The last few years have been uncharacteristically good for the Indian sugar sector for a variety of reasons. While on the one hand, the weather supported good crop production; on the other hand, the programme to blend ethanol with petrol took off in a big way. The long-pending problem of burgeoning sugarcane arrears almost came down to nil and exports boomed to record highs.
The fine actor is nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role in The Boy with The Topknot.
Joginder Tuteja looks at how well Hindi remakes perform at the box office.
The Amazon founder's $250 million purchase of the famed Washington Post offers a template for the last few holdouts in the industry, chief among them the New York Times Co's Sulzberger family.
The New York Times Co has agreed to sell The Boston Globe to the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, John W. Henry, for $70 million in cash, ending its 20-year ownership of the paper.
People in relationships do not change each other over time, say researchers.
'Having been an air warrior myself for three decades, I am sure the IAF has all the info in place to be divulged at the right time,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).
'My friends always say I'm perpetually happy, and now I realise it was because of you.'
The movie marks the return of director Rohan Sippy and Junior Bachchan after a gap of five-years. They last worked together on 2005 hit Bluffmaster, where Abhishek played a conman.
Amitabh Bachchan reviews movie Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na and remembers Smita Patil on his blog on Bigadda.com.
The death of his beloved wife was a blow Shashi Kapoor never recovered from, reveals Aseem Chhabra.
A scientist, his daughter, a curious boy named George and a supercomputer: Ingredients, all, in an upcoming work of fiction that sets out to demystify the secrets of the universe, for a young audience.
"There is no evidence to establish that the car was used by the accused in the crime," the lawyer argued.
At that time, co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal had made a public announcement at a Bengaluru hotel, about a $1-billion fund raising, largest so far in the Indian e-commerce sector. A day later, Amazon issued a statement that it was investing $2 billion in India.
Girls in the Kashmir valley hurling defiance at the security forces will detract from the legitimacy of India's response and its standing in the world, says Ajai Shukla.
Two Chinese companies have manufactured a computer that allows the blind and those with eye diseases to access the cyberspace easily with a Chinese-braille keyboard, a mouse and
The start-up story appears to be losing its sheen due to corporate misgovernance, financial mismanagement and gender discrimination.
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Anita Hassanandani opts for a new avatar with stand up comedy in Comedy Nights Bachao.
Credit cards prove useful when making high value transactions.
But when organisations cushion the impact to make it less traumatic, it helps in the recovery process, Wayne F Cascio tells Abhilasha Ojha
'What we have heard from the Sri Lankans is their desire to have a foreign policy that allows Sri Lanka to best advance its own interests rather than a foreign policy that relied solely on one relationship.' 'We think this is an attitude that makes a lot of sense. India and Sri Lanka have many areas of shared interests, and it's certainly welcomed by us to see that deepening of those ties.'
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