Succession has been the enigma at the over $71 billion corporate giant Tatas, and the appointment of Mr Noel Tata, as the chairman of Tata Investment Corporation, has triggered speculation that he will step into the shoes of his half brother, Mr Ratan Tata as chairman of the conglomerate. Mr Noel, 53, was appointed the chairman of TIC, the non-banking financial arm of the Tata group last week to succeed Mr N. A. Soonawala, as the non-executive chairman.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (right) with his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi at the plenary session of the G-20 Summit in Toronto, Canada, on Sunday.

At least 23 people were killed and 27 others injured when an overcrowded bus rammed into a speeding truck near Chenaki More, around 30 km from here.
The accident occurred when the driver of the bus lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a sharp bend near a village, senior superintendent of police Amit Jain said.

When it was pointed out that India had made it clear that another 26/11 would derail the resumed dialogue process, Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik was said, “We have resolved together that both agencies from India and Pakistan will be working together and we will not allow any such incident in future.”

A local court on Saturday directed the police to lodge a case against four Cabinet ministers of Uttar Pradesh and five other persons in connection with an article published in a magazine allegedly denigrating Hindu gods, goddesses and epics. On an application filed by one Radhey Shyam Varma, CJM Mohammed Ashraf Ansari

Defending champion Saina Nehwal dished out yet another dominating performance, routing Japan’s Eriko Hirose 21-9, 21-10 to storm into the final of the Indonesian Open Super Series badminton tournament here on Saturday.

Israel’s long-time super spy Meir Dagan, who heads the country’s ultra secretive Mossad, is likely to step down in three months time apparently because of an international furore over the Dubai killin

British model-turned-actress Elizabeth Hurley, wife of Indian businessman Arun Nayar, is planning to make a comeback in movies.

Multiple Oscar-winning helmer Peter Jackson is likely to take up the direction of The Hobbit movies after Guillermo del Toro’s departure from the project.

It’s often said wisdom comes with age. Now, a new study has claimed that it actually comes from the brain slowing down in old age, making elderly people less impulsive and driven by emotion.