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  Indian charged for forcing dancers into prostitution in US

  World | August 01, 2014 14:58 IST

  New York:  An Indian man and a Pakistani psychiatrist are among four persons who were indicted  in New York on charges of human trafficking and hiring female dancers in India and forcing them into prostitution

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  Indian army chief to visit China

  World | June 26, 2014 21:37 IST

  Beijing: Army chief General Bikram Singh will visit China from July 2 to 5 and will exchange views with Chinese leaders on bilateral ties, regional security and other issues, the defence ministry said here today.

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  Xbox One to hit Indian shores in September

  June 10, 2014 17:42 IST

  New Delhi: Gaming enthusiasts in the country will finally get access to the latest Microsoft XBox One console, more than six months after the global launch, from September 23. While the gaming console will be priced

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  Indian among 11 sailors held by Somali Pirates freed after four years

  World | June 08, 2014 7:38 IST

  New Delhi: Sailors on a ship hijacked by Somali pirates nearly four years ago were finally released on Saturday, bringing to an end one of the longest-running Somali piracy cases. The 11 crew members of

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  Indian found hanging in Sharjah

  World | June 08, 2014 6:25 IST

  Dubai: An Indian worker has been found hanging in his workplace in the UAE, police said.The worker, identified only as K.L,32, a petrochemical company employee, has allegedly committed suicide in Sharjah Saturday, the Gulf News

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  Indian aid worker abducted from Herat in Afghanistan

  World | June 02, 2014 20:38 IST

  Kabul: An Indian aid worker was today abducted from Herat in Afghanistan, days after the Indian consulate in the province was attacked by heavily-armed gunmen.The worker, who was working with a charity there, was abducted

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  Indian teens felicitated in Nepal for climbing Mount Everest

  World | June 01, 2014 23:41 IST

  Kathmandu: Two teenage Indian mountaineers, including a 13-year-old girl, were today felicitated in Nepal for successfully climbing Mount Everest from the Chinese side of the world's highest peak.S Anand Kumar (16) and Malavath Poorna, who

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  UK becoming unpopular among Indian and Pak students: Report

  World | May 22, 2014 23:18 IST

  London: The number of overseas students coming to study in Britain from Commonwealth countries like India and Pakistan has dwindled from one lakh to 35,000 in the past three years, according to the latest immigration

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  US dollar ends sharply cheaper against rupee

  May 13, 2014 17:54 IST

  Mumbai: The US dollar ended sharply cheaper against the rupee to 59.68/69 per dollar and the Pound Sterling also dropped to close at Rs 100.50/52 per pound at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange

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  'Indian IT infra market to grow by 4% to $1.9 bn in 2014'

  May 12, 2014 15:04 IST

  Bangalore: The Indian IT infrastructure market, comprising server, storage and networking equipment, is likely to rise by 4 percent year-on-year to USD 1.9 billion in 2014, according to Gartner, Inc.The combined investments into the segment

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  Indian scientists devise new technique to hasten rescue of air-crash victims

  India | May 07, 2014 17:06 IST

  Gandhinagar: In a technique that could be of immense global interest, Indian scientists have devised a method to not only predict the time a plane will hit the ground after losing contact but also the

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  Indian technology expert proposes greener data centres

  May 06, 2014 23:49 IST

  Washington: Indian data centre technologies expert Shekhar Dasgupta has presented a new set of measures that go well beyond raising efficiency of IT infrastructure paving the way for leaner and greener data centres.These measures could

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  Nepal Maoist party opposes Indian investment in hydropower sector

  May 06, 2014 23:10 IST

  Kathmandu: A hardline Maoist faction in Nepal Tuesday voiced its opposition to foreign investment in Nepal's hydropower sector, particularly targeting Indian investment. Addressing a press conference here, Mohan Baidhya aka Kiran, leader of the Communist

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  Indian doctors more likely to be struck off in UK, latest report says

  World | May 06, 2014 21:18 IST

  London: Indian doctors are at least four times more likely to be struck off from practising in UK than medics who are trained locally, according to latest figures. According to statistics from the General Medical

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  25 Indian firms to participate in Saudi Energy exhibition

  May 06, 2014 20:09 IST

  Riyadh: Around 25 Indian engineering firms of the power and oil exploration sectors are set to explore business prospects in a major energy show in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh May 26.EEPC India, formerly known as

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  Oneworld open to taking Indian carrier onboard

  May 04, 2014 16:29 IST

  Mumbai: Global airlines grouping Oneworld has said that it is open to taking onboard an Indian carrier provided it complements other members and has high service standards like Kingfisher Airlines, which has now been grounded

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  FII net inflow in Indian equities hit Rs 9,600 crore in April

  May 04, 2014 16:19 IST

  New Delhi: Amid hopes of a stable and reform- oriented government after the general elections, foreign investors pumped in Rs 9,600 crore in Indian stocks in April, the eighth consecutive month of inflows.Foreign institutional investors

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  EU's ban on Indian mango imports comes into force

  May 02, 2014 19:36 IST

  London: Mangoes from India have been banned across the European Union, halting imports into the UK potentially until December 2015. The ban has also been imposed on aubergines, two types of squash, and a type of

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  Amazon steps up US lobbying for Indian FDI; Walmart on halt

  April 27, 2014 19:07 IST

  Washington: After supermarket giant Walmart, it is online retail major Amazon which appears to be lobbying hard with U.S. lawmakers to seek their support for facilitating its “foreign direct investment in India”.According to the latest

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  Indian exports to West Africa record high growth

  April 27, 2014 16:36 IST

  Accra: India's exports to West Africa for the period April 2013 to February 2014 totalled around $6 billion, recording a 22.55 percent growth over the past year, a foreign trade performance analysis by the department