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  Hyderabad's last Nizam named all-time richest Indian

  World | October 16, 2012 22:43 IST

  London, Oct 16: When you think of India's all-time richest people, what are the names that cross your mind? No, it's not the Tatas, Birlas or Ambanis, it's Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam (or

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  Indian taxi driver found guilty of raping passenger in Brisbane

  World | October 02, 2012 16:13 IST

  Melbourne, Oct 2: A 28-year-old Indian taxi driver was today found guilty by an Australian court of raping his inebriated female passenger last year in Brisbane.Sunveer Jassar, hailing from Punjab, was found guilty of raping

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  Seven most heartbreaking moments in Indian cricket

  Cricket | October 02, 2012 15:55 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 2: Cricket is India's de facto national sport. The entire nation goes crazy and a festive mood prevails whenever India takes on any international squad. Indians associate cricket with national pride and

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  Indian-Americans strongest supporters of Obama, says survey

  World | October 01, 2012 21:03 IST

  Washington, Oct 1: Indian-Americans are by far the strongest supporters of US President Barack Obama, giving him an edge of 68 percent to five percent over his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to a new

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  Nearly 6,000 Indian visa stickers stolen in UK, MEA issues alert

  India | September 21, 2012 19:29 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 21: With 6,000 Indian visa stickers stolen in the UK, the Ministry of External Affairs has taken a series of steps, including blocking of the stickers, to counter the security breach and

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  Yuvraj back in top-20, Raina best-placed Indian at number 3

  Cricket | September 14, 2012 18:19 IST

  Dubai, Sep 13: The fit-again Yuvraj Singh on Thursday broke into the top-20 while Suresh Raina got a major confidence booster ahead of the World T20 in Sri Lanka, emerging as the highest-placed Indian batsmen

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  Indian wins USD 1 mln prize in Qatar draw

  World | September 12, 2012 21:22 IST

  Dubai, Sep 12: An Indian national residing in Qatar has won the latest Qatar Duty Free (QDF) dollar millionaire draw.Satheesa Babu, an aircraft technician who works with the Qatar Emiri Air Force, bought his ‘lucky

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  PM watches as 100th Indian space mission blasts off

  India | September 09, 2012 23:21 IST

  Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 9: An Indian rocket carrying two satellites blasted off from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here in Andhra Pradesh Sunday, with the launch being witnessed by

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  Indian, Pakistani elders to get visas on arrival

  World | September 08, 2012 17:26 IST

  Islamabad, Sep 8: Senior citizens, aged 65 and above, in India and Pakistan can now walk across the border between the two countries and need not go through the hassles of getting a visa from

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  Kohli's unbeaten 93 saves India the blushes

  Cricket | September 03, 2012 17:26 IST

  Bangalore, Sep 1: Virat Kohli performed a brilliant recovery act and was just seven runs short of his second Test century as India bounced back from a precarious position to leave the second cricket Test

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  Indian to embark on Mission Whitewash against Kiwis

  Cricket | August 31, 2012 15:15 IST

  Bangalore, Aug 30 :  Seeking to complete a whitewash, India would again rely on the guile and skill of their spinners when they take on a hapless New Zealand in the second and final cricket

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  Singapore Indian named next chief justice

  World | August 29, 2012 22:30 IST

  Singapore, Aug 29: An Indian-origin judge has been named as the new Chief Justice of Singapore, making him the first from the community to head the courts.  Sundaresh Menon, presently Singapore's Judge of Appeal, will

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  Indian American director's thriller wins two US awards

  Hollywood | August 28, 2012 12:18 IST

  Washington, July 28:  "9 Eleven", a Bollywood-style thriller by Indian American director Manan Singh Katohara, has won the Best Feature and Best Director awards at the 2012 World Music & Independent Film Festival (WMIFF) here.Written

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  Duped by her Pakistani husband, Indian woman Shabnam yearns to return home

  World | August 28, 2012 9:29 IST

  Karachi, Aug 28: An Indian woman, who left her country and religion to marry a Pakistani man but was betrayed and virtually imprisoned by him for 13 years, finally has hope of returning home, with

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  Bowlers guide Indian colts to final of U-19 World Cup final

  Cricket | August 23, 2012 21:57 IST

  Townsville (Australia), Aug 23: India relied on spinners Baba Aparajith and Harmeet Singh to pull off a thrilling 9-run victory over New Zealand and cruise into the final of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup

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  Indian female smokers outpuff males

  India | August 17, 2012 12:03 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 17: Smoking is eight times more prevalent among Indian men than women. However, an average Indian female smoker puffs more cigarettes a day (7) than male (6.1), reports Times of India. Over one

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  Indian defence bases well protected, says Army Chief

  India | August 16, 2012 17:20 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 16: Against the backdrop of attack by militants on a Pakistani air force base, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh today said Indian military installations are “well protected and defended”.“We have our procedures

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  After sweets from Pakistan, bitter pill for BSF - firing at forward post

  India | August 15, 2012 22:48 IST

  PTIJammu, Aug 15: Hardly had they savoured the sweets from the other side of the border, BSF troops were fired at by Pakistan Rangers at a forward post in Samba sector in the seventh ceasefire

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  Indian, Chinese soldiers dance to Bollywood number on I-Day

  India | August 15, 2012 20:52 IST

  Nathua La Pass (India-China border), Aug 15: Indian and Chinese soldiers greeted one another  and later danced to a Bollywood number at the Nathu La pass on the Sikkim border today to celebrate India's 66th

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  5 Indian software professionals die in car accident in US

  World | August 11, 2012 20:22 IST

  Washington, Aug 11: Five Indian software professionals, all from Hyderabad, died when their car hit a tractor-trailer and burst into flames in the US city of Oklahoma, the police said.The accident happened when the car,