September 6, 2012
New Delhi — Data services will be the next big revolution after voice services, Minister of Communications and IT Kapil Sibal said Thursday.
Kapil Sibal: Indian Minister of Communications
September 6, 2012
Sri Lankans demonstrated throughout Colombo on Thursday in response to recent attacks on pilgrims in Tamil Nadu. The cause of the attacks is still unclear.
September 6, 2012
The research found both a physical and a chemical connection between the abuse of alcohol, high levels of anxiety, and post traumatic stress disorder.
September 6, 2012
New Delhi — Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel Wednesday said the Indian automobile and auto component industry turnover will reach $145 billion by 2016 to account for more than 10 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
September 6, 2012
A Chinese man was arrested after he swallowed a $14,000 diamond at a jewelry show in Sri Lanka. The man was taken to a hospital where he was given a heavy dose of laxatives.
September 5, 2012
Washington: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been described as "a dithering, ineffectual bureaucrat presiding over a deeply corrupt government" by a leading US daily that said his reputation was damaged by the "accusation that he looked the other way and remained silent as his cabinet colleagues filled their own pockets".
September 5, 2012
Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda, a 24-year-old from Karnataka, took silver in men's high jump at the London Paralympic Games on Monday.
India's para-athlete Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda gave the country a Paralympic track and field medal by finishing second in the men's high jump on Monday.
September 5, 2012
Washington — Indicating the bipartisan support that US-India ties enjoy, Democrats have now vowed to "continue to invest in a long-term strategic partnership with India to support its ability to serve as a regional economic anchor" as they formally approved President Barack Obama's second run for the White House.
September 5, 2012
By Geeta Goindi
Fairfax, VA – The Patriot Center was packed on Friday night (August 31), to hear Bollywood’s reining male playback singer Sonu Nigam, perform in a concert that was surely close to everyone’s heart.
September 5, 2012
Washington/New Delhi — The United States lost three space pioneers in about five weeks from mid-July, but each one of them - Forrest McCartney, Sally Ride, and Neil Armstrong - did their country and humanity proud.
The first to go on July 17 was Lt. Gen. McCartney, 81, a key player initially in military satellites and inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and then in NASA's civil and manned mission programmes.
