October 27, 2012
New Delhi — Amid the festering Eurozone recession, Spain, a trillion dollar-plus economy hit by the downturn, Friday sought increased trade and investment with India and sought to give a strategic cast to bilateral ties by signing five pacts, including a key defence one.
October 26, 2012
Chennai — Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday assured people that the power situation in the state would improve from November on and the state would be free of power crises after 2013.
She blamed the earlier DMK government in the state and the Congress government at the centre for the present acute power crisis in Tamil Nadu.
October 26, 2012
Indian anti-corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal has entered politics and accused some of India’s most powerful figures of corruption; however, it’s unclear what he has to offer beyond pointing fingers.
October 26, 2012
"Miss Lovely" opened New York's South Asian International Film Festival Wednesday. Director and co-writer Ashim Ahluwalia says the film portrays the real Bollywood: a grittiness that foreign audiences barely know.
October 26, 2012
Violence between the Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in western Mynmar has left 25 men and 31 women dead. Nearly 2,000 homes have been destroyed since Sunday.
October 26, 2012
Washington, — N.R. Narayana Murthy, co-founder of IT giant Infosys who has used his business success to "give back" to his native India, has been named recipient of the prestigious 2012 Hoover Medal.
Narayana Murthy - Infosys
October 26, 2012
Mumba: The news that Amitabh Bachchan is set to play Anna Hazare in Prakash Jha's next, Satyagraha, has been doing the rounds for some time now. However, there has been much speculation over his character's look in the film, which is jointly produced by Prakash Jha and UTV Motion Pictures.
Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan
October 25, 2012
On the 50th anniversary of a war between India and China, China stated that the two nations are now partners instead of rivals. Foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said that “common ground outweighs disputes and common interests outnumber conflicts.”
October 25, 2012
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The United States said Thursday that it is concerned over Sri Lanka resettling some of its war-displaced civilians without basic facilities in their rush to close down a massive refugee camp.
US Concern Over Sri Lankan War Refugees
October 25, 2012
Mumbai — Chennai-based SUN TV Network acquired the Indian Premier League (IPL) Hyderabad franchise Thursday for a whopping Rs. 85.05 crore per year, it was announced here.
The franchise has reportedly been acquired for the next five seasons, which makes the total winning bid Rs. 425 crore.
