September 20, 2013
NEW DELHI: India and the US are in discussions over a liberalized visa regime, national security adviser Shivshankar Menon said on Friday.
Asked if India and the US favor visa on arrival, Menon merely said that both sides were looking at a liberalized visa regime.
"Negotiations are going on ... We are trying to find ways to do it," he said during a talk organised by the Aspen Institute India here.
September 20, 2013
Contestants of the Muslimah World pageant rehearse for the grand final of the contest in Jakarta on September 18, 2013
September 20, 2013
Washington D.C. — The US central Bank's surprise decision to keep its economic stimulus in place came as a great relief to India as it's the most vulnerable of emerging economies impacted by US economic policies, analysts say.
US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announcement Wednesday that it would continue its programme of buying up $85 billion in bonds every month for the foreseeable future sent emerging market currencies and stocks rising, Foreign Policy magazine noted.
September 19, 2013
BANGALORE: Jnanpith awardee and acclaimed Kannada writer Dr UR Ananthamurthy has said he will not live in a country with Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister, triggering angry reactions from BJP which said he was free to leave India.
September 19, 2013
NEW DELHI: In the first conviction after the Supreme Court struck down a law that provided immunity to MPs and MLAs from immediate disqualification, a special CBI court on Thursday held Congress Rajya Sabha member Rasheed Masood guilty in a case of corruption and other offences and he is set to lose his seat.
September 19, 2013
NEW DELHI: Planet Earth will be able to support life for at least another 1.75 billion years - according to astrobiologists at the University of East Anglia. After that, the Sun's heat will become too much and water will no longer remain liquid on Earth.
September 19, 2013
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Prime Minister's visit to the US, a controversy has broken out over the nuclear liability law with reports suggesting that an agreement will be signed which may not be in tune with the law.
Govt pushes US agenda ahead of PM visit
September 19, 2013
CHENNAI: Since long rumour mill is abuzz that superstar Rajinikanth will join politics. But, Rajini Sir himself has neither confirmed nor denied the news.
September 18, 2013
NEW DELHI: A potentially damaging virus, which steals SMSes and personal details of an Android-enabled gadget-user, has been detected in Indian cyberspace and internet security sleuths have asked mobile phone and tablet users to exercise caution while operating.
The malware is affecting all the versions of Android prior to version 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean).
Septemeber 17, 2013
NEW DELHI: Tablets embedded with "black fibre" that was suspected to be hair from an employee's arm, "black spots" of oil from machines in tablets and absence of running water in toilets were some observations made by US Food and Drug Administration that has banned import of drugs made at Ranbaxy's Mohali unit.
