Budget: Rs 400 cr for building world-class institutes

Setting up of National Research Foundation (NRF), adoption of a New Education Policy and allocation of over Rs 400 crore for building world-class institutes are among the budgetary announcements......

Fool-proof UID system for Indians? Blah!

The much publicised Unique Identification number may not be as infallible as it is touted to be. Though Aadhaar -- the implementation programme of the UID -- records both the biometric and......

'Juvenile' Indian fishermen freed in Pak

A Pakistani court has ordered the authorities to free two juvenile Indian fishermen and asked them to provide details of steps taken for the release and exchange of some 1,000 fishermen interned in......

Unix's revenge

I was personally rather astonished to hear that Sun Microsystems and Microsoft had buried the hatchet in their long running war of words. This startled me, because I had become used to Sun being......

As shares plunge to 5-year low, Sun Pharma promoters poorer by Rs 12,660 crore in 10 days

Sun Pharma’s market capitalisation stood at Rs 100,050 crore on December 5, with its share price closing at Rs 417 a piece - lowest since March 2013. The country’s leading drug maker......

India's Super Rich got richer in 2017

Of the 23 Indian billionaires mentioned in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, only one saw a reduction in net worth, with the companies owned by most of them outperforming the Nifty 50 index by......

Markets end at lowest level since November 24; metal stocks melt

Extending losses for 7th session, Nifty fell below the 8,000 mark for the first time since Nov 25 Benchmark indices ended negative today on broad-based selling amid weak global cues as Asian......

Sensex breaks 2-day losing streak; HDFC, ITC lead

Broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indces slipping 0.8%-1.1% Markets ended two-day losing streak and ended marginally higher, amid a choppy session,......

PHOTOS: Stosur, Del Potro shine on Day 1 of French Open

Australian Samantha Stosur wasted little time in a 6-4, 6-0 first-round dismissal of Britain's Elena Baltacha as the French Open got underway in bright sun and clear skies on Sunday. The......

New Zealand Cricket hires hockey expert

Indian hockey's loss is New Zealand cricket's gain.Ric Charlesworth, once an applicant for the Indian hockey team coach's job, joined New Zealand Cricket as its new high performance......