The largest lay-off in the history of Indian aviation is expected to take place on October 15 when 850 Jet Airways cabin crew members will receive termination letters.
Aravind
Adiga won the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2008 for his first novel
The White
Tiger. Adiga is the fourth Indian-born
author to win the prize.
Three recently arrested Indian Mujahideen terrorists have confessed that they were part of a module of nine men who caused the 7/11 serial train blasts in Mumbai.
Pakistan is facing an internal security threat from a collection of Taliban, al-Qaida and J&K terrorists who want to take over the country, said a Pakistani minister.
The economic crisis has hit not just companies and investors in the city, but also the underworld.
The Green Games Committee of the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) is aiming at offsetting the energy utilised during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games.
While Election Commission announced the schedule for polls in MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and Mizoram, a sigh went up in AICC that the party was way short of plugging the key strategic hole.
While CEC N Gopalaswamy wants a host of factors to be considered before schedule is announced, election commissioners S Y Qureishi and Navin Chawla are in favour of holding polls immediately.
Educationist P V Indiresan threw an open challenge in the Supreme Court questioning the legality of the UPA government’s decision to raise the creamy layer income limit.
India ranks 66 out of 88 countries on the 2008 Global Hunger Index (GHI), far behind comparable developing countries as well as smaller, less diverse and resource deprived nations.