June 16, 2012
Mahesh Bhupathi has refused to partner with Leander Paes at the London Olympics, leaving Indian officials embarrassed. Bhupathi said he would prefer to play with former partner Rohan Bopanna.
Mahesh Bhupathi is going to the Olympics to play doubles tennis for India. It's not exactly what he was hoping for.
June 16, 2012
After UPA announced the name of Finance Minster Pranab Mukherjee as their choice for next President, the Congress party on Friday asked APJ Abdul Kalam not to contest for the Presidential elections.
June 15, 2012
WASHINGTON – A senior US lawmaker said yesterday that apologizing to Pakistan over the Salala incident would improve Washington's relations with a key ally.
"National security of the US will be better served with a positive relationship with Pakistan," Senator Dianne Feinstein told a Senate hearing on budget priorities for 2013.
June 15, 2012
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's best known stock investor, billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, doesn't much like the moniker of 'India's Warren Buffett'.
Legendary Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Demystified
June 15, 2012
Bhutan and Nepal have been named the first and second most peaceful South Asian nations, respectively. The Asia Pacific region is the fourth most peaceful region in the world.
Bhutan and Nepal have taken the first and second spots as the most peaceful countries in South Asia, according to the latest Global Peace Index (GPI).
June 15, 2012
US Company Westinghouse Electric has signed a deal on nuclear power in India, allowing the two countries to enter a “new and more mature phase”. Two-way trade may reach $100 billion for the first time this year.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna
June 15, 2012
As expected, YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s YSR Congress Party on Friday swept the crucial Andhra Pradesh by-polls by winning 15 out of 18 Assembly constituencies and the Nellore Lok Sabha seat, polling for which were held recently.
June 15, 2012
New Delhi: Former president APJ Abdul Kalam, who is being supported by the Trinamool Congress and the Samajwadi Party for a second stint at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, on Friday praised those backing him but said he will take a final call on it later.
June 14, 2012
India-born legendary Ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan died today at a private clinic in Sindh's provincial capital Karachi, Pakistan. He was 84.
Hassan, who had millions of fans in India and Pakistan, had been admitted to the Agha Khan Hospital in the southern port city of Karachi some days ago. He had been in a serious condition and was on ventilator.
June 14, 2012
Controversial godman Swami Nithyananda will be produced before the Ramanagaram district court for bail hearing on Thursday a day after he was remanded to one day judicial custody following charges of assault.
The disgraced godman surrendered before the Ramanagaram district court yesterday after remaining untraceable for nearly 48 hours.
