Kolkata, January 10 (PTI): India has voluntarily sought a comprehensive Financial Sector Assessment Programme (FSAP) by IMF and World Bank, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here today asserting the
Kabul, January 9 (PTI): In a clear pointer to Pakistan, India on Sunday said that any “external” interference in the transition process of Afghanistan will be detrimental to both its success and the
Kolkata, January 9 (Agencies): Two central ministers on Sunday expressed concern over the law and order situation in West Bengal, two days after the death of seven people in firing at a village near the Maoist
Leh/Srinagar, January 9 (PTI): After remaining peaceful for most of the year, Chinese troops entered Indian territory in the fag end of 2010 along the Line of Actual Control in South-eastern Ladakh region and t
NEW Delhi, January 10 (PTI): New Delhi The Election Commission wants the government and Parliament to “revisit” the issue of criminalisation of politics and take urgent steps to bar candidates facin
Bhubaneswar, January 9 (PTI): At least nine Maoists were gunned down in an encounter with the police in a hilly and forested area of Orissa’s Naxal-hit Rayagada district on Sunday morning, police said. Th
New Delhi, January 9 (PTI): Congress on Sunday reacted sharply to BJP allegations against Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Bofors and 2G Spectrum issues, saying the opposition party is trying t
New Delhi, January 9 (PTI): Describing India as a global player and rising economic power, World Bank President Robert Zoellick has said the high level of growth in the country is helping the international econ
New Delhi, January 9 (Agencies): The world over BlackBerry was the undisputed leader in smartphones. It still is, but with some serious competition from players who took the idea of smartphones from just work t
NEW Delhi, January 9 (PTI): It may be a routine ‘risk factor’ disclaimer, but global giant Citibank has acknowledged that it runs the risk of possible fraud by its employees and internal controls ma
LONDON, January 9 (PTI): Fed up with traffic jams and lack of parking spaces? Just cheer up, for scientists claim to have designed an electric car which can beat traffic congestion and even capable of parking i
New York, January 9 (PTI): He runs the world’s most-valued technology company but when it comes to pay, Apple’s iconic chief Steve Jobs has been taking home a salary of just USD 1 at least for the p
New Delhi, January 8 (Agencies): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday announced merging of the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and the Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cards into a single facility to simplif
ISLAMABAD, January 8 (Agencies): Pakistan is yet to decide on India's request for resumption of onion exports through the Wagah land border crossing after it was banned earlier this week to stabilise prices in
NEW DELHI, January 8 (TNN): Many NRIs attending the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference were left frustrated and fuming on Saturday morning as they were not allowed to enter the hall where Prime Minister Manmoha
A stray dog runs in front of students demanding the creation of a separate Telangana state during a demonstration at Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011. A committee set-up in Februar
New Delhi, January 8 (PTI): Coming out in support of Binayak Sen, Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen said here on Saturday that the life sentence given to the doctor-activist looks like a “miscarriage o
Islamabad, January 8 (PTI): Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet on the sidelines of an upcoming SAARC Council of Ministers meeting in Bhutan to explore ways to take forward the stalled peace pro
Trinamool Congress party chief and Indian Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses her supporters during a public meeting in Calcutta.( AP File Photo) Kolkata, January 8 (Agencies): Politics of the macab
File photo shows a truck carrying onions from Pakistan entering India at the Wagah border post near Amritsar. Pakistan banned onion exports on Thursday to cool domestic prices. New Delhi, January 7 (PTI):