Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) left ONGC behind on Wednesday and became India’s most valued firm. RIL managed to command the highest market value of Rs 2,44,101 crore, as per data available from BSE. ONGC dropped to third place in the market evaluation list after its shares fell by 1.94 percent.As
Last night around 2:30 AM, almost whole Northern India got surrounded by darkness as the Northern Grid collapsed. Eight states were hit hard by the power failure and people had to spend the night and morning without electricity. The power failure affected train services, Delhi Metro and water supply across
Indian scientists are working on an ambitious and unprecedented project to build computer models to remain one step ahead of monsoon. These supercomputers will predict the movements of erratic monsoons weeks before. This would be a great help to Indian economy and to hundreds of millions of people directly dependent on Agriculture
After the launching of Optimus L3, L5 and L7, LG has finally launched its Optimus 4X HD smartphone in India. This is the first time when LG has launched a smartphone with a 1.5 GHz quad-core plus 1 processor. Tegra 3 automatically activates all four cores, when maximum power is needed. It defaults to
Finance ministry has announced that employees earning upto Rs 5 lack per year, now need not file incom tax returns from this year. This exemption from filing Income Tax returns is applicable only if “the total income of the employee does not exceed Rs 5 lakh … (and) the annual interest
Shiva Thapa is the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for Olympics. He was earlier involved with athletics and football but he joined boxing after getting inspiration by watching Mike Tyson on TV. Shiva Thapa is 18 (56kg) and got his London ticket by winning gold medal at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers
Red is the color of love for everyone in this world but not for Yuvraj Singh. If you would have asked him last year then certainly he would have told you that he loves everything red, but no longer now. After successfully achieving victory against a rare germ cell cancer,
India’s GDP may or may not grow but the bottomline is that the money of political parties is definitely increasing. The political parties are getting richer. The ruling party, Congress has made a total of Rs 1,662 crore in the last five years till 2011-12 with BJP at the second place with
According to a UN report, major global companies have India as their third favored destination after China and US. It is expected that investment flows can increase by over 20% this year and the next. The FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) flow in India has risen by 30% to around $32 billion in
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as already faced a lot of disgrace by being termed as a robot, remote controlled, puppet and a lot more. After facing such criticism from his fellow countrymen, outsiders are also hitting him now. He has long been lauded for his pivotal role in liberalising the Indian economy.
There may be lack of jobs in India or anti-outsourcing policies coming up in USA. Still there are opportunities. For skilled and talented Indians looking for work, there is a new and interesting vast market out there called freelancing which is blooming and paying well. The global online market is
The discovery of God Particle for the understanding of formation of universe has an interesting connection with India. A large number of Indian scientists from Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Kolkata, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, Harishchandra Research Institute, Allahabad and Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, were involved in the experiment over
Even if healthcare is a right for all citizens of India but still public medical facilities fail to reach many citizens due to doctor and staff absenteeism and the people are deprived of accessing their legally-entitled care. Now, a non-profit society has created a system that uses mobile phones to keep track
A new study by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has indicated that graduates from full-time two-year MBA programmes in India this year with job offers expect an over 200% increase in earnings from their pre-degree earnings which is much higher than the 80% increase worldwide. Another reason to cheer
When we think of an Indian village it gives us an image of a filthy place with mooing cows, open drains and children playing ants and frog games. But, Punsari, a motley village in Himmatnagar, talks about wi-fi and optical fiber broadband network, its children spend best of their times in
Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate has been the talk of the entire country since its debut two weeks ago. The actor shocked everyone – and at the same time made us proud – when he took up topics that are usually not discussed in the public domain and brought them to
Hacker group Anonymous has announced it has taken down India’s Supreme Court and All India Congress websites. Anonymous announced the attack via Twitter, claiming the reason is “Internet censorship” and suggesting India should “install” a new government. Both websites are unavailable at the time of this writing. Namaste #India, your time has come to trash
Even before Indian citizens and state governments went hysterical over the topic of discussion on Aamir Khan’s TV show Satyamev Jayate – female foeticide – actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was offered a chance to campaign for the girl child by visiting United Nations Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon. This happened at the Ambani party, to which the high-profile gentleman
Aamir Khan’s new show ‘Satyamev Jayate‘ has generated a lot of enthusiasm towards the issue of female foeticide. The first episode of ‘Satyamev Jayate’ featured some alarming stats about the mindset of the society towards different sexes. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met Aamir Khan to discuss the possible strategies
The Ninth day of March 2012, when The Great Wall of India hanged its boots and another invincible and formidable legacy was written in golden words in textbooks of Cricket history. Rahul Dravid, the Right-handed Indian skipper called-off his Test career on Friday, at a Press conference in Bengaluru. One
The famous infamy 2G spectrum scam revisits the headlines as the Supreme Court cancels 122 licenses and gave verdicts about various ministers of the contemporary period. The basic summary of the entire scam is as compiled in a few questions and answers. Q. What is 2G spectrum? A. 2G
Brooklyn-based Kiran Chandra’s contribution to Shrine Empire’s Pro.ject 2012.01 opens this Thursday, January 19. A quarter of million farmers in India have committed suicide in last 16 years, an average of one suicide every 30 minutes. Farmers are burdened with debt, failed monsoons, failed crops, and a falling government .As
The heart of India lies in Delhi, whose heart beats at Chandni Chowk! The place makes an unbeatable market for clothes, electronic items, shoes, bangles and what not. But that stands out here is its food. Purani Dilli ka khana is to die for. I have been to Chandni chowk
The Jaipur Literature Festival is an annual literary festival taking place in the pink city of Jaipur since 2006. The Diggi Palace Hotel serves as the main venue of the festival. The Jaipur Literature Festival is the biggest literary festival not just in India, but in Asia, and was described
Recently, we noticed that 3G data rates have gone cheaper though the sites have not yet been updates with new data plans. Now 3G is like “4” times costlier than the same 2G plan. Airtel recently updated its 3G data rates, now you can get 500Mb data in just Rs200