Amazon Leads Rs 375 Crore Investment In BankBazaar
Amazon.com Inc. has led a $60 million (Rs 375 crore) funding round in online financial products retailer BankBazaar.com. The Chennai-based company sells third party financial products such as credit...
View ArticleBabies React To The Hilarious Bobby Deol Parody Twitter Account
Actor Bobby Deol is on Twitter, but only the most fun version of the actor ever. A parody account dedicated to Dharmendra's younger son, @bobbydeol_, has been gaining a lot of popularity over the past...
View ArticleTeaching True Islam To Fight ISIS's Anti-Islamic Terrorism
The Muslim world is currently witnessing two contradictory phenomena. On one side, a small number of extremist and terrorist organisations, justifying their heinous acts in the name of Islam, have been...
View ArticleWhy Do Judges Fail To Comprehend The Nuances Of Gender Discrimination?
While delivering a judgement on whether the Madhya Pradesh High Court was right in converting the sentence of a convict charged under Section 376 read with Section 511 ( attempted rape ) to Section 354...
View ArticleIIPM To Shut All Campuses Except Delhi, To Stop Offering MBA, BBA Programmes
Arindam Chaudhuri, an education entrepreneur who thrived for years on full-page newspaper advertisements exhorting students to "think beyond the IIMs", featuring his flamboyant suits and "best-selling"...
View ArticleIndia 'Goofed Up' The Handling Of IC-814 Flight Hijack Crisis In 1999, Says...
The core response team that was put to action after an Air India flight was hijacked by the Taliban in 1999, majorly mishandled the crisis, resulting in the release of a terrorist who later attacked...
View ArticleAfter IIPM Shuts Down, Twitter Has A Field Day With Arindam Chaudhuri Jokes
The Indian Institute of Planning and Mangament (IIPM) founded by business guru Arindam Chaudhuri is winding up its operations everywhere in the country except Delhi, where it will be operative only as...
View ArticlePoll: Which Indian Woman Should Be On The 100 Rupee Note?
Why hasn't this happened already? Following in the footsteps of United States, Indians across the country are petitioning to put an Indian woman on their currency. Last month, US decided to feature a...
View ArticleThe True Meaning Of Yoga
We are used to seeking fulfilment externally. We live in a materialistic world where petty things give us pleasure. Yet, we all know that outward things can never make anyone happy or contented. In...
View Article19-Year-Old Bravery Award Winner Who Helped Police Crack Delhi Blasts Case,...
A 12-year-old boy was selling balloons when he saw two terrorists plant bombs inside a trash can on Delhi's Barakhamba Road on September 13, 2008. That was the day Rohan's (name changed) life was...
View ArticleMeet 7 Of India's Bravest Green Warriors Who Keep Our Wildlife Sanctuaries Safe
Seven conservationists will be awarded this month for their outstanding work in preserving Indian wildlife sanctuaries. These men have actively contributed to saving forests and protecting endangered...
View ArticleSocio Economic And Caste Census Of 2011 Paints A Grim Picture Of Rural India
NEW DELHI — The Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 today painted a grim picture of rural India, indicating that one out of three families living in villages is landless and depends on manual...
View ArticleGuess Who's Playing Emran Hashmi's Wife In Azhar?
Actress Nargis Fakhri will play former Indian cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin's wife Sangeeta Bijlani in upcoming biopic 'Azhar'. Emraan Hashmi will be playing the role of the former cricketer and Nargis...
View ArticleMake In India: Airbus, Mahindra Announce Joint Venture To Make Helicopters...
NEW DELHI — Airbus Helicopters said on Friday that it will partner with Mahindra Defence, a unit of the $16.9 billion Mahindra Group, to produce helicopters in India. The joint venture will be the...
View ArticleNew Socio-Economic Survey Highlights Plight Of Rural Households
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Rural Development Minister Rao Birendra Singh released the results of the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC 2011) today, the first exercise of this nature since...
View ArticleComedian Kapil Sharma Takes Break From Show Due To Ill Health
Stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma is taking a break from his popular TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil because of bad health. The 34-year-old funnyman, whose show is one of the most favourite places for...
View ArticleSt Stephens Molestation Case: Audio Recording Allegedly Has College Principal...
NEW DELHI -- The emergence of a new audio tape in the St Stephens molestation case has triggered a fresh row over the shameful incident that allegedly took place in the premises of the renowned...
View ArticleRag Pickers To Be Recognised With National Award
NEW DELHI -- Now, rag pickers' services will be recognised by the government which has decided to give national award for their contribution to keep India clean. "There are millions of rag pickers in...
View Article'Terminator Genisys' Review: Why Does This Even Exist?
During one of the many chase sequences in 'Terminator: Genisys', Arnold Schwarzenegger falls off a bright yellow school-bus on a Los Angeles freeway and flies head-first into a police car that's...
View ArticleFTII Strike: No Resolution Even As Students Meet Arun Jaitley, Senior I&B...
NEW DELHI -- Even as a delegation of students and alumni members of FTII Pune met with Information & Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley seeking removal of TV actor and BJP's Gajendra Chauhan as...
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