In a major embarrassment for the Congress, a man named as one of its candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, joined the BJP today. - 20 mins ago, 9 Mar 14, 2:49pm -
A 13-year old Indian-origin boy has emerged as the winner of a spelling bee contest in the US in an epic verbal duel that lasted a total of 95 rounds, after judges ran out of words in a previous marat... - 28 mins ago, 9 Mar 14, 2:41pm -
Google said it is "extending full cooperation" to the CCI in its investigation. The conclusion of a two-year review by the US antitrust watchdog has concluded that the company's services were good for... - 40 mins ago, 9 Mar 14, 2:29pm -
Ending days of speculation, Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena or MNS has decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections, beginning April 7. - 2 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 1:32pm -
Founded in 2007 by two ex-Amazon.com employees and university friends, Flipkart.com has become India's biggest shopping portal hit and has drawn backers such as New-York based venture capitalists Tige... - 2 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 1:09pm -
As it seeks to gain a toehold in Karnataka, Aam Aadmi Party is scheduled to hold fund raising dinner during party chief Arvind Kejriwal's two-day visit to the city towards the weekend. - 2 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 12:53pm -
Amidst slogans and drumbeats, the man behind Aadhar or the Unique Identification Number, Nandan Nilekani formally joined the Congress in Bangalore today. - 2 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 12:44pm -
Malaysian authorities were looking into the "possibility" that an airliner which vanished with 239 people on board had attempted to turn back, the country's air force chief said on Sunday. - 3 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 12:05pm -
Vigilante activist Sampat Pal may be angry with the producers of Gulaab Gang but in Madhuri Dixit's character she finds a reflection of her own life so stark that it makes her feel "it was me on scree... - 3 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 11:43am -
The discovery that two of the passengers on the missing Malaysian Airlines jet were carrying stolen passports has also raised the unsettling possibility of foul play. - 4 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 11:30am -
Yasuo Takamatsu, 57, grunts with the effort of hoisting a scuba diving tank onto his back, as he prepares to step into the cold waters off Japan's tsunami-ravaged coast to look for the body of his wif... - 4 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 11:23am -
Malaysian authorities are investigating the identities of at least two other passengers on a missing Malaysia Airlines flight, in addition to two who were found to be using stolen passports. - 4 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 11:11am -
Refusal to have sex with spouse during honeymoon does not amount to cruelty, the Bombay High Court has ruled while setting aside a family court judgement dissolving the marriage of a couple on this gr... - 4 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 11:09am -
The FBI is sending agents and technical experts to assist a team probing the disappearances of a Malaysia Airlines jet that had several Americans aboard, US media reported on Saturday. - 5 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 10:16am -
One worker was killed and two others injured in an accident at a shipbuilding centre in Visakhapatnam where India is building its first class of three nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. Th... - 6 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 9:14am -
After a controversial four-day tour in Narendra Modi's bastion of Gujarat, the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP is back in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh. - 6 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 8:45am -
Amid speculations on his next move after top BJP leaders met him, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray will announce his political strategy for the Lok Sabha elections today on the occ... - 6 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 8:40am -
Investigators trying to find out what happened to a Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared somewhere over the Gulf of Thailand on Saturday were examining the usual causes of plane crashes: mechanical ... - 7 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 7:47am -
After Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal launched a stinging attack on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at a rally in Ahmedabad yesterday, the party approached the Election Commissio... - 7 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 7:47am -
President Barack Obama placed a series of calls to six world leaders on Saturday as tensions rose in Ukraine's Russian-occupied Crimean region, the White House said. - 8 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 7:02am -
A Texas semiconductor firm said on Saturday that 20 of its employees were confirmed passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines jet that has abruptly vanished. - 8 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 6:50am -
The most dangerous parts of a flight are takeoff and landing. Rarely do incidents happen when a plane is cruising seven miles above the earth. - 8 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 6:45am -
BJP president Rajnath Singh today faced some tough questions from senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi over reports that the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi could contest the general el... - 14 hours ago, 9 Mar 14, 12:53am -
With the parliamentary election polling schedule announced last week, the markets would be very sensitive to the slew of voter polls which would be aired on the various media platforms. - 1 day ago, 8 Mar 14, 1:29pm -
Reliance Land Private Ltd and Reliance Capital Ltd have offered to purchase 51,579,465 shares, representing 26.70 percent stake in Reliance MediaWorks, according to a public notice issued today. - 1 day ago, 8 Mar 14, 1:08pm -
Ukrainian stocks have risen nearly 20 percent this year even as the country has suffered political unrest, regime change and a stand-off with Russia. - 1 day ago, 8 Mar 14, 12:37pm -
The RBI decision comes after Manappuram Board passed a resolution to enhance the limit for purchase of its equity shares and convertible debentures by FIIs. FIIs, NRIs and PIOs (Persons of Indian Origins) can invest in primary and secondary capital markets in India through Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS). - 2 days ago, 7 Mar 14, 10:08pm -
Most market experts see this pre-election market rally extending and the Nifty gaining another 100-150 points from the current level. - 2 days ago, 7 Mar 14, 9:07pm -
Taking a short-term view, 6,550 and 6,700 are the immediate levels for the Nifty and eventually a 12 percent upmove from current level is likely in the next four-six weeks, foresees Gautam Shah of JM Financial. - 2 days ago, 7 Mar 14, 4:40pm -
In fact, foreign institutional investors are the only ones rolling in the dough, say arbitrage traders and market operators who have been caught unawares by the sudden surge in share prices. - 2 days ago, 7 Mar 14, 3:45pm -
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has agreed to the proposal that the right to decide on an inflation target for the economy will become the government’s mandate and that the central bank would focus on achieving it, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said while addressing a joint press conference with governor Raghuram Rajan. - 2 days ago, 7 Mar 14, 3:26pm -
The current market puts somewhat pressure on people who are sitting on sidelines and wanting to buy and this basically triggers them to buy quickly in this market at this point in time: Edelweiss - 2 days ago, 7 Mar 14, 12:58pm -
Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Udayan Mukherjee says that the trade is beginning to catch on now. However, this is not the time to chunk out high quality from the portfolio just yet, he adds. - 2 days ago, 7 Mar 14, 10:19am -
Arvind Sanger, managing partner, Geosphere Capital Management says unless there is any major negative geopolitical issue, Indian equity market is likley to be immune to any global risk and will play the election rally. - 2 days ago, 7 Mar 14, 8:52am -
Some reasons for this fear being heavy tax and penalty payments, possible devastating impact on the business, mental harassment faced during such raids etc. - 19 days ago, 18 Feb 14, 5:27pm -
