Queen Elizabeth II May Face Legal Challenge For The Famous Koh-i-noor Diamond
LONDON -- A lobby group made up of Indian businessmen and actors is mounting a legal challenge against Queen Elizabeth II demanding the return of the world famous Koh-i-noor diamond to India. The...
View ArticleIndustrialists Say Bihar Defeat A 'Good Wake-Up Call' For Modi
NEW DELHI -- Foreign investors shook off turbulence in Indian financial markets on Monday after a weekend defeat for the government in a key regional election, but they pressed Prime Minister Narendra...
View ArticleAfter Bihar Election Results, BJP Leaders Start To Speak Out Against Party
The entire top brass of the Bharatiya Janata Party is huddled today at the party headquarters in the national capital to take stock of the defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections. Grim-faced leaders...
View ArticleAngad Paul, CEO Of Caparo Steel And Son Of Lord Swraj Paul, Falls To Death
Angad Paul, son of NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul, has died after falling from his penthouse home in central London. 45-year-old Angad, CEO of Caparo group founded by his father, suffered massive...
View ArticleMyanmar's Ruling Party Concedes Defeat, Aung San Suu Kyi To Form Next Govt
NAYPYITAW/HINTHADA, Myanmar -- Myanmar's ruling party conceded defeat in the country's general election on Monday, as the opposition led by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi appeared on course for...
View ArticleShares Of Sun Pharma And Dr Reddy's Dip Over Compliance Issues
MUMBAI -- Shares in India's two largest drugmakers, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (SUN.NS) and Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd (REDY.NS), slid on Monday after both reported compliance troubles that...
View ArticleRSS Asks BJP To Tone Down Communal Remarks. That's Right.
When right wing outfit and BJP's ideological parent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is asking you to "tone down" communal remarks, you know you're really in trouble. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has...
View ArticleAbRam Is Getting More Famous Than Me, Says Shah Rukh Khan
MUMBAI -- His chemistry with Kajol is loved by one and all, but Shah Rukh Khan, who reunites with the actress after five years with Dilwale, feels his youngest son AbRam is not a fan of their pairing....
View ArticleThe Hindutva Brigade's Love For The Cow Is Just A Pretext For Muslim-Hatred
Post the lynching in Dadri of the fifty-two-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq on the suspicion of having stored beef in the refrigerator, even a child in India knows that the current Hindu love for the cow is a...
View ArticleTwo Indian-American Owned Silicon Valley Companies Fined For Underpaying H-1B...
WASHINGTON -- Two Silicon Valley companies owned by an Indian-American have been ordered to pay USD 103,000 in fines to the federal government and USD 84,000 in back wages to its employees carrying...
View ArticleIndia Re-Elected To UN International Trade Law Commission
UNITED NATIONS -- India has been re-elected to the UN Commission on International Trade Law for another six years term, maintaining its unbeaten track record of winning elections at the world body. At...
View ArticleDiwali In Delhi Maybe More Polluted Than Last Year
Meteorologists have warned that Diwali is going to be 'critically polluted' in Delhi and children ought to stay indoors. According to the health advisory issued by SAFAR, a government-led pollution...
View ArticleTipu Sultan Debate Rages On As Communal Violence Claims Life Of VHP Leader In...
A 50-year-old activist of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad died in communal clashes at Madikeri, about 250 km from Bengaluru in Karnataka, on Tuesday while protesting the celebration of the birth anniversary...
View ArticleModi Is No Hitler, But His Insidious Politics Was On Display In Bihar
Narendra Modi is back to being Adolf Hitler again. That’s the message the Awaaz Network wanted to send out as they projected an image of the Indian Prime Minister on the walls of the Palace of...
View ArticleThis Narak Chaudas, Cut Loose Your Demons
Some weeks ago I cut my hair really short. Well, not that short by most standards, but short enough for me to take another look at the mirror to ensure it was me that I was looking at. My mother always...
View ArticleTata Steel Joins Hands With IDC To Expand Middle East Presence
DUBAI -- Tata Steel has joined hands with a leading UAE-based petrochemical company, aimed at broadening its market base for energy sector products in the Middle East. Recognising the need to have...
View ArticleWhat Connected Industry Will Mean For Us
With sensors, software, and hardware, the factory of the future will be completely connected. This will enable greater standardization in manufacturing and make it more productive. But while it is...
View ArticleUse Twitter's Awesomesauce Diwali Emoji To Add Extra Flair To Your Festive...
This year, Twitter has decided to add to the festivities of Diwali. After the 'Make In India' emoji, Twitter India has specially created an emoji to bring in Diwali this year, and it is awesomesauce!...
View ArticleBar Bribery Case : BJP Workers Stage Protest, Demand K.M. Mani's Resignation
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers staged a protest here on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of Kerala Finance Minister K. M. Mani over the bar bribery case. The police...
View ArticleSikhs In J&K Hold Protest Demanding Minority Status
SRINAGAR -- Demanding minority status for their community in Jammu and Kashmir, a Sikh outfit today held a sit-in protest against the state government here and accused it of not fulfilling the...
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