BANGALORE: Students of second-rung engineering colleges have not had it easy so far, coping as they do with poor infrastructure and little scope to showcase their skills. But global technology competitions are now helping them overcome this handicap. The global competitions targeted at students—many hosted by technology giants such as Microsoft—have opened doors to these students from these colleges, who have exploited the platforms to the fullest.

Coca-Cola has been accused of using a £20 million anti-obesity drive to distract attention from its contribution to Britain's obesity epidemic.

The drinks giant plans to pour millions into fitness programme called Coca-Cola Zero ParkLives, offering thousands of free sessions and coaching for families across 70 parks in England.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's aviation authority released on Tuesday satellite data used to determine that flight MH370 went down in the southern Indian Ocean following demands from sceptical relatives of those on board.

The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) said in a statement it had worked with Inmarsat to provide 47 pages of data communication logs recorded by the British satellite operator as well as explanatory notes for public consumption.

NAVI MUMBAI: A major fire broke out at the BSEL Tech Tower opposite the Vashi railway station at around 11.30am on Tuesday.

Flames engulfed the sixth and seventh floors of the building housing offices before firemen brought the fire under control.

Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd to cut its promoter holding to 40% by September 2014 from 43.58%, the private sector lender said in a notice to the stock exchange.

Promoter holding has to be further cut to 30% by 31 December, 2016, the bank said.

Ukraine's new president and billionaire businessman Petro Poroshenko, popularly known as the "chocolate king" because he made his fortune in the candy industry, and now is worth US$1.2 billion, according to a Wealth-X report.

‘The Dirty Picture’ actress Vidya Balan has shocked everyone with her latest look in the upcoming film ‘Bobby Jasoos’.

Vidya Balan, who plays a female detective in the film, has tried over 122 looks for the film with each being unique in its own way.

William S Pinckney, Chairman and CEO of Amway India was today placed under arrest by the Andhra Pradesh Police in connection with a complaint against the direct-selling firm.

Kurnool Superintendent of Police Raghurami Reddy said Pinckney was apprehended in Gurgoan yesterday and was brought to Kurnool on a warrant. The arrest was based on a complaint alleging unethical circulation of money through Amway’s operations.

Maruti Suzuki India on Monday launched CNG variant of its latest compact car Celerio with a price tag of Rs.4.68 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The CNG-powered ‘Celerio Green’ will be available with manual transmission in VXi trim, the company said in a statement.

An Indian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet crashed in an open field at Simthan near Bijbehara in Anantnag district of South Kashmir.

An Indian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet crashed in an open field at Simthan near Bijbehara in Anantnag district of South Kashmir.

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