Friday 18th May, 2012
IMAGES: Interesting glimpses from the world of Facebook
acebook made history by launching one of the largest initial public offerings. As Facebook tests its fortunes at the bourses, take a tour through its sprawling campus...Click NEXT to read more ...
Stock markets CRASHING? No problem. Try STP
Current stock market volatility is making investors wary. There is no clear direction as to how markets will pan out over the next couple of months. In such times, a staggered approach to investing ...
Villagers-cops clash in Allahabad kills one
Large scale violence triggered by a clash between policemen and villagers left one dead and several other injured in a village on the outskirts of Allahabad, 200 km from Lucknow ...
Militant hidout busted, arms ammunition recovered in Kashmir
New KeralaA defence ministry spokesman said that troops of 47 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and state police on a specific information launched a joint operation at Kandi forest in Kupwara.During the operation a ...
Jammu Kashmir government to create corpus fund for artists
New KeralaSrinagar, May 18 : Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to create corpus fund for bettering living conditions of the artist community of the ...
India's State Bank Quarterly Profit Jumps Nearly 20 Times
CNBCQuarterly profit of State Bank of India, the country's biggest lender, jumped nearly 20 times on the back of a sharp drop in provisions for bad loans and strong credit demand, sending its ...
Fishermen's killing: Italy recalls ambassador to New Delhi
Times of IndiaROME: Rome has recalled its ambassador to New Delhi over the detention of two Italian marines who allegedly shot dead two Indian fishermen they mistook for pirates, Italy's foreign ministry ...
Ramesh disagrees with Standing Committee recommendations
Express IndiaDisagreeing with a Parliament panel recommendation that the government should not acquire land for private business, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said such a role cannot be ...
'Highest cases of child sexual abuse, exploitation in TN schools'
Express IndiaThe National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has received the highest number of complaints related to child abuse in schools from Tamil Nadu, the government said on Friday.A total ...
Indecent Representation Act to cover Internet?
Express IndiaGovernment is considering inclusion of the Internet within the scope of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said today.In ...
Court 'prima facie satisfied' Army release on Tejinder defamatory
Express IndiaA Delhi court today said it would hold an inquiry into the allegations levelled by Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh in a criminal defamation case filed by him against Gen V K Singh before passing any ...
Ban on SRK undemocratic, matter blown out of proportion: Mamata
Express IndiaComing out in support of Shah Rukh Khan, the brand Ambassador of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the ban on him from entering the Wankhede stadium was "undemocratic" ...
Parl panel slams 'negativism' over inducting women in Services
Express IndiaThe Defence Ministry was today slammed by a Parliamentary panel for the "negativism" over employing more women in the three Services and taking women officers as a "time gap" ...
Adarsh scam: Ashok Chavan asked to appear before commission
Express IndiaFormer Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, who had to step down from the position in November 2010 following Adarsh controversy, has been asked to appear before the commission next ...
Rome recalls ambassador from India
IOLRome - Italy recalled its ambassador from New Delhi on Friday after two Italian members of an anti-piracy unit were charged with the murder of two Indian fishermen in an escalation of an ...
Cartoon row: Mamata loses cool, storms out of live TV session
NDTVKolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday lost her cool and stormed out of an interactive TV session in Kolkata when members of audience asked her about the arrest of a professor ...
PM calls all-party meet on May 23 to discuss quota issue
NDTVNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called an all-party meeting on May 23 to discuss the issue of quota in promotions to government servants belonging to the reserved category with a view ...
New passenger terminal complex at the Lucknow airport to be inaugurated on Saturday
NDTVOur Social Reader lets you keep track of your favorite NDTV content (text, photos & videos) on your Facebook Timeline, and discover new content with ...
India Ink: Image of the Day: May 18
New York TimesFrom the rise of a new private sector–and the billionaires that sustain and exploit it–to the beginning of a vast national identity database, articles in this series examine the messy ...
India charges prompt Italy row
BBCIndian police have charged two Italian marines with the murder of two Indian fishermen. The marines are accused of shooting the two fishermen dead in February after allegedly mistaking them for ...
Large or small, not much comfort in India ETFs
NasdaqThe headline performance numbers out of India have been terrible, but traders in India ETFs hoping to find shelter under the large-cap names are not exactly feeling great about their ...
India: Jesuits mission among tribal Kaktari: combatting exploitation, teaching dignity
Spero NewsThe Janhit Vikas Trust center (JVT, "Welfare of people") seeks to improve the lives of tribal people of Maharashtra, in respect of culture and traditions. Among the initiatives: Minimum ...
'Not one MP has read even a single line in the NCERT book'
RediffActivists and cartoonists on Friday came on a single platform to protest against the removal of the Ambedkar toon from textbooks and lamented that MPs who objected to it did not read a "single ...
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