Prof Ramakrishnan receives Chemistry Nobel

Indian-American Venkatraman Ramakrishnan received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the Concert Hall in Stockholm on Thursday. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf presented the highest honour in the......

45 killed in Lahore blast

At least 45 people were killed and 273 injured when a massive blast shook the Civil Lines area of Lahore city on Wednesday. The blast occurred in 15 Building adjacent to the Capital......

India on a road to rediscover Africa

India is on a rediscovery of Africa. India and Africa, as maritime neighbours have an ancient tradition of trading links. But a modern day engagement is taking shape between them with the Indian......

Explained: Sino-Indian ties in figures

On January 13, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will reach Beijing with issues related to business and economy on his mind. The Chinese economy is roughly three times bigger than India's. The overview......

India does not need to import from China: Gadkari

Highlighting the role of MSMEs in enhancing exports and helping the country achieve self reliance, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said India does not need to import from China. "Already in......

NIIT, Chinese varsities in talks

Seeking to expand one of its profitable overseas ventures, leading IT education provider NIIT is in discussions with various Chinese universities to forge business partnerships for offering courses......

Now NIIT eyes Russia, S Africa, Saudi Arabia

NIIT Limited, a provider of IT training, learning and knowledge solutions, is set to expand its overseas presence by expanding its chain of IT education training centres in a few emerging countries......

Revenues of IT companies may take a big hit in FY21

Though a weak dollar will lend some support to revenues and margins in FY21, the demand environment will outweigh any gain. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Revenues of information technology......

Tamil actor Jayam Ravi weds

Jayam Ravi, one of the most successful and promising young actors in Tamil got married to Aarthi on June 4 at Hotel Park Sheraton in Chennai. The actor burst into the Tamil scene with Jayam......

Video: Woman fan tries to kiss Irfan Pathan

Irfan Pathan's form may have deserted him, but his charm radiates. The handsome Baroda pacer barely avoided embarrassment on Monday when a female fan in Kolkata tried to kiss him in......

'My target is to regain world number one status'

Having defended his World Championships title two months back, Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand has set his eyes on regaining FIDE number one spot by the year end. "I wanted to win the world......

Indian chess scene positive: Anand

Asia is taking to the game of chess in a big way with India and China enjoying a very big presence, Super Grandmaster Viswanthan Anand said in Bangalore on Saturday."Earlier the gap between the......

Indian men score sixth straight win

Indian men's team stayed as the only one to have an all-win record after six rounds, as they recorded their sixth straight win, this time 3-1 over the Netherlands to move into the joint third......

Anand overlooks winning position

Indian Grandmaster ViswanathanAnand missed out on a possible victoryin the fourth round against Vioral Bologan at the 66th Corus Grandmasters Chess tournament, at the De Moriaan Centre, in the......