GMR open to buy allies’ stake
The GMR Group is willing to buy stakes held by minority partners in all the three airports it operates if there is any such offer, the group’s chief financial officer, Mr A. Subba Rao, said on Tuesday.
William marks 28th b’day in RAF training
Prince William, the second-in-line to the British throne, turned 28 on Monday, the age he once described as the right time to get married.
Female condom with teeth to prevent rape
A doctor in South Africa has designed what she claims is a new female “condom with teeth” aimed at preventing rape.
Base rate to hover at 8%
Most bankers have indicated that they will keep their base rate between 8 and 8.5 per cent, up to 5 percentage points lower than the existing prime lending rate.
The bankers said this even as they awaited a clarification from the RBI on concessional loans, such as farm credit.
Search for Ahlawat continues
The police teams on Sunday searched former inspector general of police M.S. Ahlawat, facing a case of alleged molestation of a woman lawyer in Uttar Pradesh and also in Haryana.
Sena men take initiative to bring cousins together
After failed attempts by senior Shiv Sena leaders to bring together Sena executive chief Uddhav Thackeray and his estranged cousin and MNS chief Raj, local Sena activists have initiated a campaign in
Suspects write to court, claim torture
Two suspected terrorists, arrested for allegedly planning to carry out terror attacks in the city, have in a letter submitted before a local court sought bail alleging police torture.
Heat tightens its grip over North India
Blistering heat continued its surge across North India on Sunday affecting normal life in Rajasthan which was the hottest with the mercury soaring above 48ºC at many places keeping people indoors as D
Q-Hour to be more effective
Observing that the Question Hour has a special significance in the proceedings of the House, Speaker Meira Kumar on Sunday said some key decisions aimed at increasing its efficacy will be operative fr
Astronomers record sun’s music
For the first time, astronomers have found that the magnetic field in the outer atmosphere of the sun produces eerie musical harmonies — a discovery that could provide new ways of understanding and pr