September 6, 2012
New Delhi — Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel Wednesday said the Indian automobile and auto component industry turnover will reach $145 billion by 2016 to account for more than 10 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
September 6, 2012
A Chinese man was arrested after he swallowed a $14,000 diamond at a jewelry show in Sri Lanka. The man was taken to a hospital where he was given a heavy dose of laxatives.
September 5, 2012
Washington: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been described as "a dithering, ineffectual bureaucrat presiding over a deeply corrupt government" by a leading US daily that said his reputation was damaged by the "accusation that he looked the other way and remained silent as his cabinet colleagues filled their own pockets".
September 5, 2012
Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda, a 24-year-old from Karnataka, took silver in men's high jump at the London Paralympic Games on Monday.
India's para-athlete Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda gave the country a Paralympic track and field medal by finishing second in the men's high jump on Monday.
September 5, 2012
Washington — Indicating the bipartisan support that US-India ties enjoy, Democrats have now vowed to "continue to invest in a long-term strategic partnership with India to support its ability to serve as a regional economic anchor" as they formally approved President Barack Obama's second run for the White House.
September 5, 2012
By Geeta Goindi
Fairfax, VA – The Patriot Center was packed on Friday night (August 31), to hear Bollywood’s reining male playback singer Sonu Nigam, perform in a concert that was surely close to everyone’s heart.
September 5, 2012
Washington/New Delhi — The United States lost three space pioneers in about five weeks from mid-July, but each one of them - Forrest McCartney, Sally Ride, and Neil Armstrong - did their country and humanity proud.
The first to go on July 17 was Lt. Gen. McCartney, 81, a key player initially in military satellites and inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and then in NASA's civil and manned mission programmes.
September 4, 2012
Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar is being called on to retire by fellow cricketers and supporters. Tendulkar failed to perform during the recent series against New Zealand.
Sachin Tendulkar is facing unprecedented calls to retire after a string of failures fuelled speculation that time had finally caught up with India's cricket icon.
September 4, 2012
McDonald’s will open its first ever vegetarian restaurant near the Golden Temple in Amritsar. They plan on opening a secondary location at Katra near the Vaishno Devi shrine.
September 4, 2012
A protest was submitted to the International Cricket Council, after leading wicket-taker Saeed Ajmal was excluded from the shortlist of Test Cricketer of the Year. The ICC holds an awards ceremony every year to recognize the world’s best cricket players.
Pakistan Bowler: saeed Ajmal
