Common admission test for B-schools now
In a step that may reduce hassles for management course aspirants, a single common admission test for management courses will be held for the first time in 2012.
The test, named Common Management Adm
Sensex slips in noon trade
A benchmark index for Indian equities, which started on a weak note, slipped further in noon trade on Monday. Heavyweight scrips saw selling after the robust rally last week.
British queen's pay rise ruled out
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is facing a four-year pay freeze as austerity measures bite at Buckingham Palace, a media report said on Monday.
Figures show the Queen, whose income has been dropping in
Why not death, apex court asks Hawara
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Jagtar Singh Hawara, convicted for his involvement in the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, on a plea by the Central Bureau of Inv
Clashes at Kerala-Tamil Nadu border post over Mullaperiyar dam
Kerala Police on Monday night issued orders banning any gathering of more than five people for three days in and around the border checkpost near here as protestors from Tamil Nadu and Kerala clashed
Patil first Indian President to ride battle tank
Pratibha Patil on Monday became the first Indian President to ride in a battle tank when she boarded a T-90 in the desert terrain of Rajasthan to witness an army war game underway here.
Pranab talks to Sushma, Advani on retail FDI
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday talked to opposition leaders Sushma Swaraj and L.K. Advani in an effort to break the deadlock in parliament on the issue of foreign direct investment (FDI)
I am scared of bike riding: Kareena
Actress Kareena Kapoor reveals that, though uncomfortable riding a bike, she enjoyed doing a stunt with Akshay Kumar in Kambakkht Ishq and the bike scene with her beau Saif Ali Khan in their forthcoming movie Agent Vinod.
FDI holdback confirmed; Pranab speaks to Sushma
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday spoke to Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj and Left leader Sitaram Yechury to convey the government’s decision to put on hold allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, sources said.
Pakistan to review all accords with US, Nato: Gilani
Pakistan will review all its agreements with the US and Nato in the aftermath of the November 26 airstrike that left two dozen Pakistan Army soldiers dead, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said.