Cyrus Mistry to succeed Ratan Tata
Mumbai : Cyrus Mistry will be the new chairman of the Tata Group, succeeding incumbent Ratan Tata who retires next year, Tatas announced Wednesday….
India to raise Rs.10,000 crore debt for building highways
Bangalore : India will soon raise Rs.10,000 crore ($1.9 billion) through a public debt issue for funding its ambitious national highways project, Union Road…
Another parliament day, Rs.4 crore lost
New Delhi : Pandemonium over varied issues by ruling party and opposition members in both houses of Parliament Wednesday resulted in the loss of…
11 Haryana power officials suspended for contractor nexus
Chandigarh : Exposing the nexus between its officers and contractors in award of contracts, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) Wednesday placed 11…
Sherry Rehman is Pakistan’s ambassador to US
Islamabad : Former minister Sherry Rehman was Wednesday appointed Pakistan’s ambassador to the US after Husain Haqqani quit over a memo that claimed President…
Sensex dives nearly 600 points to two-year low
Mumbai : Indian equities fell sharply to a two-year intra-day low Wednesday as traders, spooked by a weak rupee and global economic turmoil, sold…
Reliance officials, two others get bail in 2G spectrum case
New Delhi : Seven months after they were taken into custody as co-accused in the second generation (2G) spectrum allocation case, the Supreme Court…
Rahul Gandhi can deliver the goods: Oommen Chandy
New Delhi : Describing Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi as a ” a very good leader who can deliver the goods”, Kerala Chief Minister…
Kashmir cackles with 600,000 bird visitors
Hokarsar Bird Reserve (Jammu and Kashmir) : This premier wetland in Srinagar is in the prime of its beauty these days — it…
Vladimir Putin’s double found in China
Beijing : A farmer from central China has recently been found to bear a striking resemblance to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Luo Yuanping…