January 12, 2013
Washington — "Imagining our Future Together", an art exhibition organized by the World Bank, is aimed at taking forward the vision that art has the potential to connect people and countries in South Asia.
January 12, 2013
New Delhi — The number of new annual HIV/AIDS cases in India have dropped by 57 percent in the last decade as against 20 percent globally, Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Saturday.
January 12, 2013
Over one million Muslims came together Friday at Bangladesh’s River Turag for the Biswa Ijtema, or World Muslim Congregation. The three-day event is only second in size to the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
January 12, 2013
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Salman Khurshid said on Saturday the government will not buckle to "wild calls for revenge and reaction" over the killing and beheading of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops.
In an interview to a news channel, Khurshid said the heightened border tensions "demands very responsible and sensible and moderate behaviour".
January 12, 2013
New Delhi — President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday greeted the nation on Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal, expressing hope that the festivals would bring prosperity and happiness.
January 12, 2013
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights denounced Friday the beheading of Sri Lanakan Rizana Nafeek in Saudi Arabia this week. Nafeek was charged with murder in 2005 over the death of an infant; however, there are many concerns about the fairness of her trial.
January 11, 2013
Leander Paes will spearhead a second-string Indian team in the home Davis Cup tie against South Korea next month following a revolt by the country's frontline players.
India's Davis Cup Team Captain: Leander Paes
January 11, 2013
The driver of the bus where the 23-year-old was gang-raped in New Delhi was accused of drink driving by a former employer when he appeared on a reality TV show in 2010. Ram Singh, one of six people accused in the December 16 attack on the student, appeared in a show hosted by former top police officer Kiran Bedi who tries to resolve civil disputes.
Janauary 11, 2013
I started a company with my friend that became a success. Now we are having problems defining responsibilities and also dividing the fruits of success. Is there any episode or philosophy from mythology that can help us come up with an equitable framework of partnership?
January 11, 2013
AHMEDABAD: The investment potential of the country's businesses will be bared in Gujarat on Friday when CEOs and entrepreneurs reveal future projects at a business summit organized in Gujarat by chief minister Narendra Modi come to be known as industry-friendly.
