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It's all about the moolah: Marvel's Captain America beats Rio 2 to win box office

Walt Disney Co's "Captain America," which set an April ticket sales record when it opened a week ago, pulled in another $41.4 million from Friday to Sunday at US and Canadian theaters.<br />

Online frauds: India 6th most frequently attacked country

According to Kaspersky Lab, about 39.6 million users faced phishing attacks in 2013, an increase of 2.32 percent from the previous year.<br />

Deepak Parekh appointed as special advisor to Sunil Gavaskar for IPL

Parekh will be a special invitee during the IPL governing council meeting as his vast expertise in financial affairs will enable Gavaskar to ensure smooth functioning of IPL affairs for the next two months.<br />

How Apollo Hospitals' Prathap Reddy became the Ambani of healthcare

From a single hospital with 150 beds, Prathap Chandra Reddy, founder of Apollo Hospitals Ltd, became India's largest healthcare entrepreneur with over 50 hospitals in the country and abroad. Journalist Pranay Gupte brings you the full story of Reddy's rise from humble origins in his book, Healer: Dr Prathap Chandra Reddy and the Transformation of India, published by Portfolio Penguin, New Delhi.

This statement about the Titanic tragedy could fetch Rs 12 lakh in auction

Second officer Charles Lightoller's statement was taken in New York days after Titanic sank in the Atlantic waters in 1912.<br />

Move over Bollywood: US festival shows independent, small-budget Indian films

Bollywood films often capture the colour and beauty of Indian culture through high-profile stars and big-budget blockbusters, but a group of filmmakers is attempting to show a different side of India's people through smaller, independent fare.

Pay Rs 500 to restore phones disconnected for pesky calls:Trai

In a bid to check pesky calls, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had last year approved disconnection of their phones if rules of unwanted calls and messages were flouted by them, or on their behalf.<br />

Don Draper at odds with changing world of 1968 as 'Mad Men' enters its final season

In Sunday's seventh season premiere entitled "The Beginning," the show's leading man Don, played by Jon Hamm, finds himself in unfamiliar territory as the vibrant, funky atmosphere and social upheaval of 1968 surrounds him.<br />

'Game of Thrones' premiere rocks ratings, had the most viewers since 'Sopranos' finale

The season four premiere of fantasy epic "Game of Thrones" drew an average of 6.6 million viewers, making it the largest audience for HBO since the 2007 finale of mafia drama "The Sopranos," the premium cable network said on Monday.<br />

For a young nation, we seem to be obsessed with "seniority"

India privileges age over merit and youth. Is this a problem in a country where the bulk of the population is young?

Did you know Chidambaram and Game of Thrones' Little Finger have a lot in common?

Firstbiz decided to list out five five similarities between our finance minister and the Seven Kingdoms' finance minister. Here they are.

Did you spot Goldman Sach's ex-chief in Game of Thrones' Season 4 premiere?

Former chairman of Goldman Sachs Stephen Friedman, who has also worked in the White House under President George W Bush and is a former chairman of the board of directors of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, has entered the realm of dragons and warriors with a brief cameo in the season four premiere of 'Game of Thrones. '<br />

Alex Ferguson to teach at Harvard Biz School. Here's how to prepare for his class

As news broke of Harvard Business School snapping up Alex Ferguson as a lecturer on a long-term deal, jokes have been flying on how students should prepare for his class. He will lecture to senior executives from around the world as part of a new program - "The Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports."<br />

Wonder girl: This 12-year old is the youngest yoga instructor in US

Devoe knows a thing or two about childhood and focus, for she is only 12 years old and just recently became a certified yoga instructor after completing 200 hours of teacher training. She is believed to be the youngest certified female yoga instructor in the United States.

Visitors from Hong Kong are top spenders on hotels in India

Visitors from West Asia stood at the second place, paying Rs 7,909 a night, followed by South Africans, who paid Rs 7,594, Hotels.com said in the report.<br />

Spying on online users: Here's proof Indian govt is scaling it down

India, the world's second most populous country, made 2,513 user data requests in July-December, about 7 percent lower than 2,691 in January-June 2013, as per Google's latest Transparency Report.<br />

This Nobel Peace Prize medal got sold for $1.1 million in an auction

A 1936 Nobel Peace Prize medal, only the second such medal to be sold at auction, has fetched $1.1 million in a sale to a private Asian collector, auctioneers Stack's Bowers said on Friday.<br />

Helipads to ballrooms: All that you wanted to know about Mukesh Ambani's Antilia

India's richest man Mukesh Ambani's home Antilia has been the subject of great intrigue nationally as well as internationally. Its construction began in 2005 and ended in 2010. Antilia, where Ambani lives with his wife Nita and three children, cost an estimated $1 billion to build.<br />

You can now book coaches on Delhi Metro for Rs 30,000

The booking rate consists of the fare for the number of passengers and charges towards offering special facilities to the group, consisting 45-150 passengers.<br />

Attention Mumbaikars: Now an ATM that sells water for Re 1/litre

"The ATM can vend up to 1,000 litres per day... The water from AQUATM will be available to consumers at the price of Re 1 per litre," the Foundation said in a statement.<br />

India's job market is looking up for the next few years. Here's why

Companies are now focusing more on budgets and are trying to find the same kind of exposure and experience from Indian talent that expats can offer. They are seen bringing in expats only when the cost of hiring an expat as against an Indian is pretty much similar.<br />

You'll never guess where e-commerce is booming in India. Hint: Not metros

The North Eastern states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura -- generate about 8 percent of traffic and business for Myntra and the company expects further growth in the coming quarters.<br />

Indian sanitation tech fair sees toilets that filter water, charge cellphones and more

Scientists who accepted the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's challenge to reinvent the toilet showcased their inventions in the Indian capital Saturday. The primary goal: to sanitize waste, use minimal water or electricity, and produce a usable product at low cost.<br />

Smile score: The happiest countries according to instagram photos are..

Jetpac, a social travel guide app, has analyzed more than 150 million Instagram posts in 6,000 worldwide cities to come up with a ranking of the happiest countries on the globe. <br />