11th Panchen Lama misses top post in China`s elite body

Last Updated: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 15:49

China, which brought its handpicked 11th Panchen Lama into political limelight by making him the member of a top advisory body, has not picked him for the post of group`s deputy chairman contrary to speculation.

Elite Special Security Battalion soon: Orissa CM Patnaik

Last Updated: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 17:47

An elite Special Security Battalion (SSB) would be set up to look after security of the Orissa capital city and nearby areas besides providing security to visiting dignitaries.

Bomb suspect came from elite family, best schools

Last Updated: Monday, December 28, 2009, 09:04

As a member of an uppercrust Nigerian family, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab received the best schooling, from the elite British International School in West Africa to the vaunted University College London.

Taiwan wants elite force to protect island: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, November 26, 2009, 10:21

Taiwan`s President has urged the island`s armed forces to become a small, elite unit, saying a voluntary military rather than conscription was key to the island`s defence, local media said on Thursday.

Elite B-school students back in radar of finance cos

Last Updated: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 19:40

After a year long slump due to global meltdown, first year students of elite B-schools are back in the radar of companies in finance and banking sectors which are now hiring them for summer internship programmes.