October 21, 2012
Dharamshala, once known as a sleepy hill-top town and refuge for the Dalai Lama, is experiencing a tourism boom. Its reputation as a place for quiet contemplation is fleeting as pubs and pizzerias catering to backpakers pop up.
October 21, 2012
LAHORE: Over 1,200 items on the negative list regime for trade with India will be withdrawn in December and the time has come for the two countries to think of introducing a common currency to boost trade, ruling Pakistan People's Party leader Jehangir Badr has said.
Common currency proposal for India and Pakistan
October 20, 2012
India's commerce ministry has requested that the central bank look into Walmart's dealings in the country. The move comes after a lawmaker's letter last month charging the multi-national company with illegally investing in India.
October 20, 2012
Iraq is welcoming Indian nurses to help with staff shortages at healthcare facilities. Thirty-one Indian nurses have arrived to work in the southern province of Diwaniyah while 35 have been assigned to Baghdad's Medical City hospital.
October 20, 2012
MUMBAI: The rupee slumped to a one-month loss on Friday to post its biggest weekly decline in four months on the back of huge dollar buying from state-run oil and defence companies, along with demand from foreign banks.
Oil companies, the largest buyers of dollars in the domestic currency market, were spotted buying the greenback through the session, more than offsetting the large dollar sales from exporters.
October 20, 2012
NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel and Vodafone joined Norwegian telecom major Telenor, Videocon, Idea Cellular and Tata Tele - four companies whose licences are among 122 cancelled by the Supreme Court - to bid for 2G spectrum in the fresh round of bidding that starts next month.
Indian Telcos queue up for spectrum
October 20, 2012
NEW DELHI: Congress leadership has vetoed the dilution of land acquisition bill, saying that 80% landowners have to agree to let the government acquire their land for private projects.
October 20, 2012
NEW DELHI: Cultural ties between India and Russia have got a boost with the signing of a protocol between both the countries for a festival to be held Oct 24- Nov 4 in New Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai.
Indo-Russian Cultural ties strengthen
October 19, 2012
SRINAGAR, India: At least three gunmen attacked a popular hotel in the volatile region of Indian Kashmir on Friday, killing a bellboy and leaving at least two other people injured, security forces said.
October 19, 2012
Starbucks inaugurated its first store in India on Friday in a historic building in southern Mumbai as the Seattle-based coffee giant seeks growth in a market long associated with tea drinkers.
