Panaji, Feb 5 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) still hasn’t finalised its chief ministerial candidate for the March 3 polls in Goa, even as party president Nitin Gadkari claimed Sunday that the two warring factions within the party had buried the hatchet.
Barack ObamaWashington, Feb 5 Sam Arora is a Maryland state Delegate, Aaron "Ronnie" Chatterji served on President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) and Hari Kondabalu is a rising comedy star just back from an India tour to spread religious harmony.
Bangalore, Feb 5 Battered by scandals, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may be in poor shape in Karnataka, but the Congress seems to be clueless on a strategy to reap electoral benefits from it.
New Delhi, Feb 5 Indian cuisine is drawing global celebrities, its latest aficionado being Arnold Schwarzenegger who was reported missing his appointments to gorge on king-size naans and tandoori prawns at Bukhara at ITC Maurya.
United NationsNew York, Feb 5 India has voted for an Arab and Western-backed UN resolution denouncing the violent crackdown in Syria, but Russia and China vetoed it saying it amounted to advocating a regime change.
Islamabad, Feb 5 Two brothers in a Pakistani village shot dead their wives, who were sisters, police said.
Agra, Feb 5 Agra is attracting a lot of filmmakers and TV serial producers, thanks to its exotic locales, advanced studios, budding local talent and, of course, the iconic 17th century monument to love, the Taj Mahal.
New Delhi, Feb 5 Art Dubai, one of the biggest art showcases in the Gulf, is seeking to position itself as a crucial international platform for Middle Eastern and South Asian art, with a strong Indian presence at its annual display-cum-trade exposition next month.
New Delhi/Gurgaon, Feb 5 Standing in front of a wine tasting class of restaurant managers, wine importers and producers, Cavaliere Subhash Arora declares: "People in India waste too much time in matching wines to food."
Kolkata, Feb 4 The cancellation of the release of controversial author Taslima Nasreen's autobiography at the famed Kolkata Book Fair has thrown the spotlight on the destructive clout of religious fanatics in a city once known for savouring cultural pluralism.
Patna, Feb 5 In a shining example of communal harmony in India, Muslims have helped build a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Durga in Bihar's Gaya district, not just by making donations but also by supervising its construction.
Bhopal, Feb 5 Car manufacturers are setting their eyes on smaller Indian cities and towns as markets boom for their products, particularly sale of luxury vehicles.
Indian governmentNew Delhi, Feb 5 India should now have an aggressive clean energy solution policy, scaling up development of green technologies for its energy security and export these to developing countries in Africa and Latin America, says United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Director General Kandeh K. Yumkella.
Islamabad, Feb 5 A school in Pakistan does not have any furniture, even though it was started over 80 years ago -- before the country was born.
Melbourne, Feb 5 Attacking fifties by Matthew Wade and David Hussey helped Australia set a daunting 217-run target against India in the ODI tri-series opener here Sunday, following heavy rain which reduced the match to 32 overs a side.
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Feb 5 A heroin manufacturing unit was busted in this district and drugs worth Rs.5 crore seized Sunday, police said. Two people have been arrested.
New Delhi, Feb 5 A battery of legal luminaries has been hired by affected telecom firms, many of whom have tied up with international giants, to chart the next course of action after the Supreme Court ordered the cancellation of 122 telecom licences. But top lawyers see slim chance of a reversal of the judgment.
New Delhi, Feb 5 Home to one of Africa's largest forest expanses, the Republic of Congo wants Indian companies to invest in the timber industry, the second biggest money-spinner after oil in the central African country, says its Forestry and Environment Minister Henri Djombo.
London, Feb 5 People who suffer a traumatic experience often don’t talk about it, and many forget it over time.
Accra (Ghana), Feb 5 With major Indian interests in Nigeria in the areas of trade and investment, the west African country's huge economic potential continues to be a big draw for Indians despite recent terror attacks, one of which killed 160 people, including an Indian, last month.
