India hardens trade stance against US, wants disputes to go to...
February 22, 2014
NEW DELHI: The government is set to ask all its officials to stay away from any interaction with a delegation from the US International Trade Commission (USITC), a quasi-judicial agency, probing the impact of India's trade and investment regime on the American economy in what is seen as the latest sore point in economic ties between the two countries.
El Nino threatens to return this year
February 22, 2014
SINGAPORE: The El Nino weather pattern that can trigger drought in India and some parts of the world while causing flooding in other regions is increasingly likely to return this year, hitting production of key foods such as rice, wheat and sugar.
Last day of 15th Lok Sabha: PM says country can take...
February 21, 2014
NEW DELHI: The passage of Telangana bill indicated that this country can take "difficult" decisions, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Last day of 15th Lok Sabha a productive day
IPL may be shifted out of India as govt can’t provide...
February 21, 2014
The Home Ministry has told the BCCI that it would be able to provide adequate security for the tournament only after the general elections which are expected to be over by mid-May
Ailing Air India hit by another huge fraud, writes to CBI...
February 21, 2014
NEW DELHI: Ailing Air India, which was recently hit by LTC scam, has stumbled upon another case of fraud involving crores of rupees in a scheme meant for family members of the employees of the state-run airline.
Poverty in India 2.5 times the official figure: Study
February 21, 2014
A study by McKinsey Global Institute says more than 680 million Indians are unable to meet their essential needs which means that poverty in the country is 2.5 times the official figure of 270 million
Cross-LoC trade fails to resume
February 20, 2014
Cross-LoC trade between two sides of Kashmir have not resumed after a standoff over seizure of a truck from PoK that was allegedly carrying drugs; no Pakistani truck arrived at the crossing point
MS Dhoni ruled out of Asia Cup with injury, Virat Kohli...
February 20, 2014
NEW DELHI: Under-fire Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Thursday ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup cricket tournament due to a side-strain injury that he suffered during the second Test in New Zealand, paving the way for Virat Kohli to lead the side.
Dinesh Karthik replaces injured Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Schism between Sunni and Shia has been poisoning Islam for 1,400...
February 20, 2014
The war in Syria began much earlier than is generally recognized. The conflict actually began in the year 632 with the death of the Prophet Mohamed. The same is true of the violence, tension or oppression currently gripping the Muslim world from Iraq and Iran, though Egypt, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to Yemen, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Don’t release convicts, prior consultation must: Centre to TN
February 20, 2014
Citing Sec 435, CrPC, under which TN sought to remit the sentence, Centre says the law states that the powers ‘shall not be exercised by the state govt except after consultation with the Centre’
