May 3, 2014
NEW DELHI: Talking tough, India today threatened to drag the European Union to the World Trade Organization if the 28-nation bloc did not lift its ban on the import of Indian mangoes and vegetables.
The UK imports almost 160 lakh mangoes from India and the market for this fruit is worth almost 6 million pounds a year.
May 2, 2014
LONDON: India has slipped down the global rankings for freedom of the press, thanks to what The Annual Index of Media Freedom called "increased interference in content by media owners in the run-up to the 2014 elections".
Global press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in over a decade with India ranked 78th and belonging to countries with "partially free media".
May 2, 2014
MUMBAI: Indians approaching their silver innings seem most worried about their ability to foot their medical expenses in future, found an online survey.
In a Nielsen survey of 30,000 people, 54% of those above 45 cited not having enough money to cover medical costs as their top concern.
May 1, 2014
US keeps India on its Priority Watch List along with China and eight other countries; avoids labeling India with he worst offender tag in its scorecard on patents and IP rights
May 1, 2014
LOS ANGELES: A computer glitch at a California air traffic control center disrupted flights in the United States for about an hour on Wednesday, authorities said.
A computer glitch at a California air traffic control center disrupted flights in the United States for about an hour, authorities said
May 1, 2014
One killed and 11 injured when two bombs went off in two coaches of the Guwahati-Bangalore Express at, Chennai Central railway station; reports say one suspect held
May 1, 2014
Federal Reserve will reduce its monthly bond purchases to $45 billion from $55 billion to battle the financial crisis and recession in US
Fed Chair Janet Yellen (R)
May 1, 2014
Environmental activist Ramesh Agarwal among six people around the world to be awarded Goldman Environment Prize; Agarwal has been fighting against mining in Chhattisgarh
May 1, 2014
Both sides agreed that maintenance of peace and tranquillity on the border was an important guarantor for the further development of bilateral relations
April 30, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Sunrisers Hyderabad 172 for 5 (Warner 65, Rahul 46) beat Mumbai Indians 157 for 7 (Pollard 78, Pathan 2-10, Steyn 2-20) by 15 runs
Chasing a stiff target of 173, Kieron Pollard’s smashing 78 wasn’t enough to save Mumbai from their fifth successive defeat of the tournament
