India-US Bonhomie: The China Threat

The change of heart in the US and India was propelled by the increased threat of China to both countries, explains Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi is welcomed by......

Interpol returns India's red notice against SFJ founder

The Interpol has sent back India's request seeking a Red Notice against founder of pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, with a set of queries, officials said on......

Hong Kong: 3 abducted Indian bizmen freed in police operation

Three Indians held at gunpoint for three days by kidnappers in Hong Kong have been freed following a rare international operation. The three men - travelling on a business trip to Hong Kong -- were......

Malaysia to prosecute anti-Hindu protestors

Malaysia will charge protestors who indulged in an act hurtful to the sentiments of the Hindu community in the controversial demonstration against the relocation of a century-old temple in a Muslim......

SPG allocation up by 28%

With the Special Protection Group (SPG) planning to have its own aircraft, the government has increased the elite force's budgetary allocation by 28 per cent for the next fiscal. The budgetary......

I-T dept to assist CBI in Satyam probe

Broadening the ambit of probe into the country's biggest corporate fraud at Satyam, the Income-Tax department has formed a two-member team to assist the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),......

We maintain global norms: cola makers

With the Left Democratic Front liaison committee in Kerala recommending a ban on the sale of colas in the state in the light of the findings of the Centre for Science and Environment, the debate on......

Volkswagen to be sued for 4 mn euros

Jagdeesh Raja, who was to hold 46.5 per cent equity in the Indian venture of Volkswagen, has decided to file a suit against the German automobile maker seeking 4 million euros in damages.The suit......

Chanel Nicole!

After creating a buzz about her rumoured liaison with rock singer Lenny Kravitz, Nicole Kidman is in the news again. A snippet in www.salon.com mentions the Oscar winner has recently signed a......

BCCI appoints security advisor for 2011 World Cup

Gearing up to co-host the ODI World Cup next year along with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, the BCCI on Tuesday appointed retired IPS officer Ranjit Kumar Das as its security advisor. "The Board of......