November 11, 2012
Washington — The man behind India's low-cost Aakash tablet and an Indian American professor are listed among Forbes 15 "classroom revolutionaries" who are using innovative technologies to reinvent education for students and teachers globally.
Aakash Tablet
November 10, 2012
Washington — The US has no immediate plans to change its aid pattern to India following the British example even as it tries in general to move from aid to trade, according to a senior US official.
"We're constantly, particularly in tough budget times, looking at ensuring that our assistance dollars are spent as well as we possibly can," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters Friday when asked about British plans to halt all its aid to India from 2015.
November 10, 2012
Agra — A group of tourism industry leaders and politicians from here met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh in New Delhi to demand the introduction of Air India flights to the Taj city, a member of the delegation has said.
Taj Mahal in Agra, India
November 10, 2012
Hawaii's Tulsi Gabbard, daughter of a Catholic father and a Hindu mother, became the first Hindu-American to become a member of the US House of Representatives. Five Indian-Americans lost their bid to enter the US Congress.
November 10, 2012
Washington — Peter Salovey, provost and chief academic officer of Yale University, who has played a key role in building the Ivy League institution's linkages to India, will become the university's next president in June 2013.
November 9, 2012
The British alcohol manufacturing company Diageo will buy a 27.4-percent stake in India United Spirits Limited (USL), which will eventually climb to 53.4 percent. USL's Vijay Mallya will continue in his current role as chairman of both USL and UBHL.
November 9, 2012
Trade minister Anand Sharma announced India will push ahead with controversial economic reforms at the World Economic Forum on India Thursday. Only 9 of India’s 29 states have agreed to implement the measures.
November 9, 2012
Arvind Kejriwal is out with his latest revelation. This time it is not directly targeted at any politician. Rather his targets are the country's best-known businessmen and the Black money stashed in their Swiss accounts. According to Kejriwal, HSBC's Geneva branch has 700 accounts of Indian nationals.
November 9, 2012
The morning after he won re-election, an emotional President Barack Obama credited his youthful staff of several hundred with running a campaign that will "go on in the annals of history."
Barack Obama in tears after re-election
November 9, 2012
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Congress chief Arjun Modhwadia has compared chief minister Narendra Modi to a monkey, prompting the ruling BJP to file a complaint against him with the Election Commission.
