Nisha Desai Biswal becomes first Indian-American point person for South Asi...
By Arun Kumar Washington – As Nisha Desai Biswal became Washington’s first point person for South Asia, she vowed to “do everything possible to bridge from the Asia we see today to the Asia that we know is possible tomorrow”. “My parents and my in-laws lived the... read more »
As China flattens out, IHG to focus on India market
By Jaideep Sarin Kochi – International hotel chain InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will focus on India ! in the next decade with a target of 150 hotels, the majority of them in the mid-scale business hotels category in Tier-II cities across the country. With the hotel market flattening... read more »
Sensex rises 100 points; capital goods, banking stocks up
Mumbai – A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets rose 100 points Friday after slumping by nearly two percent in the previous day on lingering confusion over the US Federal Reserve’s action on $85 billion bond buying programme. The 30-scrip S&P Sensex of the Bombay Stock... read more »
CBI, Kerala get SC notice in ice cream parlour sex case
New Delhi – The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Kerala government on a petition seeking a CBI probe into what has come to be known as the ice cream parlour sex scandal in the southern state. The alleged racket in the early 1990s involved... read more »
First Chinese-American US ambassador to China to quit
Beijing – US Ambassador to China Gary Locke said Wednesday he will step down from his position early next year to rejoin his family. “When I met with President (Barack) Obama... read more »
Documentary on George Orwell being shot in Bihar
Patna – Shooting of the first documentary film on legendary British ! author George Orwell began at his birthplace in Motihari town of Bihar ! Wednesday, the head of a committee... read more »
Jet Airways plane in Kolkata have found Rs.7 crores gold bars in toilet.
Cleaners working on a commercial plane in Kolkata have found 24 gold bars worth around Rs. 7 crores stuffed into a toilet compartment, officials said on Wednesday. India, which rivals China... read more »
Cyclone Phailin eases and moves south coastal Andhra Pradesh by tomorrow night.
A month after facing cyclone Phailin, Andhra Pradesh is gearing up for yet another storm. Cyclonic storm ‘Helen’, currently situated over the Bay of Bengal, is likely to make... read more »
Nawaz Sharif names judges for Musharraf’s trial
Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved a panel of three judges for a special court for the trial of former president Pervez Musharraf in a high treason case. The criteria... read more »
