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CBSE Class 12 results 2012 declared for all regions

Mon, 28 May 2012 12:02:00 GMT

Over 80 per cent students today cleared the 2012 Class XII Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations, with girls once again outshining the boys and the Chennai region beating others in ...

Frustrations grow as US and Pakistan fail to mend ties

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:56:00 GMT

When Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met Pakistan's president at the NATO summit meeting in Chicago last week, the two spent most of the meeting talking politics, and Mrs Clinton was nothing...

Facebook hiring Apple engineers to work on smartphones - report

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:56:00 GMT

The New York Times is reporting that the social giant is expanding its efforts to create a smartphone....

Ruckus in Uttar Pradesh Assembly; BSP MLAs disrupt Governor's address

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:53:00 GMT

There was a huge uproar in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly today after Opposition members from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) disrupted the Governor's address, protesting against what they said was the dete...

Rupee off day's high; close to falling below 55-level

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:52:00 GMT

The rupee gained against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, opening at 55.18, 19 paise higher.

Mahie Gill keeps her cool with buttermilk

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:48:00 GMT

The cast and crew of Tigmanshu Dhulia's upcoming Saheb, Biwi aur Gangster sequel have resorted to drinking buttermilk to beat the heat....

GDP growth in March quarter likely below 6%, says Moody's

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:47:00 GMT

A report by Moody's Analytics put India's GDP growth at 5.9%, the lowest since the December quarter of 2008. ...

Two Tibetans set themselves ablaze in Lhasa: Reports

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:43:00 GMT

Two Tibetan men have set themselves on fire outside a temple in Lhasa and one has died, reports said on Monday, as a wave of self-immolations in China's Tibetan areas spread to the heavily guarded cit...

Colgate, HUL to benefit as P&G shifts focus to developed countries

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:42:00 GMT

Awaara is one of Time's 100 greatest films

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:42:00 GMT

Time magazine has included Raj Kapoor's 1951classic Awaara among 20 new entries added to its list of All Time 100 Greatest Films made since 1923....

Obama enjoyed pot as a school boy, claims book

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:39:00 GMT

Barack Obama inhaled. Frequently, happily and allegedly quite greedily. Various websites published excerpts on Friday from an upcoming book on the US president containing fresh details about his en...

Jagan Mohan case: CBI asks for 14-day custody, Andhra Pradesh on edge

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:33:00 GMT

Jagan Mohan Reddy's party, the YSR Congress, has called for a one-day statewide bandh in Andhra Pradesh in protest against his arrest last evening by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The arr...

Girl kept as slave, forced to pull horse-cart

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:27:00 GMT

A German girl has been rescued by Bosnian police after allegedly being held captive by a couple for eight years during which she was forced to eat pig feed and pull a horse-cart. A neighbour who raise...

The Week Ahead: Rupee, derivatives expiry to keep markets volatile

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:23:00 GMT

Markets are likely to be volatile tracking euro, rupee price movements and derivatives expiry, which is likely to weigh on market sentiment. The Nifty range could be 4,800 to 5,000. ...

Single entrance test for IITs? Crucial meeting to decide today

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:22:00 GMT

In what could decide the fate of several students aspiring to get into the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the government will today hold a crucial meeting to on whether there should be a sing...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Myanmar President in landmark visit

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:19:00 GMT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday held talks with Myanmar President Thein Sein as India suggested the two countries should work out a joint strategy to tackle terrorism and insurgency along thei...

Dell in talks to buy Quest software - report

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:55:00 GMT

Dell is said to be in talks to buy Quest Software, which is a network security software maker.

Jagan Mohan Reddy to be produced in court today; alert in Andhra Pradesh

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:55:00 GMT

Jagan Mohan Reddy was arrested last night and his party, the YSR Congress, has called for a state-wide bandh today in protest. The arrest came after three days of interrogation at Hyderabad's Dilkusha...

UK phone hacking: Ex-prime minister Tony Blair faces grilling over ties to Murdoch

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:49:00 GMT

Tony Blair's decision to openly court Rupert Murdoch to win power and ensure favourable coverage during his decade-long tenure as British prime minister will come under scrutiny when he faces a media ...

Britons pay Indians to become surrogate mothers: Report

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:46:00 GMT

India's surrogacy industry is being used by Britons to become parents, a media report said on Sunday. There are now up to 1,000 clinics, all unregulated, in the country, many specialising in helping B...

Love conquers all in Cannes

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:43:00 GMT

Love, the wrenching tale of an elderly man caring for his dying wife, scooped top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. ...

Citi unit lost $20 million in Facebook IPO - source

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:33:00 GMT

Citigroup's Automated Trading Desk had trading losses of about $20 million from Facebook's botched IPO on Nasdaq....

Top 5 buy ideas for the day

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:31:00 GMT

The medium term outlook continues to be negative as the Nifty is trading well below its long term support levels....

Emergency landing in Mumbai after plane engine catches fire

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:31:00 GMT

Jet Airways' Riyadh to Mumbai flight 9W523 with 150 passengers onboard made an emergency landing at the Mumbai international airport today after left engine of the aircraft caught fire. The incident o...

Fan waits 12 hours to meet Hrithik Roshan

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:27:00 GMT

Fan dodges police and spends hours waiting outside sets till Hrithik Roshan arrives to personally greet her....