August 28, 2012
Mumbai — A global business meet to provide a platform to the Indian diaspora will be held in New York next month by New Global Indian Foundation (NGIF), a representative said here Tuesday.
"For the first time, global Indian leaders will be coming together from sectors as varied as business, spiritual, politics, think-tanks, among others, to discuss global business," said Kanchan Banerjee, chairman of NGIF and convener of Global Indian Business Meet (GIBM) 2012.
August 28, 2012
New Delhi — President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday stressed the need to evolve a universal healthcare system for the nation, calling it important for economic growth. He pitched for setting up more healthcare institutions in the country.
August 28, 2012
The International Cricket Council announced it will use “inertial sensors” to determine the legality of bowling actions. India’s Harbhajan Singh and Pakistan’s Saeed Ajaml have both been accused of illegal bowling actions.
August 27, 2012
Bangalore — India Inc is in favour of investments in equities and mutual funds than in gold to improve the balance of payments (BoP) and reduce the country's high current account deficit, a top industry representative said Monday.
August 27, 2012
In a rare conciliatory gesture Pakistan's prime minister appeared before the country's supreme count after months of conflict. The court gave the prime minister another three weeks to reopen an old corruption case against the country's president.
August 27, 2012
Bollywood mourned the death of actor A.K. Hangal, who passed after dealing with a prolonged illness. He was 97.
Bollywood Actor: A.K. Hangal
Bollywood Sunday mourned the death of the veteran A.K. Hangal, with Shabana Azmi saying that his passing away marked the end of an era.
August 27, 2012
A farmer in Nepal was so enraged when a cobra snake bit him that he sank his teeth in the reptile and killed it. The farmer was treated at a local clinic and is now recovering at home.
A Nepalese farmer who was bitten by a venomous snake took revenge by sinking his teeth into the reptile and killing it, police said on Thursday.
August 26, 2012
Islamabad, — The relationship between Pakistan and the US has again turned rocky and the divorce option is on the table, a Pakistani daily said Friday.
"Our relationship with the US is still going through an extremely difficult phase," said an editorial in the News International Friday.
"Were this a marriage in the real sense of the word a divorce might have been considered - and now it may be."
August 26, 2012
India 227 for 4 (Chand 111*, Patel 62*) beat Australia 225 for 8 (Bosisto 87*, Sandeep 4-54) by six wickets
India Under-19s celebrate their World Cup triumph
August 25, 2012
The Navy SEAL who wrote the unauthorized account of the bin Laden raid could face legal trouble and threats. Matt Bissonnette, who wrote ‘No Easy Day’ under a pseudonym, also changed the names of his fellow SEALS in the book.
FILE PHOTS: Osama Bin Laden
