A Jupiter executive said the company was also looking at acquiring a national English news channel and a regional newspaper.. more »

Savitri Jindal, 58, who is the chairperson of the Jindal Group, has been named as the richest woman in India in the latest Forbes list of richest Indians... more »

Not only was Varya amazing people in gyms, she was amazing her teachers in school. Despite a tough life of being homeless when young and frequent changing of schools while performing with traveling circuses, Varya excelled in every subject. At age six she could look at an anatomy chart and name most if not all the major bones and muscles in the .. more »

The Oakland Tribune is calling for the Oakland School District police chief to be fired, saying he is unfit for duty after detaining a photographer covering a protest on Halloween day. ..... more »

In a first of its kind experiment in the country, the Uttar Pradesh government is ready for the 'soft launch'of its innovative scheme to provide live updates regarding current rates and day-to-day arrivals of 108 commodities to different mandies in UP... more »

When John McCain insisted, during his appearance Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he was doing "just fine" in a presidential race in which the polls have shown Barack Obama with a steady lead over the last few weeks, many may have dismissed the comment as just something that a candidate has to say. Not so, said a McCain .. more »

Analysts expect foot-dragging in the fragmented industry to continue, at least in the near term... more »

Mkts too dependent on FII flows: Quantum AMC.. more »

Public criticism from liberal and conservative blogs, legislative offices and the campaign trail continued as Bush and congressional leaders sought to patch up a $700 billion economic bailout proposal. .. more »

Reliance ADAG's Rosa power project at Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh is likely to get commissioned six months ahead of schedule... more »

Last June negotiations with Iraq over extending the "agreement that would legally extend the U.S. imperial occupation of Iraq" (as Truthdig puts it so nicely) had hit a major speed bump over the lack of any "clear mechanisms that obligate the occupying American military forces to fully withdraw from Iraq" in the words of the .. more »

European shares advanced after four straight days of declines. US shares rallied the most in six years yesterday (September 18), while the MSCI Asia Pacific Index rebounded from a three-year low today. Stocks from London to Moscow surged after the US government started planning new laws to halt the credit-market meltdown and UK and American .. more »

Taking a pot shot at the US financial sector, which is facing one of the worst turmoils ever, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday said those "preaching" others have not kept their own house in order. .. more »

On Thursday, Carlson Fund Equity-Asian Small Cap sold 295,324 shares at Rs 770 a share and Ruane Cunniff & Co INC bought 400,000 shares at Rs 770 a share of Advanta <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />India at the Nstional Stock Exchange (NSE).Smifs Capital Markets sold 227,000 .. more »

Sep 5 2008Inflation eases slightly20 Microns IPO AnalysisNSE Bulk Deals to Watch.. more »

Crude supplies likely to grow now: Jason Feer.. more »

India&acirc;€™s largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI), will offer Tata Power \$1 billion to help it acquire Senoko Power, Singapore&acirc;€™s largest-power utility... more »

JMET - Joint Management Entrance Test for 2009, organized by IIT KanpurInformation is available for JMET 2009 being organized by IIT Kanpur - this Joint management entrance test is for admission to the TWO YEAR FULL TIME Postgraduate Degree Programmes in Management offered by IITs for the academic year commencing July/August 2009.At preseent IIT .. more »

Google Inc, facing a probe of its search-advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc, will proceed with agreement by early Oct. IT service megavendors | Phishing email.. more »

The Himalayan range is now becoming a base for narcotics trade involving foreign settlers, local peddlers and international drug smugglers. Delhi top tourist hotspot.. more »