India, US, Japan to work together to maintain maritime security
NEW YORK: Reflecting the growing convergence of their individual interests in the Indo-Pacific region, India, US and Japan have agreed to work together to maintain maritime security through greater collaboration. The agreement was reached at the inaugural US-India-Japan Trilateral Ministerial... read more »
Does it suit a PM to visit companies seeking investments, Kejriwal question...
New Delhi: Questioning Narendra Modi’s foreign tours, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday wondered if it behoved the Prime Minister to visit individual companies like Google and Facebook to seek investment, even as AAP said PM’s travels have not brought any concrete outcome... read more »
Someone’s dinner is now part of a criminal investigation in UP: Beef-ban ex...
The rumour of beef and pig tallow greasing cartridges is supposed to have spawned what the British called the Indian mutiny. That was 1857. Now in 2015 rumours of eating beef can get you killed. The Indian Express story about a 50-year-old man beaten to death and his son critically injured in... read more »
5 convicts get death sentence for involvement in the 2006 Mumbai train blas...
Nine years after a series of bomb blasts in suburban trains rattled Mumbai killing 188 people, a special court in Mumbai has sentenced five persons to death in the case, TV news reports said. A special MCOCA court has awarded the death penalty to Faisal Sheikh, Asif Khan, Kamal Ansari, Ehtesham... read more »
UP horror: Mob kills man, assaults his son over rumour they were eating beef
His family reportedly never carried out sacrifices on Bakri-Eid to avoid any confrontation with other villagers, but on Monday night a mob surrounded the house of Mohammad Akhlaq in Uttar... read more »
It takes two livers to save an obese patient
An obese man requiring liver transplant had to seek donation from two of his family members as the portion of liver donated by one was not sufficient. Sameer Mitra, 46, weighed 93kg.... read more »
India to soon launch 23 foreign satellites
Sriharikota: India has signed up contracts to launch 23 foreign satellites soon, an official of Antrix Corporation said here on Monday. Antrix Corporation is the commercial arm of Indian... read more »
Jeev to captain Asia in EurAsia Cup
Seasoned Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh will captain the Asian team against a Darren Clarke-led Europe in the EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM in Kuala Lumpur from January 15-17 next... read more »
South African cricket team arrives in India for Gandhi-Mandela se...
New Delhi: A formidable South African cricket team arrived in India on Sunday for a two-and-a-half month long series to begin on October 2 with the first T20 International (T20I) against India at... read more »
