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  Climate change can push 45 million Indians into poverty

  India | December 08, 2015 17:39 IST

  Climate change could effectively negate India's economic progress, pushing 45 million Indians into extreme poverty over the next 15 years, according to a World Bank report published last month.In the absence of climate change, the

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  Alcohol addiction may trigger various cancers in Indians: Lancet

  World | September 17, 2015 12:17 IST

  London: Not just harming their heart and brain, alcohol dependency may also be behind several forms of cancers among heavy drinkers in low-income countries likeIndia, researchers have warned.The new study of alcohol use in countries

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  2 Indians abducted in Libya: Foreign ministry

  World | September 16, 2015 19:50 IST

  New Delhi: Two Indians have been abducted in Sirte in war-devastated Libya even as two other nationals remain in the custody of Islamic militants for past more than one-and-a-half months."It has been learnt by our

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  Six Indians killed in Yemen aerial bombardment, one missing: MEA

  India | September 11, 2015 17:51 IST

  New Delhi:  India said on Friday that six Indians had died following aerial bombardment of their boats off Yemen coast while one Indian was unaccounted for.In a statement, external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said

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  Thai blast probe: 2 Indians picked up by police released

  World | September 08, 2015 14:11 IST

  Bangkok:The two Indians picked up by Thai police were released today after authorities found everything in order following their interrogation in connection with the country's deadliest blast at a temple that killed 20 people.The two

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  Man gets 2 years in jail for illegal entry of Indians in US

  World | June 03, 2015 7:49 IST

  Washington: An American court  yesterday sentenced an Indian-origin man to 30 months in prison for facilitating illegal entry of Indians into the US.  The New Jersey court also ordered Sandip Kumar Patel to pay a

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  South Korea considering visa on arrival for Indians: Envoy

  India | June 01, 2015 7:41 IST

  New Delhi: South Korea is considering visa on arrival for Indian tourists after its nationals were extended a fast-track electronic travel permit by New Delhi earlier this year. South Koreans account for a fifth of

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  Indians apologise to British woman over sexual harassment

  India | May 21, 2015 7:19 IST

  London: A British woman, left shaken after a man publicly masturbated while staring at her at a Mumbai bus stop during her trip to India, has been inundated with apologies and support from Indians.Lucy Hemmings,

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  Some things that ONLY Indians can do!

  Blah | May 20, 2015 12:24 IST

  We Indians can be weird, proud, fun, crazy, annoying, sophisticated and caring all at the same time.We are usually pretty sane people, but there are times when we go all bonkers and end up doing

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  475 Yemen evacuees to arrive in Kochi on Saturday

  India | April 17, 2015 18:14 IST

  Kochi: A total of 475 people, including 73 Indians and 337 Bangladeshis, evacuated from strife-torn Yemen will arrive here on Saturday aboard two Indian ships, an official said on Friday.Besides, 65 Yemenis are aboard MV

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  664 Indians back from strife-torn Yemen: 334 land in Mumbai, 330 in Kochi

  India | May 27, 2026 15:49 IST

  New Delhi: The second batch of 664 Indians evacuated from strife-torn Yemen is back home safely.While 334 rescued Indians landed in Mumbai, a batch of 330 landed in Kochi. However, over 3,000 are still trapped

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  BCCI must address issue of player burnout: Raju

  Cricket | March 31, 2015 18:27 IST

  Kolkata: Taking into consideration the Indian cricket team's gruelling international schedule, former national selector Venkatapathy Raju today said the BCCI must address the issue of player burnout and should have a back-up team of bowlers.The

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  Young Indians prefer staying separately with spouse: Survey

  Lifestyle | March 25, 2015 8:01 IST

  New Delhi: Young India is thinking beyond tradition and society norms, it was revealed in a survey which has deduced that men and women prefer to stay separately with their spouse after marriage.The survey, by

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  Being an Indian or a Pakistani - whom does it actually matter the most?

  Mouthful | March 20, 2015 19:22 IST

  Only a cricket match can tell us apart, or else for the world we are just the same!When an Indian and a Pakistani guy walk into a bar during the crucial India vs Pakistan match,

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  Over 6,000 Indians are in jails of 71 countries: Govt

  India | February 25, 2015 21:55 IST

  New Delhi: As many as 6,443 Indians are detained in jails in 71 countries for various offences and 74 missing defence personnel, including 54 prisoners of war, are believed to be in Pakistani jails since

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  Indians knew small pox inoculation before jenner invented vaccine: Harsh Vardhan

  India | February 23, 2015 7:36 IST

  New Delhi: Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan yesterday claimed that modern medicine originated in India and that Indians had practised inoculation against small pox even before the vaccine for the disease was invented

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  136,020 Indians to perform Haj this year, quota remains same

  World | February 04, 2015 16:50 IST

  Jeddah: Over 136,000 Indians will perform Haj in 2015 with the quota for the country remaining unchanged since last year due to the ongoing expansion work at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.The agreement in this

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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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  Indians forgetting ancient psychology: Dalai Lama

  India | January 13, 2015 16:47 IST

  Kolkata: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Tuesday said the ancient Indian psychology is "highly developed" in comparison to modern one, but unfortunately the people of the country are forgetting their ancient school of thought."We

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  Indians learnt maths from Greeks, Romans, Babylonians too: Amartya Sen

  India | January 06, 2015 13:53 IST

  Kolkata: Although Indians had the tradition of analytical thinking, Indian mathematicians also learnt from the works done in Babylon, Greece and Rome, economist Amartya Sen said here today.“To be sure there was an Indian tradition