India downplays Pakistan's missile test

India on Friday said it was not worried over the test firing of Pakistan's nuclear capable ballistic missile Hatf V. "We are also enough nuclear capable," Defence Minister A K Antony said. Antony's......

Bomb scare in Pragati Maidan

A telephone call that a bomb would be sneaked into Pragati Maidan, hosting the India International Trade Fair, sent police into a tizzy on Saturday but it turned out to be a hoax.An unidentified......

Govt's initiatives provide good opportunity for investors: Prez

Over 6,500 companies and 25 foreign countries are taking part in the IITF 2014, which opened in New Delhi on Friday. President Pranab Mukherjee today said the policy initiatives of the new......

Prisoners turn entrepreneurs in Tihar

Mohammed Ehsan stands next to his weaving loom as he poses for the photographer. Working eight hours for six days every week, the 40-year-old father of two weaves 12 metres of cloth each day.......

34 countries to participate in IITF

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the 26th edition of the India International Trade Fair that will see the participation of 34 countries apart from India. "Austria and......

PM's agenda for 7% growth

Warning that constraints to higher growth were from within and not external, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said the government was determined to reverse them to sustain over seven per......

Sharath stuns Patrick in Polish Open

Ace Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal stunned world No 31 Patrick Baum of Germany in a gruelling seven-setter to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the IITF World Tour Polish Open at Poznan. Sharath......