Saudis get first-ever woman minister

The winds of change seem to be blowing in from the desert, however mildly, in Saudi Arabia. In a landmark development, King Abdullah has appointed Norah al-Faiz as deputy minister with special......

Yoda to help Canadian soldiers destress

Troops deployed in the Global War on Terror may return home -- when they do battle-weary and under immense stress, but Canada has taken a lead out of Hollywood to address this pressing problem.......

Britain frowns on overuse of antibiotics

Since the discovery and initial administrations of penicillin in the first half on the 20th century, antibiotics have been heralded as nothing less than wonder drugs. From syphilis to......

When MPs talked about milk fortification

Cutting across party lines, it was an unusual gathering of 15 Members of Parliament. Amar Singh, Jaya Bhaduri [Samajwadi Party], Ravishanker Prasad, Manvendra Singh [Bhartiya Janata Party], and......

ISB offers free training to women entrepreneurs

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......

I'm not dead yet, says Steve Jobs

Is he? Isn't he? He isn't actually, and Apple's genius leader decided to prove it once and for all. As Steve Jobs walked across the stage for the launch of the new iPod models, the huge black......

Direct Tax Code: BJP leaders meet Pranab

A high-level BJP delegation met finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday to protest against the proposed Direct Tax Code, which it claimed would adversely impact the small and middle income......

5 innovations that will change our lives!

International Business Machines, the multinational computer technology giant, on Monday unveiled the 'IBM Next Five in Five' study, which is its view on five innovations that have the potential of......

Aishwarya Rai admitted to hospital

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was admitted to Seven Hills hospital, northwest Mumbai, late on Monday night. She was accompanied by husband Abhishek and pa-in-law Amitabh Bachchan. The actress is expected......

Actress Sujatha passes away

Veteran actress Sujatha,who has performed in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi movies, passed away at her residence in Chennai today. She was 58. The actress was facing health problems for a while......

Madhur blames Ash for hiding pregnancy news

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar is devastated. And understandably so. His ambitious project Heroine had to be unceremoniously shelved after news of his leading lady Aishwarya Rai Bachchan being......

Saif, Vidya to star in anti-AIDS film

Mira Nair, Kamal Hassan, Vishal Bhardwaj and Santosh Sivan will make four 12-minute films on AIDS for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Speaking to the NDTV Profit television channel, New......