December 24, 2013
NEW DELHI: In a perceptible hardening of stand against the US, India on Christmas eve rejected the American embassy's request for an extension on IDs for its consulate officials. With the deadline for surrender of these cards ending on Monday, India withdrew all identity cards of US consulate officials.
December 24, 2013
Washington: US President Barack Obama has symbolically signed up for health insurance to promote his own controversial health care reform legislation, a White House official said on Monday.
The US government extended the deadline by 24 hours.
December 24, 2013
JOHANNESBURG: Five Indian-origin persons and the controversial Gupta family have been named in a list of 100 prominent people in South Africa by an influential daily here.
The list prepared by 'The Star', one of the oldest newspapers in the country, featured people in 10 categories.
December 24, 2013
LAHORE: Pakistan is likely to reiterate its demand for a 'greater role' for the UN military observers to end cross-Line of Control (LoC) tensions and to ensure better implementation of the 2003 ceasefire agreement along the 778-km long India-Pakistan border in Jammu & Kashmir.
December 23, 2013
NEW DELHI: India and the US may be moving towards a resolution of the stand-off over senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade's case with the envoy getting exemption from personal appearance in a New York Court hearing visa fraud charges against her even as she got her accreditation to the UN headquarters.
December 23, 2013
When IndiGo, India's largest airline by passengers carried, reported a profit of Rs 787 crore in the 2013 financial year, it stunned many in a manner unusual for an earnings broadcast.
How does the airline turn in profits year after year in one of the world’s toughest markets where competitors are struggling?
December 23, 2013
NEW DELHI: International tourist arrival in India grew by 13 per cent during the first nine months of 2013, United Nation World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) data showed.
India is among the top 25 largest international tourism earners.
December 23, 2013
AAP move to form govt with Congress' support is betrayal of people’s verdict, says BJP
Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal gestures as he addresses a public meeting in New Delhi on Sunday.
December 23, 2013
MONROE (LOUISIANA): A storm system is sweeping across the central and southern US, bringing tornadoes and wind gusts that ripped barn roofs and hurled trees into power lines, leaving thousands without power.
The foul weather threatened to cause flight delays and unsafe road conditions for some of the millions of people traveling ahead of Christmas.
