A little-known pro-Taliban militant group that is holding two former ISI officers and a British journalist of Pakistani-origin has threatened to execute them if its demands are not met within 10 days.
India on Thursday won Vietnam's support for its bid for crisis-hit BP Plc's energy assets in the South Asian country, as Hanoi stressed BP must give priority to its partners in the stake sale.
Perched in the hills of Darjeeling, the factory was set up in 1874, but has remained shut since 2001. Efforts to reopen the colonial era establishment are now on a war footing.
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has called on his country's players to go ahead with their tour of Bangladesh, saying that they should trust the security experts and ignore the political machinations. England's players were earlier given a choice to decide whether they want to tour Bangladesh later this year in the wake of the security concerns despite the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and its longstanding security expert, Reg Dickason, deeming the trip to Dhaka as safe.
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Sajid Javid, the son of a Pakistani bus driver whose family migrated to Britain in the 1960s, becomes the first South Asian origin MP to hold a key portfolio in the UK Cabinet.
Leading non-resident Indian entrepreneur Maneck Dalal, who has played a major role in promoting Indian art and culture in the UK, has been awarded the Asian Leadership Award for his contribution towards heritage.
Lord Swraj Paul was on Tuesday appointed by the Queen as a member of her Privy Council, the British monarch's advisory group whose members include the Prime Minister, Cabinet ministers and other eminent personalities.
Jeev Milkha Singh, the other Indian in the fray at the VISA Taiheiyo Masters in Japan, was tied 66th.
The 41-year-old British national guided India to the silver medal at the Afro-Asian Games.
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Singapore is the most favoured destination for people living in India, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong and the Philippines when it comes to post-lockdown travel.
"The slump in activity in emerging Asia is over. We believe the region returned to positive growth of the aggregate level in the first quarter of 2009 -- driven by China and India -- and the recovery is broadening to the more open industrial economies in 2009," Barclays Capital, an investment banking arm of Barclays, said.
Mumbai-origin Gulam Kaderbhoy Noon, who migrated to Britain with little funds and went on to found several Indian food companies that made him known as Britain's first 'Curry King', died on Tuesday at the age of 79 after he surrendered in his battle against liver cancer.
Here's your opportunity to sample ilish dishes from the royal homes of Bengal, says Avishek Rakshit.
An Indian-origin minister has been dropped from British Premier Gordon Brown's cabinet and replaced as under-secretary of state in the department for communities and local government by another parliamentarian of Asian descent. In a reshuffle, Gloucester MP Parmjit Dhanda, was dropped from the Council of Ministers while the prime minister's confidante Ugandan-born Baroness Shriti Vadera was promoted to the post of parliamentary secretary and Cabinet office minister.
After Brexit, ethnic minorities in Britain worry about their future.
HSBC is in advanced talks to buy assets of two troubled financial groups -- ING and RBS in Asia in a move to expand its base in the region.
As India celebrates its 70th Independence day, Rediff.com pays homage to millions who laid their lives for the country's freedom.
An opinion is steadily gaining ground in Muslim countries in India's 'extended neighbourhood' that the Modi government is adopting State policies that are decidedly 'anti-Muslim', warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The domestic currency has dropped by 62 paise or 0.93 per cent in four trading days.
Satellite imagery, passed to The Daily Telegraph, reportedly shows that a substantial harbour has been built, which could house a score of nuclear ballistic missile submarines and a host of aircraft carriers. The daily reported that one photograph shows China's latest 094 nuclear submarine at the base just a few hundred miles from its neighbours. Other images show numerous warships moored to long jetties and a network of underground tunnels at the Sanya base at Hainan Island.
The helpline, called the 'Honour Network' is a dedicated forced marriage and honour-based violence helpline, staffed by survivors offering emotional and practical support and set up by the British government. The British foreign office has a dedicated Forced Marriage Unit to deal with such incidents in the Indian sub-continent. Set up in 2005, it handles 5,000 enquiries and up to 400 cases per year.
Bopanna lost just four points on his serve during the entire match as the top seeded Indians produced a dominating 6-3, 6-4 win over British pair of Luke Bambridge and Jonny O'Maara.
Taking to Twitter, the army said its mountaineering expedition team spotted the 'mysterious' footprints on April 9 close to Makalu Base Camp.
Chef Anand George's Mint and Mustard restaurant polled the maximum votes among lawmakers for the annual award for south Asian cuisine instituted in 2005.
Gold is seen as a preferred asset for all types of investors, even central banks.
Dollar weakness was a major contributor to the rupee recovery as the skittish investors continued to lighten their long positions.
Britain has revoked visas issued to two prominent members of organisations with right-wing leanings from Kerala after the Indian community in the UK complained against their visit.
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He was a talismanic midfielder who played the game on his own terms with fitness being key to his success
Dipika Pallikal's exclusion from the Indian team for Asian Squash Championships may have kicked up a storm, but national coach Cyrus Poncha said the British Junior Open champion has only herself to blame for the omission by refusing to attend a mandatory trial camp.
As part of the reshuffle, James Murdoch will step down as chief executive of British Sky Broadcasting, and replace his father as non-executive chairman of the UK satellite broadcaster.
The son of an Indian physician and Irish mother, Mistry, 33, wanted to be a singer and dancer like Michael Jackson.
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