BANGALORE: AlembicHC upgraded Ezz Steel, Egypt's largest steel maker, to "overweight" from "underweight," and said it does not expect allegations against the company's chairman over the acquisition of state-owned Ezz Dekeila Steel to affect minority shareholders.
Ahmed Ezz, who was a top (...)
NEW DELHI: Mathematical genius and astrologer Shakuntala Devi, who was dubbed “human computer” for her swift numerical calculation abilities, passed away here Sunday after brief illness. She was 83 and is survived by a daughter.
“Madam breathed her last around 8.15 am today (Sunday) in a private (...)
Indian media reports say a soccer player in the eastern city of Jalpaiguri has died after failing to receive medical care following a collision with the opposing goalkeeper in a local match.
The Indian Express reported Tuesday that 27-year-old Mahesh Thapa died after being refused admission to (...)
Goa (INDIA): Once a home to a legendary band sinewy and tough-as-nails guerrilla fighters, the ‘Mawles', who challenged the might of the mighty Moghul empire in India in the 17th -18th centuries, India's tropical hot-house, the Konkan region in south western India is all set to export “fighters” of (...)
An Indian soccer player has died after collapsing on the field during a local league game in the southern city of Bangalore.
D. Venkatesh, 27, a midfielder for A division club Bangalore Mars, went on as substitute in the 73rd minute and collapsed toward the end of the game, local media reported (...)
The partnership between Indian and African companies continued to grow on Tuesday as African Finance Corporation (AFC) announced it was teaming up with Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) in an effort to provide investment advice and financing to Indian companies looking to invest (...)
You perform the "shavasana (the corpse pose), as you have done the night before. You go through "yogasanas (yogic postures), and "pranayama (breathing exercises); months and years of meditation and training now distilled into 20 minutes. Finally, you focus on the moment and your performance in (...)
Bank Muscat, the main victim of a $45 million global cyber heist, is examining all options to recover the money it lost in an unprecedented fraud brought to light by U.S. authorities.
In a globally coordinated campaign, hackers broke into two unidentified payment processing companies in India that (...)
Reichle & De-Massari the Swiss cabling solution specialist announced today it has completed a network infrastructure makeover for Saudi Arabia's Al Hammadi Hospital. Al Hammadi Hospital is one of the Kingdom's largest private hospitals and is the latest in a series of significant cabling (...)
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 4, 2013 — HP has announced it was selected by DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) to deliver the technology behind “The Croods," pushing the boundaries of modern imagery for (...)
Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer was asked at an all-staff meeting several weeks ago whether her rigorous hiring practices had caused the company to miss out on top engineering talent in Silicon Valley's hyper-competitive job market.
Mayer dismissed the complaint that she had refused good (...)
NEW DELHI: Despite ongoing unrest in India over the government's push toward opening up Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country and a recent increase in diesel prices, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh defended New Delhi's policy and argued it would help boost the country's economy.
“We are at a (...)
NEW DELHI: Anger is growing in India as the country began a nationwide strike on Thursday as workers protested the government's announcement that it would open up the multi-brand retail sector to foreign investors as well as the recent price hikes in diesel fuel.
“This is unacceptable that the (...)
NEW DELHI: A French diplomat in India has been officially charged with raping his three-year-old daughter, police and court officials confirmed to Bikyamasr.com.
Pascal Mazurier could face a stiff jail sentence if convicted. He had attempted to gain diplomatic immunity in the case, but was (...)
NEW DELHI: Anger rose on India's social media networks following the arrest of a popular cartoonists for his work that highlighted government corruption.
Aseem Trivedi, a freelance cartoonist, was questioned for drawing images that took note of the government's corruption record. He was being held (...)
Leading global IT company, Wipro, is looking at making Oman "its next largest strategic market- in the region and is looking forward to making big investments here.
On his first visit to Oman, Azim Premji, chairman and managing director of Wipro, told Times of Oman, "We have been in Oman for the (...)
NEW DELHI: Southern India's Kerala state is to erect a massive 33.5 foot statue of Jesus Christ, local reports said on Saturday.
The large three-ton marble statue will have the Son of God shown with his arms spread on the campus of Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology on a 22.5 foot (...)
NEW DELHI: With at least 41 people killed in violence in Assem, the Indian army has said it is now in complete control of the area of unrest.
According to a military statement, the armed forces have, as of late Wednesday, returned the area, which includes four districts that witnessed violent (...)
NEW DELHI: Malaysia's Rosmah Mansor has called on Malaysia to nurture its younger generation in order to create a “pillar” for the future.
Speaking during an official visit to India with her husband and Prime Minister Najib Razak, Mansor argued that the youth are the future of the world and they (...)
NEW DELHI: The French government on Monday said it would not interfere in a rape case in India involving a government official at its consulate in Bangalore.
The Embassy in New Delhi said that it would allow Indian law to “take its course” as the man accused does not have diplomatic (...)
NEW DELHI: South Indian mega film-star Chiranjeevi, who plunged into active politics with moderate success a few years ago, has run into real-life trouble with the Indian tax authorities conducting a raid at his daughter's Bangalore home and seizing loads of cash.
According to the Income Tax (...)
NEW DELHI: Women in India, who work night shifts particularly in the BPO sector, are increasingly feeling unsafe working in the sun-down hours.
According to a report released by the Association of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham), about 73 % of the women surveyed have voiced (...)
NEW DELHI: The incidence of cervical cancer is less among Muslim women, than among women from other communities, a research paper by a leading oncologist has said.
Professor of Medicine Haematology and Oncology Arun Seth from St John's Medical College Hospital in Bangalore, south Central India (...)
NEW DELHI: In a ghastly and inhuman tradition in a South Indian village, girls and young women are left to fend for themselves in isolated thatched huts during the last days of pregnancies, through the week of puberty and when undergoing menstrual cycle.
Gollarahatti, the village where this (...)
NEW DELHI: An Indian Business School has begun a novel course; one that will seek to churn out better and more women political leaders into the nation's political arena.
The Center for Public Policy (CPP) at the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B), along with the Center for Social (...)