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  Online content in Indian languages low, says expert

  Lifestyle | January 10, 2015 7:11 IST

  Kolkata: Online content in Indian languages in the areas of entertainment, e-shopping and local services is significantly low in comparison to content in English, a programming expert said here Friday.According to M. Krishna Doss, senior

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  'The Lunchbox' nominated at BAFTA 2015 for the Film Not in English Language category

  Bollywood | January 09, 2015 17:33 IST

  London: Internationally acclaimed Indian film "The Lunchbox" was Friday nominated for the Film Not in the English Language category of the British Academy Film Awards 2015."The Lunchbox", starring Nimrat Kaur and Irrfan Khan, is competing

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  Indian jailed for nine months for molestation in Singapore

  World | December 19, 2014 12:26 IST

  Singapore: A 26-year-old Indian here has been sentenced to nine months in prison for molesting a woman, according to a media report.Sathaiya Ilayaraja was smelled of alcohol when he committed the crime in a lift

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  Indian and Pakistan can come together for child rights: Malala Yousafzai

  World | December 11, 2014 8:06 IST

  Oslo: Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai on Wednesday said that her winning the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Kailash Satyarthi shows the world that an Indian and a Pakistani can be united in peace and

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  Mobile phone a basic need for most unmarried Indians: Survey

  Lifestyle | December 11, 2014 8:00 IST

  New DelhiL: If one goes by a survey, most single Indians can't do without their mobile phones.The survey, by online matrimony platform www.shaadi.com, was conducted on a total of 6,500 respondents in the age group

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  Roger Federer gets taste of India with naan, curry

  Lifestyle | December 08, 2014 18:54 IST

  New Delhi: International tennis legend Roger Federer got a taste of India when he feasted on a giant-sized naan, served with the usual non-vegetarian and vegetarian accompaniments, and then its traditional desserts at a signature

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  Indian, Chinese companies sign MoUs $2.5 bn investment

  November 27, 2014 17:12 IST

  New Delhi: Indian and Chinese companies have inked agreements envisaging an investment of $2.5 billion during the visit of a Chinese delegation to the country."The visit of the Chinese delegation was very successful and agreements

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  Obama encourages 'best and brightest' to stay in US

  World | November 22, 2014 12:58 IST

  Washington: Referring to the innovative and entrepreneurial skills of immigrants, in particular Indians, US President Barack Obama has pushed for immigration reform to encourage the best and the brightest to stay in America and not

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  Heated 'Cricket' moments: When playing field turned battleground!

  Cricket | November 06, 2014 13:13 IST

  Cricket is often touted as 'The gentleman's game', but more often it gets surrounded for 'totally being not'!On ground, players put up their best effort to win, and there is no doubt to that but

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  Check out rib-tickling 'Dekh Bhai' memes going viral!

  Lifestyle | October 31, 2014 23:06 IST

  ‘Dekh Bhai' memes have lately become very popular among Indian netizens.In recent times, Internet has been bombarded with hilarious memes of angry cat, funny dog, bitch please, Alok nath etc that have tickled our funny

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  'India has more specialists than general practitioners'

  India | October 29, 2014 11:17 IST

  New Delhi: Indians need general physicians to address a majority of their health problems but the country has more specialists than basic MBBS doctors, experts feel.For a country which produces an average of 50,000 MBBS

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  Indian, Chinese entrepreneurs lead Asian tech billionaire list

  October 27, 2014 11:36 IST

  New Delhi: Indian and Chinese technology entrepreneurs were leading the top 10 Asian tech billionaire list with $136 billion (roughly Rs. 8,31,500 crores) net assets, according to an industry source and recent market data.India was

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  Indian colts beat Australia, meet Great Britain in final

  Hockey | October 18, 2014 18:59 IST

  Johor Bahru (Malaysia:The Indian junior hockey team continued their winning spree by thrashing Australia 6-2 in their fifth and final league match of the fourth Sultan of Johor Cup at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium

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  Tamil poet named for Singapore's highest cultural award

  World | October 16, 2014 11:31 IST

  Singapore: Indian-origin Singaporean poet and writer K T M Iqbal will be awarded Cultural Medallion, the country's highest cultural award by, President Tony Tan Keng Yam.It is the highest recognition for the 74-year-old Tamil poet

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  Britain, Ireland inks visa deal to benefit Chinese, Indian travellers

  World | October 07, 2014 7:04 IST

  London/Dublin: Britain and Ireland on Monday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on visa cooperation to allow Chinese and Indian visitors to travel to the two island nations on a single visa.The landmark visa deal

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  Asian Games: Indian men's badminton team knocked out

  Other Sports | September 20, 2014 12:45 IST

  Incheon:The Indian men's badminton team lost to South Korea 0-3 in the pre-quarterfinals of the 17th Asian Games at the Gyeyang Gymnasium here Saturday.Doubles pair of B. Sumeeth Reddy-Manu Attri, Kidambi Srikanth and recently-crowned Commonwealth

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  Historian Bipan Chandra is dead

  India | August 30, 2014 12:45 IST

  New Delhi: Noted Indian historian Bipan Chandra died in his sleep on Saturday morning, family members said. He was 86.He died at his home in Gurgaon.The former professor of history was also considered to be

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  Indian men and women teams enter in Incheon Asian Games

  Other Sports | August 26, 2014 15:40 IST

  Mumbai :  India have entered both the men's and women's team events in the volleyball competition of the 17th Asian Games to be held in Incheon, South Korea, next month.     While the men's team is

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  Indian Women's football team to play matches in China ahead of Asiad

  Football | August 24, 2014 7:21 IST

  Mumbai, Aug 23: The Indian women's football team is set to depart for China tomorrow on an exposure tour to prepare for the tough competition in next month's Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.     The

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  Ind vs Eng: Indian batsmen were like lambs to the slaughter says Boycott

  Cricket | August 18, 2014 21:23 IST

  London:  Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has slammed the Indian team for their pathetic display with both bat and ball in the humiliating 1-3 Test series loss to England and said the batsmen were like