December 17, 2012
DARJEELING, India — Among connoisseurs, few teas surpass a good Darjeeling. The smooth and mellow taste commands a premium price, and the name itself evokes a bygone era when the British first introduced Chinese tea plants here in the Indian foothills of the Himalayas.
December 17, 2012
Ludhiana: Indian women Kabaddi team on Saturday defeated Malaysia by a huge margin of 72-12 to win the one-sided final of the world cup kabaddi played at Guru Nanak Stadium here.
India clinched the 2012 women's Kabaddi World Cup championship title, defeating Malaysia 72-12
December 17, 2012
The tech giants have asked a federal judge to keep confidential certain details of their recent technology patent trial.
December 17, 2012
Raghunathpur (West Bengal) — Congress leader and union Minister of State for Urban Development Deepa Dasmunsi on Sunday alleged that the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government's land policy was driving away investors.
"The so-called land policy in the state is not clear on several grounds and has resulted in confusion among industrialists. As a result, people are wary of investing here," she said here.
December 16, 2012
India is home to the world's largest tiger population, with 1,706 living in the wild across 41 tiger reserves but the figure is almost a tenth of what it was 50 years ago
December 16, 2012
Increased internet access in Pakistan is helping tear down the taboo of online dating; however, for some couples, marrying against family will means risking everything.
December 16, 2012
India will see another ‘harsh’ year in terms of economic growth in 2013 as the European situation “will remain very difficult up to end of 2014,” World Bank Chief Economist Kaushik Basu said here on Friday.
World Bank Chief Economist Kaushik Basu.
December 16, 2012
Viv Richards has backed Sachin Tendulkar to continue despite his poor form, saying the senior India batsman is the best person to decide on his retirement and should continue for as long as he wants.
Sir Vivian Richards with Sachin Tendulkar.
December 16, 2012
Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Sunday blamed Indian security agencies for their “failure” to prevent the Mumbai terror attack and alleged that Indian non-state actors were involved in the massacre.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik talking to the media in New Delhi on Saturday.
December 15, 2012
An Indian investigation has been launched to determine how Swedish-made weapons, originally purchased by India, ended up in Myanmar. The European Union has had a weapons embargo against Myanmar since 1996.
A Kachin rebel looks out from an outpost near the Myanmar town of Laiza.
