Tag: India

Throw caution to the wind! Casting aside their doubts about safety and all the nuances of planning a holiday, more and more Indian women are now choosing to travel alone

US President Barack Obama arrives in India Sunday on a three-day state visit, which besides the symbolism of his being the first American president to be chief guest at the Republic Day parade is also likely to see "substantive outcomes" from talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on several issues, including defence, energy and trade

US President Barack Obama, accompanied by wife Michelle, left for his India visit from the Andrews Air Force base in Maryland Saturday, media reported

Ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit, India and the US Friday agreed to cooperate in the field of Information & Communications Technology and Electronics (ICTE) to facilitate, among others, the ambitious 'Digital India' programme aimed at transforming India into a digital-empowered society and knowledge economy

Jammu: Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire overnight on the international border in Samba district of Jammu after the BSF reacted to ‘suspicious movements on the border’. “At 10.55 p.m. yesterday (Thursday) BSF troops at the Regaal border post of Samba district noticed some suspicious movements following which they fired four to five rounds of […]

Davos (Switzerland): The economies of BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are constantly growing through planned structural reforms, experts said at the 45th World Economic Forum annual meeting here Thursday. In a session debating the economic outlook for BRICS countries, speakers showed optimism over their potentials. India’s Finance Minister Arun […]

Foreigners who came to India for work or love and decided to make the country their home are upbeat about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious "Clean India" campaign. They, however, cautioned that the execution of the mission remains a "big challenge"

Two Swiss pilots will attempt to take their solar-powered aircraft around the globe, to demonstrate the promise of clean energy and would stop over at India also, among various countries, during the flight

Melbourne: Australia registered their second victory in the One-Day International (ODI) tri-series, beating India by four wickets with an over to spare at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Sunday.

Washington:India and US have agreed to continue to explore the opportunities for collaboration on implementing India’s ambitious Digital India initiative, with the goal of enhancing digital infrastructure, deploying e-governance and e-services. The initiative is also aimed at expanding the diffusion and use of ICT as a tool to expand economic opportunity, boost productivity, create jobs, […]

Washington: In damage control mode, US admitted that it should have sent a higher profile official to the Paris unity march, but said President Barack Obama could not go because of security considerations.

New Delhi: India will host the next World Hindi Conference later this year as part of efforts to popularize Hindi in the world, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said here Saturday on the occasion of World Hindi Day.

Sydney: Despite losing the series 0-2 to Australia, India skipper Virat Kohli said the team performed well and gave a tough fight to the hosts in all the four Tests.

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin insisted on Friday that India are still in the game despite trailing by 348 runs at stumps on day four of the fourth Test against Australia here

Tata Son's full-service airline Vistara on Friday commenced commercial operations, making it the eighth scheduled passenger carrier to operate in India