Pattinson, Stewart speak to Meyer
Actor Robert Pattinson and ex-girlfriend Kristen Stewart have been leaning on Twilight author Stephanie Meyer following their split.
Gold under-performing stocks in 2013
Amid gloomy sentiment across various markets, gold is turning out to be a worse investment avenue than stocks so far this year, yielding double the losses compared to equities.
Skoda to resume selling Octavia in India
Czech carmaker Skoda will resume selling of its sedan Octavia in India with the company Friday starting to roll out the latest generation of the model from its plant at Aurangabad.
Cipla Q1 net up 10% at Rs 485 crore
Drug major Cipla Friday posted 10.28 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 485.35 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2013, on account of robust sales growth in domestic as well as export markets.
IRDA relaxes investment norms for housing, finance firms
Housing finance companies and infrastructure finance companies will get higher funding from the insurance companies as the sector regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has relaxed investment norms for these firms.
Army Chief pulls up formation commanders along LoC
Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh has pulled up the commanders of formations deployed in Poonch sector of Line of Control (LoC) in the wake of two major raids by the Pakistan Army special troops in Indian territory in the last eight months.
AIIMS spent Rs 42 lakh on renovation of its chief’s residence
Government’s premier medical institution, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) had spent a whopping over Rs 42 lakh on the renovation work for the bungalow of its director R.C. Deka in 2009-10, the year he took over as its chief.
Sex racket busted in Faridabad; 17 held
A fresh trade racket was busted and 17 persons, including eight girls and three pimps, were arrested from Sector 16 of the district here, police said Friday.
IAS suspension: Govt may change rules
In the backdrop of controversial suspension of Durga Sakthi Nagpal, the Centre is considering amending rules to ensure an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer is not suspended or transferred due to vested interest.
Case filed against SRK for gender test of surrogate child
A complaint has been filed in a local court seeking action against actor Shah Rukh Khan, his wife Gauri and others under the Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act in connection with a child born through surrogacy to the couple.