Jume 30, 2013
MUMBAI: IndiGo Airlines may lose a good chunk of its commanders to AirAsia India as around 100 of its pilots have applied for jobs with the proposed carrier, say sources.
Besides a hefty package that AirAsia India is offering to the pilots, there are other reasons, like better working conditions, for these pilots to move out, say Indigo sources.
June 30, 2013
NEW YORK: As Nelson Mandela lingers in a hospital, yet another remarkable moment is helping to seal his legacy: Millions of people around the world, united by respect and gratitude, are preparing for this beloved man to die.
June 29, 2013
WASHINGTON: Disappointed over Pakistan's slow pace of trial in Mumbai terror attack case, a top American lawmaker has demanded that the seven suspects, including LeT operational commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, be handed over to the International Criminal Court to bring them to justice.
"There are seven individuals that need to be brought to justice (for their role in the 26/ 11 attack case)," said Congressman Ed Royce, chairman of the powerful House Foreign Relations Committee.
June 29, 2013
PRETORIA/JOHANNESBURG: The United States does not feel threatened by the growth of trade and investment in Africa by China and other emerging powers, US President Barack Obama said on Saturday.
"I don't feel threatened by it. I feel it's a good thing," Obama told a news conference during a visit to South Africa.
June 29, 2013
MUMBAI: Indian technology companies are flocking to the education sector, seeing in it a rare promising market created because of liberal government spending.
June 29, 2013
MADISON: China's largest wind turbine company and three people are accused of trade secrets from a US software company, the Justice Department announced on Thursday.
June 29, 2013
New Delhi — India needs to bring the malnutrition debate on the political centre-stage, experts noted Friday at the India launch of the Lancet 2013 series on maternal and child nutrition.
Developing countries have many basic challenges to tackle and child malnutrition
June 29, 2013
WASHINGTON: Twenty-two of President Barack Obama's top advisers make the top White House salary of $172,200 per year - but there is one official who earns 30% more.
June 28, 2013
A study has found that middle-aged South Asian men have higher blood sugar levels and increased diabetes risk as compared with white men. Individuals of South Asian decent are recommended to exercise more in order to reduce risk.
June 28, 2013
India has approved a move to nearly double natural gas prices in the country. This will be the first hike in three years.
India's government said on Friday it had doubled natural gas prices to stimulate investment and reverse a decline in domestic production which has caused power shortages for industry.
