Moved by an insight gained during a vacation in India four years ago, a British citizen of Indian origin has launched an initiative that provides 22 hospitals across the country with the latest medical equipment to make cancer treatment accessible and affordable. Shashi Kant Baliyan, who is in India for three years, recalls how his […]
An Indian national was here Monday sentenced to one month jail for making a hoax bomb threat and fined 2,000 dirhams (about $500) for consuming alcohol without a permit. The defendant, identified by his name’s initials, SS, 36, called the police control room from a hotel on Dec 31 and said he knew of a […]
An Indian construction worker, the first of 25 men accused of taking part in last years’ riots at Little India to plead guilty, was jailed for 15 weeks by a court here Monday. Chinnappa Vijayaragunatha Poopathi, 32, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of failing to disperse, Today Online reported. He was initially charged with […]
Actor Rahul Bose’s NGO, The Foundation, has launched an initiative “The Idea of India”, an auction of 16 iconic memorabilia donated by 16 legendary Indians. The NGO has teamed up with Standard Chartered Bank for it, said a statement. To be held here Feb 22, the auction will see actress-social activist Shabana Azmi’s gold medal […]
India and China Monday discussed steps to maintain peace and tranquility along their over 4,000 km disputed border and for implementation of a key border pact inked last year. The two sides held the fifth meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs here. The Indian side, led by Gautam […]
There was chaos on the first day of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature’s budget session Monday as opposition members disrupted Governor N.N. Vohra’s address, forcing him to cut it short. Legislators of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Bharatiya Janata Party and an Independent interrupted Vohra’s address raising the issues of the alleged sexual assault […]
The US Trade Representative (USTR), Mike Fromann, will take Monday a “trade enforcement action” against India that could damage relations between the two countries, which has been on the mend after the diplomatic row over the Khobragde episode. “Ambassador Froman will announce a new enforcement action with regard to India” at a news conference at […]
A month after it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Terminal 2 of Chhhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) here will commence operations from Wednesday, an official said here Monday. The first incoming flight to T-2 will be an Air India Singapore-Mumbai service Wednesday afternoon, while the first departure will be a Jet Airways […]
Leaders of the BJP’s Delhi unit Monday met President Pranab Mukherjee and demanded the removal of Law Minister Somnath Bharti who had led a controversial campaign against an alleged drugs and sex racket in the capital. “We demanded the removal of the law minister. The act of the law minister was totally illegal. He has […]
A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets closed Monday’s trade flat — down 42.29 points or 0.21 percent — as bank and metal stocks fell. The 30-scrip S&P Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 20,429.16 points, ended the day at 20,334.27 points — down 42.29 points or 0.21 percent from […]