks, slashing their total capacity by around 10 per cent.
Jul 5 2008
Gay activists, who recently marched in New Delhi, demanding decriminalisation of homosexual acts among consenting adults on Friday got a shot in the arm with the Delhi High Court finding nothing ‘unusual’ in holding such a rally.
Jul 4 2008
Jesse Helms, a veteran conservative Republican US senator who opposed a nuclear India and took the Clinton administration to task for its failure to detect New Delhi’s nuclear tests in 1998, died on Friday. He was 86.
Jul 4 2008
Disgraced scientist AQ Khan has said that Pakistan transported nuclear material to North Korea with the full knowledge of the country’s army.
Jul 4 2008
The Colombian government has released video footage of the daring raid that freed 15 rebel-held hostages, including politician Ingrid Betancourt.
Jul 4 2008
Red Hat is working hard to deliver greener products and solutions. A recent Network World test examining power consumption to determine the ‘greener’ operating system validates Red Hat’s efforts to move toward green computing.
Jul 4 2008
Remember, when US President George W Bush blamed India’s prosperity for global food crisis? A few months back, President Bush in an interactive business session had argued that while prosperity in countries like India is good, it triggers...