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  Is Dubai to become the happiest city in the world?

  Life | April 16, 2017 17:28 IST

  Apart from the Gross Domestic Product and Per Capita Income, Dubai is also measuring people’s happiness through interactive touchpoints in the city

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  Bhutan cited ‘vitiated atmosphere’, India's interests to pull out of SAARC meet

  World | October 10, 2016 20:30 IST

  Bhutan had pulled out of the SAARC Summit, scheduled next month in Islamabad, in support for India’s national interest and is understood to have cited the vitiated atmosphere in the wake of the Uri terror attack behind its decision.

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  Pakistan isolated as Afghanistan, B'desh, Bhutan pull out of SAARC Summit after India

  World | September 28, 2016 11:10 IST

  A day after India’s announcement of boycotting the SAARC Summit scheduled to be held in Pakistan in November, three more members – Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Bhutan – have also decided to pull out of the meet.

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  Don’t worry, be happy: MP introduces India’s first Happiness Ministry

  Politics | July 15, 2016 20:02 IST

  If you though only Bhutanese people reserved the sole right to be happy, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan wants you to change your mind.

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  India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan agree to discuss rail project

  World | January 21, 2016 18:39 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal have agreed to begin discussions on the possibility of having a rail network connecting the four SAARC countries to improve connectivity and regional trade.The discussions were held during the

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  Rajnath meets visiting Bhutan Prime Minister

  Politics | November 13, 2015 19:41 IST

  New Delhi:Home Minister Rajnath Singh today called on visiting Bhutan Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering and discussed with him various bilateral issues.  During the meeting here, the Home Minister conveyed India's gratitude to the Bhutanese government

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  Bhutan King, Queen expect 1st child, heir to the Golden Throne

  World | November 12, 2015 16:19 IST

  Thimphu: King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has announced that he and his wife are expecting their first child, the heir to the Golden Throne, leading to celebrations in the Kingdom.Namgyel, 35, is to

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  India pledges Rs.4,500 crore project aid to Bhutan

  India | September 03, 2015 2:33 IST

  New Delhi:  India on Wednesday pledged Rs.4,500 crore of project assistance to close neighbour Bhutan.The assistance for Bhutan's 11th Five Year Plan (July 2013-June 2018) was decided at the Fourth Annual India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks

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  Assam flood situation worsens, rivers rising

  India | August 21, 2015 16:19 IST

  Guwahati:  The flood situation in Assam worsened today following incessant rainfall in the upper catchment areas of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh, affecting more than three lakh people in 13 districts and hit road communication in several places. The

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  India Will Remain Development Partner of Bhutan: PM Modi

  Politics | August 11, 2015 2:17 IST

  New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India will remain a committed development partner of Bhutan, a country which he had chosen as his first foreign destination after assuming the top post.   He made

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  5 important history events of 16th June

  Who cares | June 16, 2015 16:31 IST

  History is not created in a day! But, a day can bring many changes in history. Following are five historical events that happened this day and changed the future course of the world.1.    In the

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  Is China shadow over ambitious for Guwahati-Tawang connectivity?

  India | April 01, 2015 12:44 IST

  Tawang: India may again approach Bhutan for an early clearance to a crucial road passing through its territory that connects strategically important Tawang with Guwahati as the neighbouring country has put on hold the project

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  Taj group to launch luxury hotel in Dubai

  India | March 30, 2015 16:39 IST

  Mumbai: India-based hospitality player Taj Group on Monday said it would launch a luxury hotel project in Dubai, near the iconic Burj Khalifa area.The hotelier said the project at Dubai will have 296 rooms, iclub

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  RBI signs $400-mn currency swap pact with Sri Lanka

  March 25, 2015 17:18 IST

  The RBI today signed a $400-million currency swap agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for three years that will allow the island nation to draw the amount in dollars or euros in multiple

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  S. Jaishankar arrives in Bhutan on first leg of 'SAARC yatra'

  World | March 01, 2015 14:44 IST

  Muzaffarnagar: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar today called on Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay soon after arriving here on the first leg of his ‘SAARC yatra'.  “Jaishankar SAARC Yatra begins. Foreign Secy Jaishankar in Thimphu,” External

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  Indians can carry only up to Rs 25,000 to Nepal, Bhutan

  India | January 23, 2015 11:37 IST

  New Delhi: The Reserve Bank on Thursday allowed Indians to carry high value denomination notes while travelling to Nepal and Bhutan with a cap of Rs 25,000 on the total amount. Indian citizens can now

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  Security concerns of India, Bhutan intertwined: President

  India | January 15, 2015 18:16 IST

  New Delhi: India and Bhutan are natural partners and the security concerns of the two neighbouring countries are “indivisible and intertwined”, President Pranab Mukherjee has said while noting that they should continue to cooperate closely

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  12 Bodo militants arrested in Assam

  India | January 12, 2015 8:15 IST

  Guwahati: Twelve Bodo militants were Sunday arrested from three places in Assam along the international border with Bhutan, a day after an insurgent involved in the massacre of adivasis was shot dead, police said.The cadres

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  Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay to visit India, attend Vibrant Gujarat

  India | January 09, 2015 13:54 IST

  New Delhi: Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will pay a nine-day official visit to India from Jan 10. He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit.He will be accompanied by the

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  Two charred to death in hotel

  India | December 31, 2014 11:47 IST

  Siliguri (WB): Two guests were charred to death and three others were taken ill when a fire broke out in a hotel here, the police said today.Two persons staying in a room on the third