MUMBAI (TIP): Reserve Bank relaxed norms for banks to grant certain loans to their CEOs and directors by doing away with the prior approval requirement. Section 20 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (B.R. Act, 1949) […]
KOLKATA (TIP): Lenovo India Pvt. is eyeing the top position in the Indian PC market by March, its Marketing Director – India & South Asia, Bhaskar Choudhuri said. The company also aims to grab the […]
MUMBAI (TIP): The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) wants to make it easier to pay taxes in India. And the measures to be introduced in the near future, after obtaining an internal committee’s report, […]
SURAT (TIP: Like De Beers, Rio Tinto and other mining companies, the world’s largest diamond mining company Alrosa too has decided to lower its rough diamond prices by 8-10 per cent for its September sale. […]
NEW YORK (TIP): In a relief to Sahara, a US court has rejected a plea seeking to attach the Indian group’s prized Plaza and Dream Downtown hotels here. Hong Kong-based JTS Trading had approached the […]
Ganesha Chaturthi is the Hindu festival celebrated in honour of the god Ganesha, the elephant-headed. The festival, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi […]
A quaint hill station perched at an altitude of 8000 ft, Dalhousie sprawls across five hills at the foothills of the Dhauladhar range in Himachal Pradesh. This picture-perfect destination was founded during India’s colonial occupation back in […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Four Indian Americans have been recognized in Politico Magazine’s “Politico 50” this year for their contributions to politics in the U.S. The magazine names a list of 50 people whom they deem to […]
MENLO PARK (TIP): Facebook unveiled a new tool Thursday aimed at helping journalists using the social network track breaking and trending news, in a challenge to Twitter. The service called Signal, which is available for […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The best-laid plans often go astray. Up against the Davis Cup top seeds in the World Group Playoffs, the hosts were banking on searing heat and humidity to sap the energy of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): She has always found her stupendous success on court go hand-in-hand with controversies off it and that is precisely the reason why Sania Mirza is hardly bothered about what a few people […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Having clinched his 17th Grand Slam title by winning the US Open mixed doubles title with his Swiss partner Martina Hingis last week, Leander Paes flew in from Mumbai and walked into […]
Accountability for past excesses is not easily achieved in post-conflict societies, but its need and relevance cannot be brushed aside. Fostering peace and reconciliation among formerly feuding sections of society, and finding constitutional solutions to core political […]
STORY: Top cop Mathur’s daughter, Radha (Athiya Shetty) is kidnapped by Sooraj (Sooraj Pancholi), the protege of her father’s arch-rival. Cupid plays his part in making them fall in love. But, this volatile love story […]
In an interview with Bollywoodlife.com, Kangana revealed that she thinks the title of the film Katti Batti is too childish. She goes on to say that the film starts with a love story but the later part […]
Deepika Padukone feels the upcoming box office clash between her film Bajirao Mastani and Shah Rukh Khan’s Dilwale is exaggerated and the actress says both the movies have enough space to do well. Dilwale and Deepika’s […]
Ahmed Mohamed, 14-year-old student at Irving Independent School District in Irving, Texas, was arrested on Monday, September 14, after he wanted to show his teacher the digital clock he’d made from a pencil case. The 14-year-old’s day ended not […]
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Actress Sofia Vergara says her nuptials with Joe Manganiello will be a private affair with 400 guests present on the occasion. “We’re very excited. We kind of keep it like a little private but it’s kind […]
Nicole Kidman was unanimously acclaimed on Tuesday by British critics after the premiere of her play ‘Photograph 51’, which brought her back to the London stage after 17 years. The Oscar-winning actress plays British scientist Rosalind Franklin, […]
10 entities, including Ujjivan Financial Services and Equitas Holdings, on Wednesday got RBI’s approval to set up Small Finance Banks to provide basic banking services to small farmers and micro indus-tries. Other entities to get the […]
Top seeds Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza beat Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova to win the U.S. Open doubles title on Sunday, September 13, 2015 and cap off a perfect visit to Flushing Meadows, New York. […]
New Delhi, 17th September 2015: Hero Cycles, world’s largest bicycle manufacturer by volume, today announced its acquisition of Firefox Bikes in an all-cash transaction, India’s largest premium bicycle brand, as part of its strategy to further cement its […]
Sun Pharmaceutical has acquired InSite Vision, a US-based specialty ophthalmic product maker, in a $48 million (about Rs 320 crore) deal. The acquisition will enable Sun Pharma, India’s largest drug maker by revenue, to grow […]
Ahmedabad: Mr Chen Yuehua, Guangdong’s Deputy Director General of Department of Commerce, has announced that Indian and Chinese firms have signed 15 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) worth US$ 590 million at the China-India (Gujarat) Economic […]
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