Muslims have lowest living standard in India: Govt survey
August 20, 2013
NEW DELHI: Among various religious groups, Muslims have the lowest living standard with the average per capita expenditure of just Rs 32.66 in a day, says a government survey.
Historic landing by IAF’s C 130J-30 Super Hercules near LAC
August 20, 2013
In a show of strength to China, IAF aircraft lands on world's highest airstrip at Daulat Beg Oldie
New ban on New Zealand dairy products bound for China
August 19, 2013
China bound batches of dairy products were brought to a halt because of excessive levels of nitrate
Nawaz Sharif says Kashmir is a national issue and jugular vein...
August 19, 2013
ISLAMABAD: Describing Kashmir as the "jugular vein" of his country, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said India and Pakistan should join hands to tackle poverty and disease instead of wasting their resources on wars.
Indian cancer patients forced to camp in the street
August 19, 2013
Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital draws tens of thousands of cancer patients thanks to its heavily subsidized medical care. But the Mumbai's steep hotel prices force scores to sleep on the pavements near the hospital.
ISRO halts launch of GSLV-D5 rocket due to snag
August 19, 2013
SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organization called off the much-awaited launch of GSLV-D5 after scientists detected a leak in the second stage liquid propellant tank.
ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan (Right) addressing the media after calling off GSLV-D5 launch.
India’s rupee tumbles as World Bank says gloom overplayed
August 19, 2013
Indian rupee plunged to a new low of 62.70 and shares tumbled two percent on Monday. But Kaushik Basu, a former advisor to the Indian government and currently a chief economist at the World Bank said India was not in danger of a full-blown economic crisis.
A man counts Indian rupee notes at a bank in Mumbai
LK Advani praises Narendra Modi at BJP conclave
August 18, 2013
NEW DELHI: BJP Parliamentary Party chief LK Advani on Sunday surprised many at a party conclave when he praised Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, against whom he had taken jibes on Independence Day for criticizing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Failed in my dream of becoming pilot: Abdul Kalam in new...
August 18, 2013
NEW DELHI: For former President A P J Abdul Kalam, becoming a fighter pilot was a "dearest dream" but he failed to realize it by a whisker as he bagged the ninth position when only eight slots were available in the IAF.
American al-Qaida militant urges attacks on US diplomats
August 18, 2013
DUBAI: An American al-Qaida militant has called for more attacks on Western diplomats in the Arab world, praising the killers of the US ambassador to Libya on September 11 last year, a US-based monitoring group said on Sunday.
