Irda sets short deadline for product redesign
The much-awaited guidelines on designing traditional insurance products have left insurers in a tizzy.
View ArticleSebi says its surveillance generates 100 alerts/day
The Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) surveillance system throws up roughly a 100 alerts everyday on incidences of suspicious market activity.
View ArticleRapist, 2 aides punished in 10 months flat
Within 10 months of the filing of a police complaint of cheating and rape of a young woman, a sessions court in Malegaon on Wednesday sentenced three people, including two women, to rigorous imprisonment.
View ArticleNetas game for sex education in schools
The Delhi gang rape has changed the mindset of old-style political parties.
View ArticleAmericans pick Lincoln,' Les Miserables for Oscar glory: Online poll
The Hobbit, slavery Western Django Unchained and shipwreck tale Life of Pi, should be front-runners for the coveted best picture statuette, according to the online survey of 951 people.
View ArticleUneasy calm in Dhule, riot toll six
Curfew still in place at Macchi Bazaar and Madhavpura as cops man the entire town.
View ArticleCongress takes on Shiv Sena in BMC over illegal slums
Slum politics was at its best at the BMC headquarters after the civic body announced demolition of about 200 hutments in Ganpat Patil Nagar, Dahisar on Thursday.
View ArticleCongress trains guns on fiscal deficit, hikes railway fares
Starting January 21, rail travel will become costlier across the board.
View ArticleBiocon to see Psoriasis drug boost in 2-3 years
Biotech firm Biocon will have to wait it out before revenues from its psoriasis drug start flowing in. The company recently received marketing approval for the drug itolizumab (brand name Alzumab) from...
View Article18-yr-old girl crushed under elevator to death
An 18-year-old girl got crushed under an elevator in South Mumbai on Wednesday.
View ArticleScamster escapes from cop custody
Housing scam accused Yogesh Karande escaped from the custody of the Mira Road police in Vasai just 50 metres away from the Manickpur police station.
View ArticleBarack Obama posied to act on gun control, says US vice-prez Joe Biden
In New York, governor Andrew Cuomo proposed an extension of the state's already tight gun control laws, including further restrictions on assault weapons.
View ArticleNow, police stations turn women-friendly
If you are a woman, here is a good news for you. The next time you visit a police station, a female staff will escort you to lodge a complaint.
View ArticleKillers tried to take away second jawans head too
A day after the barbaric act by Pakistani army, the Indian army on Wednesday lodged a strong protest with the Pakistani army.
View ArticlePalestinian rivals Hamas, Fatah agree to unity deal: Egypt
President Mahmoud Abbas of the secular Fatah movement based in the West Bank and Khaled Meshaal of the Islamist Hamas group that controls the Gaza Strip met face-to-face for the first time in over a...
View ArticleChelsea pay price of extravagance
Another poor display from Torres highlights the growing unrest at the Bridge, writes Paul Kelso.
View ArticleAssad can't be part of Syrian transition: UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi
Terming Assad's recent speech as 'uncompromising', Brahimi says Geneva plan to remain basis for peace solution in Syria.
View ArticleSC panel wants more fast track courts to ensure food security
A panel set up by the Supreme Court to suggest measures for overcoming lapses in the PDS and streamlining the process for making subsidised essential commodities available to the needy has recommended...
View ArticleSpotted: Amitabh Bachchan leads celebs on a day out
A number of celebs were up and about in the city. Here's a look at a few celebs who our photographers snapped.
View ArticleOld talent, long wait
The India cap has somehow eluded Rayudu for more than 10 years; his 89 is the only silver lining for Baroda on Day Four as Mumbai swagger their way to the Ranji semifinal.
View Article