'Chandrayaan data to be crucial for settlement on moon'

India's lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 holds immense potential for gathering critical data and will significantly contribute to the understanding of the Moon, a former top National Aeronautics and......

SC to examine interpretation of sedition law vis a vis media rights

The Supreme Court on Monday said that ambit and parameters of the colonial era sedition law require interpretation, particularly in the context of the right of the electronic and print media to......

YSR death row pits Jagan against AP govt

The crackdown of Andhra Pradesh government against some Telugu news channels for their "irresponsible reporting" about the conspiracy behind former Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's death is......

AP police seize hard disks, CDs from Sakshi TV

The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID) sleuths seized computer hard disks and CDs from Sakshi TV office in Hyderabad on Saturday in connection with the news story on former chief......

Big TV, Carlyle in talks to raise $50-100 mn

Big TV, the Anil Ambani group's direct-to-home services provider, is in final stages of negotiations with Carlyle Group, the global private equity major, to raise around $50-100 million (Rs 240-Rs......

DTH cos eye foreign channels to woo subscribers

As competition hots up in the direct-to-home (DTH) space, operators, including Dish TV and Sun Direct, are now turning to foreign language channels to build their content bouquet in a bid to take......

Sun Direct mantra: Be regional, think national

Its ad-jingle 'Tan tana tann' has come true all the way. Sun Direct DTH has become the second largest direct-to-homesatellite TV operator in the country. There are presently around 20 million DTH......

How big will the iPhone be?

Few stocks trade on emotion the way Apple Inc does. Its rip-roaring initial public offering in 1980 created the template for modern tech mania, while making Steve Jobs a gazillionaire. When the......

Boxer Pacquiao loses Nike sponsorship for 'abhorrent' anti-gay comments

Nike Inc, the world's largest sportswear maker, said it had ended its contract with Manny Pacquiao after the Filipino boxer described gays as "worse than animals". "We find Manny Pacquiao's......

Boxing champ Pacquiao's fall from grace

Philippines' Manny Pacquiao faces vote boycott for anti-gay comments IMAGE: Boxer Manny Pacquiao during a news conference. Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images Gay and lesbian groups have called......

Boxing champ Pacquiao creates a storm, says gay people 'worse than animals'!

IMAGE: Boxer Manny Pacquiao poses on the scale during an official weigh-in. Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao has created a storm in his country after......