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Nasdaq to begin Facebook compensation: Report

Nasdaq OMX is likely to take steps on Wednesday to compensate brokerages, such as Knight capital and Citadel that lost about $100 million on the first day of Facebook trading due to the exchange's sof

Queen closes jubilee bash as vast crowd toasts absent Philip

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Monday brought to a spectacular close a star-studded diamond jubilee concert which included a heartfelt tribute from the huge crowd to her ill husband Prince Philip.

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Rushdie on Verses and target audience

Salman Rushdie

Over two decades after Satanic Verses sparked a never-ending controversy and provoked a fatwa for his head, author Salman Rushdie has only one thing to say to his detractors: ‘I did not write it for t

Man impregnates mother twice in Zimbabwe

A mother-son duo in Zimbabwe, are on the run, after allegedly having an incestuous relationship that resulted in two pregnancies.

Simon Matsvara and his mother Ethel Vhangare fled their home in Pote

BBC flayed for Diamond Jubilee coverage

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The BBC has been roundly criticised for a series of howlers and tepid coverage of a pageant on River Thames on Sunday, with a leading television personality asking:

"Has the BBC ever presented a mor

Hamilton warns rivals to write off McLaren at own peril

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Formula One star Lewis Hamilton has insisted that McLaren are still title contenders and warned rivals not to write them off despite their recent poor form.

The 2008 champion insisted they are still

Bollywood tunes at Thames pageant

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The Thames pageant, with its 1,000-boat flotilla, will have 70 Britons of Indian origin playing Bollywood and Scottish tunes to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee.

Malayalee boy in Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Choir

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Twelve-year-old Kevin John, an Indian-origin boy from Kerala on Tuesday sang in the choir at the thanksgiving service to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee at St Paul's Cathedral.

Crowds defy rain, cheer for Queen

The Gloriana leads part of the flotilla of 1,000 vessels on the Thames in London on Sunday to celebrate Queen Elizabeth

Foul weather refused to dampen the patriotic fervour of Britons and visitors as they gathered along the banks of the River Thames to greet her on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee during the Thames

It pays to work for Facebook- even for interns

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The world's most popular social networking site Facebook pays its interns nearly 74,000 dollars a year in a bid to attract young talent, according to a report.

According to a report by Business Insid

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.