Last week in Goa, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra’s iron man Sharad Pawar reportedly met for more than 90 minutes to discuss various possibilities of Indian politics in......
One more issue has been added in the long list of problems for the Commonwealth Games. Environmentalists have objected to the spraying of chemicals in the Games Village. The Municipal Corporation......
A new, dangerous militant group has been silently on the rise in Pakistan, according to Pakistani authorities. Authorities believe they have been wrongly blaming the Taliban for the recent attacks......
A human rights advocate based in Chhatisgarh was allegedlydetained and beatenup by the local policefor being a "Naxalite supporter". Advocate Alban Toppo writes an open letter narrating his......
The governmentbelieves that the National Rural Employment GuaranteeScheme and its work in the areas of water management and crop enhancement would lead the country to a second Green Revolution.......
The Indian School of Business in Hyderabadis offering free management education to women entrepreneurs.Held in partnership with the 'Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Initiative', ISB trains more than 100......
The Tatas are out shopping again. Since February 2000, the group has acquired as many as 27 companies, both in India and overseas, at a total cost of over Rs 16,000 crore ($3.5 billion)!In the......
The Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued a circular clarifying some issues about Fringe Benefit Tax. The CBDT says that FBT will have to be paid by the employers in advance during the financial......
The United Progressive Alliance government is all set to pass the historic National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill 2004.Here's a primer on all you want to know about the government's rural job......
The imposition of fringe benefit tax that proposes to tax companies on perquisites provided to their employees by Finance Minister P Chidambaram in his recent Budget has sparked off a huge debate......
The nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards have been announced, and some of our predictions by Aseem Chhabra, Arthur J Pais and Raja Sendid come true! Here's a look at the nominations:......
A music video conceived and directed by Heath Ledger has debuted 18 months after the Oscar-winning actor's shocking death at the age of 28. Ledger, whose marvelous turn as The Joker in Batman: The......
Scooby Doo. Astro. Adam Ant. Speed Buggy. Penelope Pitstop. One man, in the course of a six-decade long career at the Hanna Barbera studios, conceived them, gave them form and shape and character,......
The Internet has 'liberated' music from the hegemony of record labels, millions around the world feel. Freefalling record sales and astronomical download figures are proof of that.Now, it seems......
Facing trial on child abuse charges is hard work, and Michael Jackson is a tired, hungry superstar who really wants some Naan and Aloo curry. Jackson will be in Britain for a series of concerts......