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  Indians living longer, healthier lives: Lancet

  India | December 18, 2014 12:42 IST

  Washington: India has made great strides in reducing both child and adult mortality since 1990, says a global study, adding that adults and children in the country are living longer and healthier lives than two

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  Indians use mobiles, PCs more for education, professional work

  India | December 16, 2014 11:39 IST

  New Delhi: More people in India use connected devices like mobile phones and PCs for educational and professional purposes compared to those in developed markets such as the US and Japan, a study by IT

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  Indians travel abroad in search of snowy Christmas: Survey

  Lifestyle | December 11, 2014 19:35 IST

  New Delhi: Moving on from Diwali and Holi, Indians are now opting to travel abroad to experience Christmas on the cobbled roads with snowflakes and decorated trees, according to a survey.The global Christmas survey, conducted

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  Over 400 kidnapped, 7 still in captivity of pirates: Government

  India | December 07, 2014 14:16 IST

  New Delhi: Fate of seven Indians kidnapped four years ago by pirates operating off Somalia and Nigerian coasts remains unknown and the past six years have seen the abduction of over 400 nationals, the government

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  Indians queuing up to migrate to Australia

  World | December 06, 2014 6:54 IST

  Melbourne: Indians are seeking increasingly to migrate to Australia, drawn by the work opportunities that Australia offered, media reported on Saturday.A study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in this connection, stated

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  Overseas Indians in Australia seek dual citizenship

  India | November 14, 2014 10:38 IST

  Melbourne: Coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Australia visit, the Indian community here has launched an online campaign, appealing to him to grant dual citizenship to overseas Indians."It's time that Indian government grants NRIs dual

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  40 Indians remain captives in Iraq; govt assures families

  India | November 05, 2014 9:19 IST

  New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday met the families of 40 Indians, still held captives in Iraq, and assured them that the ‘earnest' efforts continued to secure the release of the nationals

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  Indian carried father on his shoulders to Haj pilgrimage

  India | October 08, 2014 21:46 IST

  Dubai: An Indian man carried his 80-year-old father on his shoulders throughout the Haj rituals instead of using a wheelchair because he found it better and comfortable, a news report has revealed.Mohammed Rasheed, who is

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  Its 'Hindi' vs 'Hindu' again, under fire Najma clarifies she said 'Hindi'

  National | August 29, 2014 20:27 IST

  New Delhi:  Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah has clarified that she had actually said that there was nothing wrong  in the word ‘Hindi' being applied to all citizens of India.Najma Heptullah was severely criticized

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  Indians need exposure to wider world outside riches of IPL: Michael Vaughan

  Cricket | August 19, 2014 14:20 IST

  London: India captain M S Dhoni might have refused to blame IPL for his team`s shambolic show in the five-Test series against England, but former English skipper Michael Vaughan feels the young Indian players must

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  Black money: Suspect accounts of 600 Indians under probe

  August 14, 2014 18:19 IST

  New Delhi: In another instance of suspected black money stashed by Indians abroad, investigative agencies are probing a set of 600 new names and identities which have been provided to India by a “source” during

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  Know what Indians do to show patriotism on Independence Day

  India | August 15, 2014 11:10 IST

  New Delhi: India will be celebrating its 68th Independence Day tomorrow. For Indians, celebrating this day indeed is a matter of pride. They wake up to the feeling of nationalism… from playing patriotic songs, decorating

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  Air India to evacuate Indians stranded in Libya

  India | August 06, 2014 11:12 IST

  Mumbai: Air India Wednesday deployed a special aircraft to Tunisia to airlift Indians stranded in neighbouring Libya, an official said here.The flight AI-161, a Boeing 777LR with a capacity of 238, left for Djerba in

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  Indians most willing to give up online privacy for convenience, says study

  June 20, 2014 19:32 IST

  New Delhi: Indians are more likely to trade personal information like address and consumption habits compared to their global counterparts for online convenience, a study by technology firm EMC today said. According to the global study,

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  World Cup: Coaches trying to lift sagging morale of beleagured Indians

  Hockey | June 03, 2014 19:02 IST

  The Hague (The Netherlands):  India's hockey team today went about working on the mistakes that led their narrow losses in the first two group league matches of the men's hockey World Cup.     India conceded match-winners

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  18 Indian pilgrims killed, 53 injured in Nepal bus accident

  World | June 03, 2014 19:13 IST

  Kathmandu: At least 18 Indian pilgrims were killed and 53 others injured when an overloaded bus carrying them veered off a mountain road and rolled about 100 meters before plunging into a river in western

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  44 Indians shortlisted for one-way trip to Mars

  World | May 08, 2014 18:06 IST

  London: Forty-four Indians, including 17 women, are among 705 aspirants shortlisted for an ambitious private mission to send four people on a planned one-way trip to Mars in 2024 to colonize the red planet. The

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  No houses on rent for Indians in Singapore

  World | May 03, 2014 10:26 IST

  Singapore: Many online home rental websites in Singapore include the words "No Indians, no People's Republic of China (PRC)", which is sometimes followed by the word "sorry", leading to increasing rental discrimination in the city.

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  Four Indians win awards at Harvard competition for startups

  World | May 02, 2014 17:59 IST

  New York: Four Indians are among the winners of a Harvard Business School competition that awards prizes worth over $3,00,000 to new and innovative business and social impact startups conceptualized by the US institution's students

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  Americans facing competition from Indians, Chinese: Barack Obama

  World | April 08, 2014 11:57 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama has said that Americans are facing competition from India and China and exuded confidence that young Americans can match or exceed anything that they do."You guys are all coming up