Former bureaucrats and prominent social scientists have strongly opposed govt’s move to exclude English marks from gradation or merit in civil services preliminary tests.
Petrol pump owners, a DD anchor, the head of a women's club, trustees of religious boards and many politicians are independent directors on boards of public sector banks.
India is home to 14,800 multimillionaires. Mumbai, the only Indian entry in the top 30 cities, is home to the highest number of them — 2,700, as many as that in Munich.
More than 20 persons were feared drowned while another 22 were rescued when an overloaded motor-operated boat capsized in a swollen Ganga in Varanasi on Tuesday afternoon.
In a grim pointer to the desperation of educated youths in Bengal’s dismal job scenario, a Jadavpur University IT student hanged himself in his hostel on Tuesday morning because he felt he would not crack campus placements at a time when ever fewer companies are bothering to visit the state.
As IT companies look for more skilled talent to provide better value to global customers, hackathons are becoming a major recruitment tool, as also a vehicle to evaluate tech employees.
A recent 'clarification' by incometax authorities is causing heartburn among many software companies establishing units in special economic zones (SEZs).
Indian athletes' brilliant performance in CWG created quite a buzz online as well with gold-winning wrestler Sushil Kumar being the most searched on Google.
Rafael Nadal's recovery from a wrist injury that ruled him out of two US Open tune-up events is on track, the Spanish tennis federation said on Tuesday.
Sardar Singh said the young side can be "proud of their achievement" in the just-concluded Glasgow Games despite losing 0-4 to world champions Australia in the final.
On a day when Infosys' new CEO Vishal Sikka sent a mail to former Infoscions requesting support, two of the most prominent ex-Infoscions responded with a challenging demand.
Although the higher liquidity may not bring lending rates down immediately, Rajan said that the cut would ensure that banks have enough money to lend when credit demand picks up.
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