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India's first defence university to come up in Gurgaon

The foundation stone of Indian National Defence University (INDU), to be constituted under an Act of Parliament, will be laid by PM Manmohan Singh on May 23, Gurgaon deputy commissioner PC Meena said.

IIM-Indore student offered salary of Rs. 34 lakh per year

A post-graduate program student of IIM-Indore has received a job offer with salary package of Rs. 34 lakh per annum.

Knife carried by US Navy SEAL in Osama raid auctioned

A combat knife carried by a US Navy SEAL in the 2011 raid that ended in death of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan has fetched $35,400 at a charity auction.

S Africa officials used Zuma's name in Gupta wedding jet scandal

South African officials used President Jacob Zuma's name to secure landing rights at a military air base to fly in guests for a lavish wedding hosted by a well-connected Indian family, a probe showed today.

Advanced breast cancer detecting machine comes to India

An advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before was unveiled in the national capital today.

Proved my school principal wrong by topping in studies: Lakshmi Mittal

NRI steel baron Lakshmi Mittal today said he was able to prove his principal wrong when he topped Saint Xavier's College in Calcutta even though he was earlier denied admission for not being fluent in English.

Mine seeking honeybees being trained in Croatia

Croatian researchers are sugar-craving honeybees to find unexploded mines littering their country and the rest of the Balkans since the conclusion of the Balkan wars in the 1990s.

Kim Kardashian expecting a baby girl?

Pregnant reality star Kim Kardashian has fuelled rumours she is expecting a daughter with rapper Kanye West as the invitations to her baby shower feature a dancing ballerina.

Panchayat teaches ‘greedy’ groom a pricey lesson in MP

A baraat was taken hostage by the residents of village Sonaura in Satna district in MP following a dispute between the groom and the bride's family over dowry and the subsequent refusal of the girl to marry the 'greedy' groom. Yogendra Pratap Singh reports.

Indian tech tycoon Vivek Ranadive buys NBA team Sacramento Kings

Indian-American tech tycoon Vivek Ranadive has become the majority stakeholder in the NBA’s Sacramento Kings and will keep the team in the California capital.

Indians more willing to share personal info than others: study

Even as cases of financial fraud are dotting cyberspace across the world, Indians seem more forthcoming in giving out their personal information for personalised services and simplification of finance management than their global counterparts, a study by Cisco has found.