Indian soldiers killed in 1942 battle remembered

The sacrifices and heroism of 800 Indian soldiers killed in the battle of El Alamein, fought 70 years ago in Egypt's north coast, were remembered at a special memorial service organised by the......

Jeremy Bernard is Obama's new social secretary

US President Barack Obama appointed a new social secretary,Jeremy Bernard, the first male and a gay to serve this prestigious White House position. "Jeremy shares our vision for the White House as......

India not playing any military role: Sri Lanka

India does not play any military role in the Sri Lankan conflict, the country's envoy to the US has said, while hailing New Delhi's role in the "political context". "In the current military......

France's Hyper President comes calling

Diplomatically, January is a busy month. The Indian prime minister went to China, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was in India this week while French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be the guest......

Common sense is not that common

Although economic and financial projections do not use the same level of abstruse mathematical techniques as, for example, thermodynamics or particle physics do, it does not make economic......

Germany sets up trade centre in India

The German government has set up a business development centre in Gurgaon near Delhi aimed at facilitating interaction and cooperation among Indian and German companies, especially in the small and......

Jet Airways debuts in Europe

Jet Airwayslaunched its debut flight from Brussels to India on Monday, becoming the first private Indian carrier to fly to and from continental Europe. The flight to Mumbai was flagged off by the......

Sports Shorts: Indian women's hockey team wins Malaysia series 4-0

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: India’s players celebrate after Navjot Kaur scores in the concluding match of the bilateral women’s hockey......

'Tiger may quit if form slump goes on'

Former European Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher questioned Tiger Woods's golfing desire and believes the 14-times major winner could quit unless he quickly reverses his alarming slide down the......

US flag-bearer started with African escape

The United States chose former Sudanese refugee Lopez Lomong to carry their flag at Friday's Olympic opening ceremony in a move that could embarrass Sudan and its ally China. - Athletes who have......

WI may include Jacobs, Dillon

Windiesto make changes for last Test againstAustraliaWicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs and fast bowler Merv Dillon will probably be reintroduced to the West Indies eleven for the fourth Test against......