CHANDIGARH - It's an institution that has had the likes of a president, prime ministers, union cabinet ministers, Nobel laureates, governors, chief ministers, actors and other distinguished people on its rolls.

BEIJING - Yuang, the mother of an eight-year-old who studies in a public school in the Chinese capital, says, "My daughter hardly gets time to play. She goes for school at six in the morning and comes back by evening. After that she has to finish loads of homework."

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday issued notices to the central government on a petition of Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group of Companies, seeking a ban on publication of transcripts of corporate lobbyist Nira Radia's phone intercepts related to the 2G spectrum scam.

NEW DELHI - Employees of more than three-fourths of the business process outsourcing (BPO) firms lack awareness on liabilities arising out of data breaches, according to a survey released Thursday by global advisory firm KPMG.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala's IT@School project has received an 'Honorable Mention' in the prestigious Stockholm Challenge Awards 2010, an official said Thursday.