Various Muslim organisations have jointly called for a dawn to dusk hartal in Thriuvananthapuram on Tuesday, following the killing of five people near the Beemapally area in the city in police firing on Sunday evening.
On Monday, John Ellis Bush announced he was entering the US presidential race. Here are eight things to know about him.
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon held special briefing sessions in groups for the envoys of the countries from Arab world besides those from Latin America, Africa and Europe.
The facility will extend the firm's Latin American presence. Genpact will provide services to GE Money from this facility. The facility was officially opened in July by GE Money and BAC/Credomatic. The centre will initially accommodate more than 700 professionals and has the capacity to grow to approximately 2,000.
India's carpet export rose by 22 per cent to $3.60 million (about 17 crore) in June year-on-year on account of good orders from the US and Europe.
Tata supplies coffee beans to over 100-odd Starbucks outlets in India but is now also looking to become a supplier of coffee for the Seattle-based company globally
To counter demand contraction in key markets like the US and Europe, Indian textile exporters are exploring alternative markets like Japan, South Africa and Latin America. At present, only 4 per cent of India's textile exports go to these markets.
A man opened fire in a gymnasium in Pittsburgh, killing four people and injuring at least 10 others.
The Zika virus, an alarming and disturbing infection that may be linked to thousands of babies being born with underdeveloped brains, is spreading through the Americas. But what is the virus, how is it spread and how can people minimise the chances of catching it?
At a luncheon meeting with apex business chambers in New Delhi, visiting Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said her country was keen on promoting the preferential trade pact with India to a full-fledged free trade agreement. The two countries have agreed to take steps for doubling the bilateral trade, which was a mere $2.09 billion in 2007-08.
After its successful run in Latin America and some African countries, the US-based non-profit organisation 'One laptop per Child' has launched the programme in India to equip students with specially designed laptap at subsidised rate for better learning. The laptops are unbreakable and water-proof which will make them easy to handle without any risk.
OVL, the overseas investment arm of state-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, holds 40 per cent stake in the San Cristobal oil project in Venezuela.
The Jharkhand Olympic Association joined Hockey India and the Bowling Federation of India in demanding a No Confidence Motion against incumbent IOA president N Ramachandran by calling a Special General Body Meeting.
Noel Tata likes to relax at his Alibaug beach home on weekends, but he is equally passionate about driving on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway at a speed of over 100 kilometres per hour.
The former longtime president of Peru's soccer federation, Manuel Burga, has been arrested as part of an ongoing US-led investigation into corruption at the sport's world governing body, FIFA.
Three persons, including an NRI from Canada, were being checked on Monday for suspected H1N1 flu after they complained of fever and other symptoms even as people were screened at airports across the country for the deadly virus that has hit the US, Europe and Latin America.
If there is one great news out of the Satyam case, it is that the press and institutional investors are acting as watchdogs.
Assume that the rupee will trend lower over the next 10 years as India increases overseas sovereign exposures, and your long-term asset allocation should be geared to deal with this trend, suggests Devangshu Datta
Other regions where the New York Stock Exchange-listed firm is targeting to expand its presence include China and Latin America. In an investor presentation, it said that as part of measures to cut costs in "corporate and other overhead, the company has slashed its headcount by 14 per cent," in addition to which finance, HR and IT staffing have also been reduced.
Hundreds of thousands of Cubans bid farewell to late communist leader Fidel Castro on Tuesday night
A magnificent display of India's cultural diversity through colourful parades across the length and breadth of the country marked the 71st Republic Day celebrations on Sunday which passed off peacefully, barring in Upper Assam, which was rocked by four explosions within a span of 10 minutes.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday partly blamed International Monetary Fund for the current global economic crisis.
The description of his career by Ambassador Nazareth in his elegant language, judicious choice of details, without ego or malice to anyone, shows that it had its ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies and lucky and unlucky accidents. Ambassador T P Sreenivasan reviews A Ringside Seat to History.
Ind Swift Ltd received DCGI approval for manufacturing anti-infective Clarithomycin Clarie-SR.
'No other Communist leader after Lenin had such an internationalist vision as Fidel,' says Prakash Karat, the CPI-M leader in this eloquent tribute to Fidel Castro who passed into the ages on Friday.
Coca-Cola India had stepped up its innovation push to be future-ready, company president for India and South West Asia, Venkatesh Kini, said
Welcoming President Pratibha Patil on her three-day state visit to this Latin American country, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said India should become a permanent member of the UN Security Council. She said that Chile wanted a more transparent Security Council. The comments from the Chilean President came after the signing of four agreements with the visiting President.The two leaders discussed international affairs during their one-to-one meeting.
Britain's world and Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill is deeply concerned about the threat of the Zika virus in Brazil ahead of this summer's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Top United Nations experts on Latin America and the Caribbean have warned that global economic shocks could throw some 16 million people of the Americas into extreme poverty, threatening important gains toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals in the region.
Former Chile and Lazio striker Marcelo Salas, who scored a record 37 goals for his country, has retired at the age of 33. Former Latin American Player of the Year Salas began his career at Universidad in 1994 before joining Argentina's River Plate in 1996.
Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks to make her government's budget deficit appear smaller than it really was.
'Google and Facebook need to be tamed, their garb of 'Investing in India's future' need to be pulled off,' observes Vibhu Arya.
A Kerala bishop who raised a storm following his decision to adopt a 39-year old woman as his daughter has been suspended.
The subsidiary, Infosys Technologies S. De RL De CV, will provide business consulting and information technology services for clients in all industries
TCS will have to deliver higher revenues in the succeeding quarter of FY15.
Videcocon Industries plans a major consumer electronics retail foray across West Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America under the brand name "VC" to raise global revenue shares from the current 2 per cent to 50 per cent by 2011.
Enhancing its product portfolio in the Latin American market, homegrown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra launched its sports utility vehicle Scorpio SUV in Chile.The Scorpio, M&M's second product to be launched in Chile after the Mahindra Pik Up Double Cab, has been introduced in the country in partnership with Fortaleza of the Automotores Gildemeister Group.
"I met a warm person and a close friend. I availed of the opportunity to compliment Bachelet on the distinction of being the first executive woman President of this great country. Her commitment to democracy and social justice stands out. I have conveyed an invitation for her to visit India and I am very pleased that she has accepted," a smiling Patil said after meeting the socialist leader on Monday.
