Bowing to pressure from women’s activists, the government has made some crucial amendments to divorce laws, giving women half a share in the husband’s residential property irrespective of whether it was acquired before or during the marriage. The amendment was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Thursday. The wife’s share in other assets owned by [...]

When we asked the citys working women how safe the city is for them Bangalore and Gurgaon have always been compared for their burgeoning population of youngsters,many of whom come from other cities and towns to fill the IT and ITeS needs of the city.Apart from this,both cities are a cultural melting pot of sorts,and [...]

March 11, 2012 marks one year since a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, triggering a devastating tsunami that slammed into the island nation, killing thousands of people. More than 300,000 people are still homeless and around 3,300 others are unaccounted for. The tsunami also sparked a nuclear reactor meltdown at the [...]

Consistently do these five things and the results you want from your employees–and your business–will follow. Remarkable bosses aren’t great on paper. Great bosses are remarkable based on their actions. Results are everything—but not the results you might think. Consistently do these five things and everything else follows. You and your business benefit greatly. More [...]

Ukrainian airport guards at Borispol International Airport near Kiev are now a part of a makeover masterclass, in which a team of experts, hired by airport officials transform them into stunning beauties.These border guards will meet tourists at Ukraine’s main air hub during the Euro 2012 football championship.

Based on a Public Interest Litigation, a Supreme Court division bench in the early 2000s had directed the Centre to implement the controversial river linking proposal involving more than `500,000 crore (approximately $110 billion) without bypassing any of the essential procedures in the process by 2016. There was an unprecedented outcry against the proposal from civil society — including a representation to the prime [...]

Their get-togethers in foreign land are fast becoming more of cringe sessions than reminiscing the roots There used to be a time when Bangalores famous weather,pubs and evergreen MTR dosas were the topics of discussion among the motley crowd of desis who caught up at Times Square in New York.And at Tonic Bar and Pasha,the [...]

Tata Steel gets land for Haveri project While West Bengal is dithering over the policy of land acquisition for industrial development in the state, the Karnataka government has completed the land acquisition process for the integrated Tata Steel and Tata Metaliks project at Haveri district. “The Karnataka government has acquired 2,500 acres at Haveri for [...]

LIVING  OUT Loud with SUNITA MEHTA (name changed) who is an 22 year old , an Air hostess by profession Scores of women dream of a career up in the skies.They want to be air hostesses! In recent times,for many living that dream,life has become a nightmare;they are staring into a bleak future.Heres a story [...]

After launching the Aakash tablet, which is the lowest priced tablet computer ever, doubts about its reliability are being raised. Sadly, the sales reports shows Aakash tab was disappointing for those who got Aakah on their hands. According to tech guru’s around the web, the newer version of akash – Ubislate 7 plus  will be similar to Chinese gadgets and [...]