Everything you need to know about Indian Nation: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Indian Nation: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Chennai, June 18 (IANS) Information technology industry-lobbying body Nasscom feels there is no need to panic on the issue of restrictions placed by the US on H1-B visas.
Dubai, June 18 (IANS) Additional flights will operate between Saudi Arabia and India to help in the repatriation of illegal Indian expatriates who want to return to India from the Gulf nation, a top Indian diplomat has said.
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) Singer Sriram, the winner of singing reality show "Indian Idol - 5" and who sang Bollywood numbers like "Balma" and "Subhaanallah", is set to act in Telugu film "Prema Jeema Jaanta Nai".
Singapore, June 18 (IANS) The organisational elections of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) will be held within this year as against the party's earlier decision to hold these from January next year.
Singapore, June 18 (IANS) Over 30 wild animals of highly endangered species such as the slow loris, marmoset, Indian star tortoise and ball python, prohibited for being kept as pets, have been seized from a flat in Singapore during a raid, authorities said.
Bangalore, June 17 (IANS) Global search engine Google is offering a new format in India to advertise products and brands for users, the company's Indian subsidiary said Monday.
London, June 17 (IANS) Indian tennis player Somdev Devvarman was eliminated in the first round of the Wimbledon men's singles qualifiers here Monday.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The telecom regulator Monday reduced national roaming calls and SMS tariff ceilings from next month and said it would allow telecom service providers to offer national mobile roaming to subscribers for a fixed fee from the same date.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Craftsvilla.com, an online luxury brand, has plans to open more then 50 franchise stores in the coming months.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has reduced national roaming calls and SMS tariff ceilings from next month and said it would allow telecom service providers to offer national mobile roaming to subscribers for a fixed fee from the same date.
Islamabad, June 17 (ANI): Pakistan coach Dave Whatmore has blamed the team's batsmen for their poor performance, which led the team to its defeat in the Champions Trophy.
Barcelona, June 16 (IANS) The Mahindra pair Efrén Vázquez and Miguel Oliveira finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the Catalunyan Grand Prix, here Sunday.
Islamabad, June 16 (ANI): Pakistan should accelerate the gas pipeline project with Iran or the latter would impose financial punishments on Islamabad, an Iranian source ha revealed.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The right of mentally-ill patients to decide their mode of treatment, decriminalising suicide for them and a ban on electric shock treatment without anaesthesia are some of the progressive provisions of the new mental health bill proposed by the Indian government.
Panaji, June 16 (IANS) Smoking cigarettes is not the only way to contract cancer. If one believes the Goa Forest Department, eating frog meat can also get you a date with cancer.
Jakarta, June 15 (IANS) A dramatic loss to arch-rival Juliane Schenk in the women's singles semifinals saw defending champion Saina Nehwal failing to win her fourth Indonesia Open Super Series Premier crown here Saturday.
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Petrol prices will go up by Rs.2 per litre, excluding taxes, from midnight Saturday due to the depreciating rupee and hardening of international prices, a state-run oil marketing company (OMC) said.
Jakarta, June 15 (IANS) Defending champion Saina Nehwal failed to win her fourth Indonesia Open Super Series Premier crown after a dramatic loss to arch-rival Juliane Schenk in the women's singles semifinals here Saturday.
Noumea (New Caledonia), June 15 (IANS) Gaurav Gill (co-driver Glenn Macneall) took a commanding 12-minute lead for the MRF Tyres Rally team after Day 1 of the Rally of New Caledonia, the second round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) here Saturday.
London, June 15 (ANI): Indian origin sculptor Anish Kapoor, Hollywood actor Rowan Atkinson and Brit chart topper Adele were among the list of people who were honoured at the Queen's Birthday Honours.
London, June 15 (ANI): Hunt has been on in India for possible cousins and relatives of Prince William after it emerged that he has a sliver of Indian ancestry.
Sydney, June 15 (ANI): The Australian media has called for the necessity of Cricket Australia (CA) to take a strong stand against controversial opener David Warner, who was suspended and fined for punching England batsman Joe Root after Australia's loss to England in the tournament.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) French design house Lacoste is celebrating the 80th anniversary celebration of the brand and plans to collaborate with nine other luxury French Houses to mark the occasion.
Washington, June 14 (ANI): Indian-origin dentist Savita Halappanavar, who died after being refused an abortion in Ireland, would have had a higher chance of surviving if she had been offered a termination, experts have said.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Having welcomed new Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's statements on the need to build bilateral relations, New Delhi is also looking forward to Islamabad implementing its commitment on granting India Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status.
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): Russian envoy Alexander M. Kadakin on Thursday said that his embassy was awaiting for reports from the Indian authorities over the issue surrounding the arrest of three Russians on charges of duping scores of persons through a pyramid scheme.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Amazon has announced that Kindle Fire HD 7 inches and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 inches will be available for the Indian customers starting June 27.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday asked people to resist the temptation of buying gold for the sake of the health of the Indian economy.
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): Asserting that reviving the economy is not a one-day match, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday urged experts and people to take a "long-term view", and added that significant reforms have been rolled out in the last nine months, and more reforms would be unveiled in the coming weeks.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Susmit Sen, the lead guitarist and one of the co-founders of Indian Ocean, has quit the band. He wants to embark on an independent journey and says his departure will be beneficial for indie-pop band and his creative expression as well.
New Delhi, June 12 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday told the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) probationers, who called on him at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here today to enhance India's prestige and honour abroad.
Islamabad, June 12 (ANI): Outgoing Indian envoy Sharat Sabharwal's four-year stint in Islamabad as India's top official has been remarkable, Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Muhammad Haroon Agar has said.
Riyadh, June 12 (IANS) Saudi Arabia will resume the hiring of Indian female domestic workers but on less salaries than before, Xinhua reported Wednesday citing the Al Hayat newspaper.
Oslo (Norway), June 12 (ANI): Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide is hosting his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid in Norway this week. Together they are travelling in the Arctic - the city of Tromso and the archipelago of Svalbard.
Abu Dhabi, June 12 (ANI): The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has said there is no change in rules regarding the process of updating marital status in Indian passports.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India said Tuesday it is looking to help its expatriate workers in Kuwait who would be affected by the Gulf nation's decision to reduce the number of its overseas workers even as 72,000 Indians have applied in neighbouring Saudi Arabia for Emergency Certificates to return home over the kingdom's new work policy.
Islamabad/New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday accused India of violation of its airspace but the Indian Air Force said it appeared to be a "technical violation" as its aircraft on a routine training sortie seemed to have flown close to the border.
Dubai, June 11 (IANS) Three Indian men in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been accused of posing as police officers, raiding a house and kidnapping two of its inhabitants for ransom.
Islamabad, June 11 (IANS) The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Tuesday accused Indian aircraft of violating the country's airspace by entering the Punjab province.
New Delhi, June 11 (ANI): With Pakistan stating that Indian fighter jets allegedly entered three nautical miles into the country's airspace, India today clarified that the fighter jets, on a routine flying training sortie, seem to have flown close to the border.
Brands Hatch (England), June 11 (IANS) Indian driver Sailesh Bolisetti continued his good form in the third round of the Euro Racecar Championship by recording his second top-10 finish of the weekend here.
Sydney, June 11 (IANS) Despite being busy promoting his latest film "World War Z", Hollywood actor Brad Pitt made sure to spend time with his son Pax during his recent promotional visit to Australia.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Indian automobile industry closed last month producing 4.08 percent lesser number of vehicles as compared to May 2012 while the overall domestic sales during April-May this year declined 0.64 percent over the like period last year, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said Tuesday.
Mumbai/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Indian rupee registered its biggest fall in almost two years Monday, slumping to below 58 against the dollar for the first time on escalating worries over the country's current account deficit (CAD) and firming of the US currency globally.
Jaipur, June 10 (IANS) In a major goof-up, a man in Rajasthan received an admission card for an examination for the post of junior engineer that carried a picture of US President Barack Obama.
Mumbai/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Indian rupee slumped to a record low of 57.77 against the dollar Monday on escalating worries over current account deficit and firming of the US currency globally. The government, however, said there was no cause for alarm and the currency would soon find its stable level.
Brands Hatch (UK), June 9 (IANS) Indian driver Sailesh Bolisetti recorded his first top-10 finish of the Euro Racecar Championship season as he ended the first race of the weekend in ninth position after starting 13th here.
Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe), June 9 (IANS) With Europe and France hit hard by the financial crisis, the small Indian community of Guadeloupe is keen to renew cultural and economic ties with a resurgent India, from where their forefathers came to the Caribbean islands over 150 years ago.
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Stressing the need for incentivising companies to comply with fair trade practices, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Sunday called for the country's competition watchdog to consider the competition compliance programmes put in place by companies before determining penalties.
Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe), June 9 (IANS) With Europe and France hit hard by the financial crisis, the small Indian community of Guadeloupe is keen to renew cultural and economic ties with a resurgent India, from where their descendants came to the Caribbean islands over a century ago.
New York, June 9 (IANS) The Indian government should enact clear laws to ensure that increased surveillance of phones and the Internet does not undermine rights to privacy and free expression, Human Rights Watch says.
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Industry is hopeful that the investment climate will improve after the next two quarters, said a survey conducted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) released here Sunday.
Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe), June 9 (IANS) With Europe and France hit hard by the financial crisis, the Indian community of Guadeloupe is keen to renew cultural and economic ties with a resurgent India.
Dehradun, June 8 (IANS) India's future operational experiences will invariably be joint operations where a degree of synergy among the three services will be a key determinant of the final outcome, the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne, said Saturday.
Singapore, June 8 (IANS) The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has convened an emergency meeting of its central working committee (CWC) to discuss the party's organisational elections, including that of the president, and also the general elections in the country.
Bangkok, June 8 (IANS) India's K. Srikanth beat Thammasin Sitthikom in straight games to advance to the men's singles final at the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold badminton event here Saturday.
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Acclaimed writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar's three-year long battle to secure copyright benefits for writers and musicians in the country, has now gone global.
Islamabad, June 8 (ANI): Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, has said that the Afghan issue is "not so simple and easy".
United Nation, June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is ready to deploy its troops to the Golan Heights, in eastern Israel, to replace Austrian peacekeepers as part of a UN monitoring mission on the border between Israeli troops and the Syrian army, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
Chennai, June 7 (IANS) Fourteen Indian sailors are safe after the Somali pirates who took control of a cargo vessel in the Gulf of Aden 5.6.2013 abandoned their attack when threatened by two warships that were closing in.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) A Nigerian official Friday asked the Indian industry to take advantage of the country's new visa policy, aimed at attracting global investors and tourists.
Dubai, June 7 (IANS) An Indian man in Bahrain, who broke a car's side rear view mirror in the hope of getting deported to India, has been sentenced to jail for two months.
Dubai, June 7 (IANS) The body of a 51-year-old Indian housemaid, who died more than two months ago, is still lying unclaimed in a morgue in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Indian films "Jolly LLB" and "Murder 3" have been invited to feature at the forthcoming 16th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), which will be held June 15-23.
Dubai, June 7 (IANS) The Indian consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has made a fresh appeal for volunteers from the Indian community to help Indian workers who have been affected by a new labour policy in that Gulf country.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) In the wake of the spot fixing scandal in the recently concluded sixth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), crime series "Shaitaan - A Criminal Mind", will showcase a special episode based on match fixing, and an ensuing case of blackmailing, kidnapping and murdering.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Post the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL), Indian men and women are looking to settle down with partners who are interested in cricket, indicates a survey.
Port of Spain (Trinidad), June 7 (IANS/CMC) Cricket authorities in India have rejected a request from the organisers of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for Indian players to participate in the inaugural tournament carded to begin next month in Barbados.
New York, June 7 (ANI): The Indian government should enact clear laws to ensure that increased surveillance of phones and the Internet does not undermine rights to privacy and free expression, Human Rights Watch said today.
Karachi, June 7 (ANI): Pakistani pace lynchpin Umar Gul has said that he is likely to return to bowling again by mid July.
Dubai, June 6 (IANS) A court in Bahrain has sentenced three Bahraini nationals to two years in jail for assaulting two Indian tailors in that country in a case dating back to 2011.
Sydney, June 6 (ANI): Hundreds of foreign workers and students have been forced into debt bondage after they paid up to 40,000 dollars for an Australian skilled worker visa.
New Delhi, June 5 (ANI): Rajesh Nandan Prasad, an IFS officer of 1980 batch, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Netherlands.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Counterfeit and smuggled products and tax evasion caused an annual sales loss of Rs.100,000 crore to the Indian industry, a study by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) showed Wednesday.
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) The I-League clubs are up in arms against the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and have decided not to release players for the new league that will be promoted by IMG-Reliance.
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) It seems that Punjabi tadka will rule the box office this weekend with heavy duty entertainment "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2" hitting the screens Friday.
Dubai, June 4 (IANS) An Indian man in Bahrain has been sentenced to jail for two years for embezzling 30,000 Bahraini dinars from his employer.
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Sir Michael Caine has expressed his love for Indian spices, saying that turmeric keeps him away from ageing
New York, June 4 (ANI): A white supremacist who named his oldest son Adolf Hitler has been denied form visiting his 2-year-old son.
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): With Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed warning the political leadership of Islamabad not to renew friendly ties with New Delhi, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said India would like to engage with elected governments in Pakistan rather than respond to statements made by non-state actors.
Islamabad, June 4 (ANI): Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayeba (LeT) has once again warned the political leadership of Pakistan not to renew friendly ties with India.
Stockholm, June 4 (IANS) Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel Prize centenary celebrations began here Tuesday with Bollywood icon Sharmila Tagore, who is from the same family and on her first visit here, saying that there will "be readings of Tagore poetry and prose".
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Yesteryears' actor Shashi Kapoor watched grand-nephew Ranbir Kapoor's latest film "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani".
Islamabad, June 4 (ANI): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman has ruled out the role of the party in peace talks with the Taliban, stating withdrawal of the talks offer, and disinterest of military establishment in talks as the reason.
Sydney, June 4 (ANI): Young Indian-origin Australian fast bowler Gurinder Sandhu has reportedly received a special marketing contract from Cricket Australia (CA) as it aims to attract more Australians of Asian descent to the game.
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The people's trust has been badly hit by IPL spot fixing scam and subsequent controversies with 90 percent of those surveyed in a CNN-IBN poll stating that their faith has been shaken in Indian cricket.
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Indian cricket board interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya said Monday banning after-match parties of the Indian Premier League could be a possible solution to clean up cricket, but one could not say it would definitely have the desired impact.
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The under-recovery, or revenue loss, applicable on diesel for the second fortnight effective June 1 has been pegged sharply upwards at Rs.4.87 per litre, the petroleum ministry said Monday.
Singapore, June 3 (IANS) Four policemen have been suspended in Malaysia in connection with the death of an Indian-origin man in police custody, even as the investigation into the incident led by an inspector-general of police continued.
Singapore, June 3 (IANS) Four policemen have been suspended in Malaysia in connection with the death of an Indian-origin man in police custody, even as the investigation into the incident led by an inspector-general of police continued.
Singapore, June 3 (IANS) Four policemen are set to be suspended in Malaysia for the death of an Indian-origin man in police custody, while the incident is being investigated by an inspector-general of police.
Singapore, June 3 (IANS) Four policemen have been suspended in Malaysia in connection with the death of an Indian-origin man in police custody, even as the investigation into the incident led by an inspector-general of police continued.
Karachi, June 3 (ANI): Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar have said that Pakistan has a realistic chance of winning the ICC Champions Trophy in England, and that the key to success in English conditions would be a collective effort from the Pakistan team.
Los Angeles, June 3 (IANS) Actor Will Smith made son Jaden perform scenes with real snakes in their upcoming sci-fi movie "After Earth".
Islamabad, June 3 (ANI): The US drone attack on May 29 has dampened prospects of Secretary of State John Kerry's tentative visit to Pakistan this month.
Islamabad, June 3 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that he was 'not aware' of any agreement between the government of Pakistan and the US administration regarding drone strikes in Pakistan.
Kuala Lumpur, June 3 (ANI): The number of divorce cases among Indians in Malaysia has risen to about 5,000 a year.
Washington, June 3 (ANI): US Senator John McCain has said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad now has an upper hand in civil war in Syria.
Sydney, June 3 (ANI): India is the biggest single source of permanent migrants to Australia overtaking China.
Varanasi, June 2 (ANI): Women in Varanasi , who have learnt classical music, are making an effort to create awareness among the young about their culture, as they believe that the western culture is misguiding them.
