Textile industry may cross $350-bn turnover by 2025

Last Updated: Friday, January 9, 2015, 21:23

The textile industry has the potential to cross a turnover of USD 350 billion by 2025 if it diversifies to new product categories like Man Made Fibres (MMF), Confederation of Indian Textile Industry Chairman Prem Malik said Friday.

Disasters cost $113 billion damage in 2014: Swiss Re

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 18:25

This is 16 percent less than the USD 135 billion in losses recorded in 2013 and significantly below the average annual figure of USD 188 billion for the previous 10 years.

Jesse Eisenberg to feature in `Man of Steel` sequel

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 19:33

Actor Jesse Eisenberg will be part of the upcoming `Superman-Batman` movie, a sequel of `Man of Steel`.

Rahul Gandhi has walked the talk, says Congress

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 16:20

Defending Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the Gandhi scion has "walked the talk".

Army man arrested for sexually assaulting 14-month-old girl

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 01:21

An army man was arrested on Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-month-old girl at the Para Regimental Centre here.

Steve McQueen calls Kanye West `lovely man`

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 16:41

Steve McQueen has confessed that he and Kanye West talk all the time and he is just happy that the singer is around.

Marvel`s `Ant-Man` release preponed

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 12:59

Marvel`s `Ant-Man` has been moved up and the film will now release two weeks earlier from its original July 31, 2015 release date.

Post-mortem reveals man-eater to be 5 year-old tiger

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 23:15

An autopsy on the man-eater carnivore, which was shot dead, has revealed it to could be a five-year-old male tiger, a top forest official said today.

Rooney `reportedly` not prepared to sign new deal with Man Utd

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 11:39

Ace striker Wayne Rooney is reportedly not prepared to sign a new deal at Manchester United even if Juan Mata joins the club from Chelsea.

I played common man years before Arvind Kejriwal came: Manoj Kumar

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 13:34

Veteran actor Manoj Kumar, who played powerful roles as the quintessential common man, says the Aam Aadmi government has to fulfill its promises as the youth have a lot of expectation from them.

Chinese man executed for keeping, murdering sex slaves

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 19:37

A Chinese man, who kept six female sex slaves in a dungeon and killed two of them, was executed Tuesday.

Season at stake as United seek cup comeback

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 16:26

Their Premier League title defence in tatters, Manchester United approach the second leg of their League Cup semi-final against Sunderland on Wednesday conscious that it could define their domestic season.Their Premier League title defence in tatters, Manchester United approach the second leg of their League Cup semi-final against Sunderland on Wednesday conscious that it could define their domestic season.