Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi accepts Nobel Peace Prize...
June 17, 2012
Prize helped break opposition leader's isolation while she was under house arrest.
The NRI’s India Dream fades. – Jobs don’t match up, life...
June 17, 2012
Shikha Bhatnagar moved to India in 2008 with the intention of making it home for at least two years. Armed with years of experience in the development world, including internships with NGOs in India, she was excited about the future.
Rajat Gupta found guilty of insider trading
June 16, 2012
Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta is convicted on securities fraud and conspiracy charges. He faces a maximum of 65 years in prison.
Rajat Gupta was found guilty on four of six counts of insider trading. The guilty verdict came after less than two days of deliberations.
Can’t sleep? 8 Surprising Reasons You Wake Up Tired
June 16, 2012
Be consistent with the times you go to bed and wake up to create a regular sleep pattern.
It's being described as the next health hazard after junk food binging and sedentary living: chronic sleep deprivation.
Tennis selection row for India ahead of Olympics
June 16, 2012
Mahesh Bhupathi has refused to partner with Leander Paes at the London Olympics, leaving Indian officials embarrassed. Bhupathi said he would prefer to play with former partner Rohan Bopanna.
Mahesh Bhupathi is going to the Olympics to play doubles tennis for India. It's not exactly what he was hoping for.
Congress asks Kalam not to contest Presidential Elections
June 16, 2012
After UPA announced the name of Finance Minster Pranab Mukherjee as their choice for next President, the Congress party on Friday asked APJ Abdul Kalam not to contest for the Presidential elections.
Apology to help improve ties with Pakistan, says key US senator
June 15, 2012
WASHINGTON – A senior US lawmaker said yesterday that apologizing to Pakistan over the Salala incident would improve Washington's relations with a key ally.
"National security of the US will be better served with a positive relationship with Pakistan," Senator Dianne Feinstein told a Senate hearing on budget priorities for 2013.
“I’m Jhunjhunwala”, not India’s Buffett
June 15, 2012
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's best known stock investor, billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, doesn't much like the moniker of 'India's Warren Buffett'.
Legendary Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Demystified
Bhutan, Nepal most peaceful nations in South Asia
June 15, 2012
Bhutan and Nepal have been named the first and second most peaceful South Asian nations, respectively. The Asia Pacific region is the fourth most peaceful region in the world.
Bhutan and Nepal have taken the first and second spots as the most peaceful countries in South Asia, according to the latest Global Peace Index (GPI).
US and India see progress with new nuclear deal
June 15, 2012
US Company Westinghouse Electric has signed a deal on nuclear power in India, allowing the two countries to enter a “new and more mature phase”. Two-way trade may reach $100 billion for the first time this year.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna
