April 14, 2012
With Indian receiving USD 10.2 billion investments in clean energy, the country has emerged as one of the top performing clean energy economies in the 21st century, an eminent American non-profit organisation said in a report.
The Pew Charitable Trust, in its report, said India's clean energy sector continued to flourish in 2011, with private investment increasing 54 percent to USD 10.2 billion, placing the country at number 6 spot among the G-20 nations.
April 14, 2012
Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin feels that current skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lacks "a bit of intelligence" when it comes to leading the side in Test cricket and there should be different captains for three formats of the game.
April 13, 2012
In a significant move, government will bring in a bill in Parliament's Budget Session for registration of marriages under a law for recording of births and deaths, notwithstanding one's religious affiliation, thereby providing legal protection especially in cases of inter-religious matrimony.
April 12, 2012
After Ailika Thomas woke up from a snooze, her husband brought her coffee in bed. It was 7 p.m., and the 73-year-old was facing a long, moonlit drive from her rural Indiana home to Chicago; Dean wanted to make the journey as easy as possible for his wife.
April, 2012
Indian-Americans -- Bobby Jindal and Nikky Haley -- are emerging as possible vice-presidential running mate of Mitt Romney, who is expected to bag the Republican Party's nomination for presidential polls.
April 12, 2012
The US India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) condemns the remarks by Councilman Marion Barry on Asian-Americans. In his comment, Mr. Barry had said, “We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up businesses and dirty shops. They ought to go. I’m going to say that right now. But we need African-American businesspeople to be able to take their places, too.”
April 12, 2012
Here is a factbox showing the 10 strongest earthquakes recorded since 1900, by order of magnitude as Indonesia issued a tsunami warning after a huge 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off its westernmost province of Aceh on Wednesday.
May 22, 1960 - Chile - An earthquake of magnitude 9.5 struck Santiago and Concepcion, triggering tidal waves and volcanic eruptions. Some 5,000 people were killed and 2 million made homeless.
April 12, 2012
"I am thankful to God that I got my life back," said Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh in his first media interaction after undergoing treatment for a rare germ cell cancer, conceding that it would take at least two more months before he returns to the field.
April 11, 2012
Presented by the Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS) at GWU Lisner Auditorium on Friday, April 13, at 8:00pm, “Anoushka and the ‘Traveller’ Ensemble,” is Anoushka Shankar’s latest fusion experiment of Indian classical raga and the gypsy-flavored Spanish flamenco. Traveller has had successful tours of Europe, UAE, and India.
April 11, 2012
On the eve of her departure to New Delhi as the United States's first woman ambassador to India, Nancy J Powell made it clear that economic and commercial relations would be at the top of her agenda and she would aggressively promote Indian investment in the US.
Powell, a career diplomat, speaking at the reception in her honour hosted by the US-India Business Council, greeted the guests by clasping her palms together and saying Namaste.
