A fresh search operation by the Turkish authorities to trace any possible survivors of the Panamanian registered ship MV Rezzak that went missing in the Black Sea on February 18 with 25 Indian crew on board is yet to yield any result.
Tough intellectual property rights sought by the EU in its free trade agreement with India have set off global protests
The initiative will include special training for Customs and drug regulatory officials to identify spurious drugs, their origin, distribution chain and follow-up action to raid premises and book culprits, in coordination with regulatory and police officials of various countries.
Even as the United States Senate has scheduled a quick hearing on the India-US nuclear deal, all eyes are on the House of Representatives whose Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman, a vocal critic of the pact, is yet to take a call on having a similar process."Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been lobbying furiously for the India deal, which appears to hinge on whether the White House can persuade Republican Howard Berman," said a local paper.
The changes would be immediately effective in countries like Columbia, South Korea, Peru and Panama, where FTAs are in the final stages of approval.
Cashew growers can soon expect some positive changes in cashewnut trade following the formation of a global alliance on this front.
By refusing permission for the proposed ship-breaking facility, India can send a categorical message to the foreign ship owning countries that they should keep their own waste and recycle
Most of the Latin American countries have a better current account balance, have huge export potential and their combined foreign exchange reserves are higher than that of India's.
Mohammad and a few of his cohorts are under closed door military proceedings at the Guantanamo Bay Naval station in which no access to the media has been permitted.
India is the world's leading offshore services location according to the Global Services Location Index, the latest annual survey by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney.
They climbed from third to first place partly as a result of their 1-0 win over France in February and partly because older results have expired and are no longer used for the points evaluation.
Former Asian number one Jeev Milkha Singh, making an appearance at the EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters this week, says golf in India will continue to be the fastest growing sport with the inclusion of top class events in the country
Textile exports from India grew 17.9 per cent in the first two months of this fiscal to touch Rs 13,352 crore (Rs 133.52 billion), according to an official.
Ajai Shukla gives the inside story of the controversial AW-101 helicopter deal and finds that corruption is endemic to overseas defence deals in India
The American became only the third man to win both the 100 and 200 at a world championships.
A world record pole vault for Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva and an electrifying 800 meters run by 18-year-old Kenyan Pamela Jelimo lit up the Bird's Nest Stadium on Monday evening.
Carl E Taylor, an internationally reputed healthcare expert born in Landour (now in Uttarakhand) and a lifelong lover of India, died in the United States last month of prostate cancer.
Plane crash in Venezuela kills all 160 on board
India, which is the world's largest user of anti-dumping measures, also tops the list of countries that have taken the maximum number of safeguard actions such as restricting imports of a product to protect the domestic industry.
Announcing the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs decision, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said a Special Purpose Vehicle would be set up for the project.
Two greats of the game, George Headley and Alan Knott, were formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the second ODI between England and Australia at Lord's, London on Sunday
The 23-year-old Jamaican destroyed his rivals in Zurich to equal the record of 9.77 seconds he shares with American Justin Gatlin.
Officials of the Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers in England want white coats and ties scrapped.
Spendy itineraries, from Antarctica to the Baltic.
Stability is one of the major factors that explains why a number of countries have adopted the U.S. dollar as official currency.
"Smiling tiger may look friendly but is very dangerous." That is how an US Senate Committee Chairman, Senator Fred Thompson said about China Resource Enterprise (CRE). In its investigation into China's attempts to influence the 1996 US presidential campaign, the Committee identified CRE as a conduit for "espionage - economic, political and military for China." Incidentally CRE is owned by the Chinese army, the PLA.
ABC News reported Thursday that US agents had unearthed a drug ring that used babies to smuggle in cocaine and heroin.
Frustrated and disappointed. That's how Brett Lee felt having to watch Australia take the field at Gwalior while he was sitting at home.