Closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras are everywhere. They are being used in restaurants and coffee shops to monitor kitchen hygiene and customers’ belongings. The oil and gas companies use them to ensure security of gas and oil pipelines
A UN tribunal is expected to decide on Monday on Italy`s plea that two of its marines accused of killing Indian fishermen in 2012 should be handed over by India and tried in their own country. The marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore
Kashmir’s political and social turmoil makes it a fascinating beat for professionals – security experts, sleuths and perhaps journalists. Most of them instantly fall in love with the beautiful land and her people. Next they aspire to c
The Kashmiri separatists could be detained on arrival at the Delhi airport. They are coming to the capital to meet Pakistan`s national security advisor Sartaj Aziz. Even though effort would be to keep the separatists from leaving Srina
Pakistan has refused to cancel its invitation to Kashmiri separatists to a reception in Delhi for its National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz, who is arriving on Sunday for talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval. This puts question mark over t
Gujarat government`s notification issued last month making voting compulsory in civic body polls has been stayed by the high court. In response to a petition filed by advocate KR Koshti questioning the provisions of making voting ob
It is a Make in India story of a different kind. Indian mobile phone maker Micromax features on the list at the 10th spot with 9.9 million units sold in the April-June 2015 quarter. Samsung remains the top-selling smartphone brand i
After sending stern message with brief house arrest of separatist Hurriyat leaders, India today said it has advised Pakistan that it would not be appropriate for Sartaj Aziz to meet with the Kashmiri separatists. "Such a meeting would not be
Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said it will announce small finance bank licences next month and allayed concerns that these new entities can pose any threat to existing banks. Yestrday the central bank had approved setting up of 11 payment bank
What is the latest drama at Film and Television Institute of India? The agitating students demand presence of the prime minister of India. "Prime Minister should visit FTII to resolve the issues. All students in the country are
There seems to be no end to the tug-of-war between the telecom service providers (TSPs) and the department of telecommunication (DoT) on the issue of deteriorating quality of service and increasing call drops on the cellular network in the country
Separatist Hurriayt leaders from Kashmir -Yasin Malik, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani have been placed under house arrest in Srinagar since this morning. Their houses have been barricaded. Their house arrest comes days ahead o
Jean-Paul Sartre, the French philosopher and novelist, had said, “We must act out passion before we can feel it.” For Anshu Gupta, work has always been a matter of passion. In 1998, when clothing was not even consi
With elections on the horizon, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar seems to be wooing BJP leader and actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha. The state government has named a college after the father of the BJP MP. The decision to name the Government Coll
The NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan will take place despite Pakistani high commission inviting Kashmiri separatist leaders to meet Pakistan’s national security advisor Sartaj Aziz, who is coming to Delhi for talks with his Indian
Cancellations dropped below 1% and the number of passengers travelling by domestic carriers rose by 29 per cent in July. While SpiceJet managed to hold its top position in terms of passenger load factor by touching 93.4 per cent in July, bud
Pune police have arrested five students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) for allegedly forcibly confining institute Director Prashant Pathrabe to his office. Meanwhile, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has offered the
The IPO space is in the thick of activity as 30 companies line up offers worth more than Rs 16,000 crore to fund their business expansion, meet working capital requirements and make loan repayment. At least 19 of them have already got green light
While the country is observing a decade of information revolution under right to information act (RTI), the political parties continue to hide behind certain rules when it comes to disclosing party funds. According Association for D
It was a big bang announcement for Bihar. Prime minister Narendra Modi announced a special package worth Rs 1.25 lakh crore, and an addition fund of Rs 40,000 crore for the poll-bound Bihar on Tuesday at rally in Arrah. "