November 30, 2012
David Headley a US national who used his Western appearance to carry out surveillance ahead of the 2008 terrorist attacks on Mumbai will be sentenced on January 17. India criticized the US for reaching the deal with Headley, but prosecutors said it was well worth it given the valuable intelligence he provided in order to save his own skin.
November 30, 2012
India will issue 3,000 visas to Pakistani cricket fans to attend the limited over matches being held in December. The rivals have not played a series since Pakistan's tour of India in 2007, after cricket ties were broken following the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
November 29, 2012
By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON – Juxtapose a celebration of India-US strategic ties with philanthropic efforts directed toward the impoverished in India and you have the theme of the American India Foundation’s annual gala in the nation’s capital.
November 29, 2012
London has announced it will help revive the Yamuna Rier, which carries millions of tons of chemical waste, sewage and pollutants to Agra. London Mayor Boris Johnson believes that the Thames model could bring the river back to life.
November 29, 2012
Marc Grossman, the US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan is stepping down, in yet another shake-up of President Barack Obama's foreign policy team. Grossman was pulled out of retirement to take on the difficult job shortly after the sudden death of veteran diplomat Richard Holbrooke in December 2010.
November 29, 2012
Mumbai — Actor Sanjay Dutt, who announced the collaboration between the Nargis Dutt Memorial Cancer Foundation and Britain−based NGO Healing Little Hearts here, became emotional as he recalled how he lost his mother, veteran actress Nargis Dutt.
November 29, 2012
London Mayor Boris Johnson expressed hopes for more Bollywood movies to be shot in his city as he met Indian film executives during a tour of Mumbai. Two Indian films will be shot in London next year, "Housefull 3" starring Akshay Kumar and "Kick" starring Salman Khan.
November 29, 2012
A surge in immolations and demonstrations by Tibetans marks a new phase in protests against China. Two dozen Tibetans have set themselves on fire in the past month.
November 29, 2012
New Delhi: A musical fest held here to promote cultural ties betweeen India and China as well as to celebrate hundred years of Indian cinema.
Indian singer Kavita Krishnamurthy at the India-China music fest celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema
November 29, 2012
A 29-year-old Indian inventor yesterday won $50,000 to help him make a new low-cost mobile phone for the blind that uses a Braille display.
At the Rolex Awards Tuesday, a blind Indian person tests a Braille prototype phone casing at The Saksham Trust in New Delhi on Aug. 29. (AFP)
