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Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka

Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka took Rs 43 cr salary in FY17

Sikka was eligible for $11 mn or Rs 71 cr for basic salary, variable pay, RSUs and performance stock options.

15 April 2017 3:14 PM IST

Trupti Jain, 46, was one among the six winners chosen for the Asia-Pacific laureate from a pool of nearly 1,900 applicants from over 120 countries and were selected by an independent international jury.. (Photo: Twitter/Cartier)

Indian engineer wins 'Cartier Women's Initiative award'

She won the award for providing women working on farms with water management solutions

15 April 2017 2:13 PM IST

Shradha Mengshette receives Rs 1 crore reward from PM Narendra Modi. (Photo: Niti Aayog)

Latur girl wins Rs 1 cr under Modi's digital India push

Shradha Mengshette got reward for making digital transaction of Rs 1,590 through her RuPay card.

15 April 2017 10:55 AM IST

A still from one of the episodes.

Friends sitcom to make a comeback in the form of musical!

Finally, fans have something to be happy about.

15 April 2017 9:04 AM IST

The World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 (File Photo)

Daughter of NYC cop killed in 9/11 attacks joins NYPD

Brittney Roy was sworn in Thursday along with 473 other recruits during a ceremony held at the city's police academy in...

14 April 2017 6:39 PM IST

Alia gets featured under 30 achiever's list, for her position as a...

Alia has definitely cemented her position firm in her career span of merely five years.

14 April 2017 1:40 PM IST

The helicopter services operator is a joint venture where the central government holds 51 per cent stake and the remaining is with state-owned ONGC.

India-born engineer honoured with American Helicopter Society award

Sinha, who received the award recently in the US, was also bestowed the title of AHS Honorary Fellow in May 2016.

14 April 2017 1:36 PM IST

YouTube once again proves that it is a great tool to learn things (pun intended).

8-year-old drives car, learns driving from YouTube videos

Kid prefered not to disturb his parents and sought YouTube's help to learn driving.

14 April 2017 11:25 AM IST

Deepika Padukone plays the titular character in the film.

Padmavati to release as per schedule, confirm producers

The sets of this period drama were vanadalised twice because Bhansali allegedly portrayed Rani Padmavati in bad light.

14 April 2017 8:56 AM IST

In 2015, Kapoor was flown down to Abu Dhabi to prepare a vegetarian meal for Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Sanjeev Kapoor conferred Padma Shri by president

He started out in the hospitality industry in 1984 with a diploma in Hotel Management from IIHM (Indian Institute of...

13 April 2017 8:14 PM IST

The woman thought of the idea while she was research for a video on animal ideas and she didnt find information on vaginas in general. (Photo: Youtube)

Brit woman wants to open the world's first vagina museum

Florence Schechter is trying to raise the money through crowdfunding and other social media

13 April 2017 4:48 PM IST

Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, center, greets fans after walking through the hall of honour with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Photo: AP)

Malala Yousafzai impresses Canadian Parliament with witty comments on...

She praised Trudeau for his stance on letting refugees into the country and giving women equal importance in the...

13 April 2017 4:08 PM IST