India

  • Indians growing richer and less healthy: Study
    NEW Delhi, January 11 (AFP): Indians are growing richer, but they are also adopting unhealthy lifestyles that could take years off their lives and threaten economic growth, a major study said Tuesday. In a wide
  • Indian-American charged in US’ biggest insider trading case
    Washington, January 11 (PTI): An Indian-American is among four persons charged by US authorities as part of a wide-ranging investigation involving the multi-billion-dollar Galleon Group hedge fund scam, the big
  • NABARD ties up with Reuters for providing market information to farmers
    Madurai, January 11 (Agencies): The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has entered into a tie-up with the international news agency Thompson Reuters’ Indian subsidiary to provide
  • Barack Obama says nation is grieving
    Washington, DC, January 11 (PTI): US President Barack Obama has said that the nation is grieving and in shock after the Saturday's shootout incident that critically injured Democrat Congresswoman Gabrielle Giff
  • Too soon to share Samjhauta details with Pak: India
    New Delhi, January 11 (agencies): Days after Pakistan sought an update on the probe into the Samjhauta Express bombing, the government today ruled out sharing information at this stage saying it was “too
  • Jagan stages show of strength, taunts Cong
    Former Congress party lawmaker Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy sits in the backdrop of a portrait of his father YSR Reddy during a day-long fast to protest against alleged injustice to farmers from Andhra Pradesh state,
  • Terror threats to embassy in Kabul are real: Krishna
    New Delhi, January 11 (Agencies): India Tuesday said terror threats to its embassy in Kabul were real and the “grim possibilities” have been confirmed by its own intelligence inputs and those from A
  • Hindu “terror” vs corruption splits politics
    New Delhi, January 11 (Reuters): A growing scandal over Hindu militants linked to bombings in India has highlighted how the ruling Congress party and the main opposition are increasingly exchanging bitter barbs
  • PM leading the most corrupt government in Indian history: Jaitley
    NEW Delhi, January 11 (PTI): Taking the attack on the ruling dispensation a notch further, the BJP today accused the Prime Minister of leading the “most corrupt” government in the country’s hi
  • India’s very own ‘Tejas’ takes to the skies
    India’s first indigenously developed fighter aircraft prepares to take a flight during a function in Bangalore, January 10. India’s defense ministry has approved the production of Tejas, after years
  • Speaker to make fresh attempt to break Parl deadlock
    New Delhi, January 10 (PTI): Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is likely to make a fresh endeavour to break the Parliament deadlock on the 2G Spectrum scam by calling leaders of political parties, who could not joi
  • GoM to fast track corruption probe against guilty officials
    New Delhi, January 10 (PTI): Fast tracking of corruption cases against public servants and amendment to the Constitution to provide for summary proceedings in cases of grave misdemeanor involving bureaucrats wo
  • Kashmir interlocutors submit report to PC
    JAMMU, January 10 (Agencies): The three interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir have submitted a report to union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, stressing on the right to protest and outlining a basic framework to bri
  • Census’11: Transgenders prepare to be counted
    New Delhi, January 10 (Agencies): When census officials hit the road for the mammoth task of counting the billion plus people, transgenders will ensure they are counted for the first time ever, after the govern
  • ‘Ajmer blast carried out to deter Hindus from dargah visit’
    New Delhi, January 10 (PTI): The 2007 Ajmer Shariff blast was carried out to deter Hindus from going to the famous shrine and the act was carried out by a group of extremists whose members belonged to both majo
  • BMW emerges as top luxury car in India in 2010
    New Delhi, January 10 (Agencies): Germany’s BMW on Monday said it maintained its lead over rivals Mercedes-Benz and Audi to remain the top luxury car-maker in India in 2010, with sales of 6,246 units. BMW
  • Nashik onion traders on strike, prices could rise further
    NEW Delhi, January 10 (PTI): In a move that could further push up Onion prices, traders in Nashik and adjoining areas today went on two-day strike against tax raids and disrupted supply to contracting traders f
  • State Bank Of India in Nagaland
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  • India seeks Financial Sector Assessment by IMF & WB
    Kolkata, January 10 (PTI): India has voluntarily sought a comprehensive Financial Sector Assessment Programme (FSAP) by IMF and World Bank, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here today asserting the
  • Afghan peace process cannot be Pakistan driven: Krishna
    Kabul, January 9 (PTI): In a clear pointer to Pakistan, India on Sunday said that any “external” interference in the transition process of Afghanistan will be detrimental to both its success and the