Modi in Washington; to receive ceremonial welcome at White House

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington, DC on Wednesday on the second leg of his maiden state visit to the United States during which he will hold bilateral talks with President Joe......

Egypt: 3-month state of emergency declared post church attacks

President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has declared a three-month state of emergency in Egypt and ordered military special forces to protect vital infrastructure after two powerful church bombings by the......

500-kg Egyptian woman in Mumbai for treatment, lifted by crane

Eman Ahmed was transported by a fully-equipped truck, which was followed by an ambulance and a police escort, to Saifee Hospital where a special room has been built for her. Eman Ahmed, one of the......

After shedding 328 kgs, Eman discharged from Mumbai hospital

Egyptian national Eman Ahmed, who was until recently believed to be the world's heaviest woman, on Thursday got discharged from Mumbai's Saifee hospital where she underwent treatment for severe......

Internet services badly affected in India

Extensive damage to two undersea cables has thrown Internet activity across large parts of India, Asia and the Middle East, out of gear. According to reports, a ship anchoring off Egypt's......

Mukesh, Anil eye Bangalore IT project

Ambani brothers -- Mukesh and Anil -- are the only two Indians of the 24 bidders shortlisted for the Rs 50,000 crore, 10,000 acre Knowledge City being developed specifically to meet the......

Egypt's Orascom gives up India hopes

In a move that signals its withdrawal from India, Egyptian mobile operator Orascom is planning to divest around 5-7.3 per cent of its stake in Hutchison Telecom International, the joint venture......

AV Birla set to buy US firm for $900 million

The Aditya Birla Group is in acquisition mode again. It appears set to acquire US carbon black manufacturer Columbian Chemicals.According to two independent sources, negotiations are at the last......

'A film is like a one-night stand'

'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!' IMAGE: Victor Banerjee was in Mumbai to promote the film, The Answer. On the second half of a day of back-to-back interviews, the actor changed......

Nicol David's reign extends to 9th year...

Malaysia's Nicol David competes against India's Dipika Palllikal. Photograph: Stanley Chou/Getty Images Malaysia's Nicol David celebrates her ninth year as world squash No 1 this week but her......

Argentina, Dutch qualify for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Dutch qualify for World Cup as Bergwijn, Depay grab late goals IMAGE: Netherlands players celebrate qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters Netherlands......

Hero's welcome for Drogba as African qualifiers begin

Didier Drogba can expect a hero's welcome when he returns to the continent for the start of the group phase of Africa's World Cup preliminaries at the weekend, a fortnight after his Champions......

Extras: City's appeal against financial probe thrown out

News of all that transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Manchester City's attempt to halt a UEFA investigation into......

Premier Skills launched

Warren Barton and Robbie Earle, two former Premier League stars, were in New Delhi on Monday to launch theLeague's innovative coaching development project Premier Skills. The project, run in......