Infants death leads DCGI to allege testing rules were violated for vaccine; Wyeth points to GVK Biosciences.. more »

Leading malayalam film actress Kavya Madhavan is going to marry soon. Her groom’s name is Nishal Chandran, who is working as a technical advisor in National Bank of Kuwait. Nishal was a child artist in malayalam industry. He had acted as child artist in ‘Aham’, ‘Kizhakkunarum Pakshi’ and ‘Ilavankode .. more »

The five states where Obama is ahead have a combined 76 electoral votes .. more »

With urgent need to replace petroleum transporation fuels in future, due to volatality in oil prices, BPCL inked memorandum of understanding with TNAU to develop alternative renewable energy technology... more »

Diwali is about as close as it gets to a pan-Indian Hindu holiday .. more »

UPS raised shipping rates for 2009 by 5.9% on the ground and 4.9% in the air, including a cut in its fuel surcharge. The move follows similar increases by FedEx. .. more »

A recent spate of violence against immigrants across Italy is fueling a national conversation about racism and tolerance. .. more »

For those of you who haven’t read my previous posts on the topic, I’ve started writing a series on my stumbling progress from clueless investing to market intelligence. My timing, like the timing of my book, was a little strange. The book, which covers the state of Colorado’s best road trips, was released just in time for gas .. more »

Don't buy ICICI Bank: Sukhani.. more »

Cost cutting and environmental consciousness seem like the perfect combination these days. .. more »

Wow, so soon after ending things with rocker beau Taylor Locke - who was actually kinda cute? Anything's a step up from Cisco Adler, at least! Here's the former O.C. babe Mischa Barton (who STILL needs a stylist desperately) with yet another new beau at the Chateau Marmont on Sunset last n... 0.. more »

A clutch of private equity players are interested in acquiring UK telecom major British Telecom’s stake in Tech Mahindra, according to industry and banking sources.. more »

Forty-five nuclear supplier states have approved a US proposal to drop a ban on trade with India, advancing a US-Indian atomic energy deal.. more »

Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) is now widely known to have twice lied about her strong support for the Bridge to Nowhere. Less well-known is her support for another massive, widely criticized transportation project dubbed the Road to Nowhere. The Huffington Posts Sam Stein reports: The Road To Nowhere is a $375 million mega-project designed to connect .. more »

Equities closed on a lower note ahead of inflation data and outcome of Nuclear supply group meet on Indo-US nuclear deal. Realty, oil & gas, metal and FMCG stocks witnessed heavy selling pressure, while IT and auto stocks gained... more »

Equities opened with a gap-up on the back of positive domestic and global cues... more »

RBI auctioned 91-day Treasury Bills today (August 27). The notified amount for the auction was Rs 20 billion. The multiple price-based auctions for the bills remained oversubscribed. RBI received 79 competitive bids worth Rs 67.22 billion for the bills. However, it accepted only 28 bids for the notified amount... more »

Shares in Arshiya International rose 3.6 per cent after about 1.26 million shares of the company or 2.14 per cent changed hands in a block deal on the BSE. Details of buyers and sellers were not immediately known.. more »

Water polo powerhouse Hungary won its third consecutive gold medal Sunday in Beijing, beating the United States 14-9. The Americans take home a silver medal after making an unxpected run to the title match. 0.. more »

Marshall Loeb looks back on the ten political conventions he's attended and shares a few of the highlights with us. .. more »