A 45-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to a nine-month jail by a German court for spying on the Indian community in the country. Ranjit S, an electrician, violated the German law by engaging in espionage operations, the high court in Koblenz said in its verdict delivered last week.
Modi govt has a unique style of working, say experts.
Petro retailer IBP Co Ltd will set up 500 petrol stations during the current fiscal to take its retail strength past 2600, the company's general manager (marketing) K D Makhija said on Wednesday.
The case is being tried in the Anti-Terrorism Court since 2009. There has hardly been any case in any ATC in Pakistan that is pending for over nine years.
India and Russia have begun their bilateral naval exercise, which is aimed at increasing interoperability between the two Navies and developing common understanding of procedures for maritime security operations.
Banerjee said she was doing so after consulting leaders of major opposition parties and following 'a favourable court order'.
Ahead of next month's annual Indo-Russia summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev who said India is a "close and valued" partner for his country.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
India and the United States on Thursday signed a key pact for exchange of intelligence on terror on a real time basis that include biographic information of known and suspected terrorists.
Factbox on American Justin Gatlin who won the 100 metres gold at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday at the age of 35.
Trump's visit symbolised heightened partisanship and a return to chemistry between leaders defining bilateral ties, notes Kashish Parpiani.
The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed allegations from the World Anti-Doping Agency that Russian athletes were guilty of using banned performance-enhancing substances on a large-scale, saying the assertions were groundless.
North Korean have proven to be priceless when measured in diplomatic currency at South Korea's Winter Games
Experts of both the countries will meet by mid-September 2016 to further discuss the modalities for the reciprocal bilateral implementation of AEOI between India and Switzerland with a view to reaching an agreement at the earliest, possibly by the end of the year
The government has stated that it will make all efforts to bring back illicit wealth parked by its citizens in foreign jurisdictions.
The Centre, he said, will soon make a 'big' announcement on Jammu and Kashmir.
China became the 56th signatory to the agreement by signing the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. With this all the G20 nations, including India, have become official partners to combat the menace of tax crimes and evasion across international borders.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
Rama Rao's appointment was necessitated as Chandrasekhar Rao will have to concentrate on national politics and also focus on various developmental activities in the state, a release from the chief minister's office said.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar expects to see progress in India-US defence relations at the speed of a year per month.
The Plan Panel was set up by a simple government resolution in March 1950 had withstood many political and economic upheavals.
On matters relating to the Diaspora, the Centre needs to call the shots, suggests Ambassador T P S Sreenivasan.
Furious with the current logjam in the suspended Indian Boxing Federation, the International Boxing Association has terminated the IBF from its fold stating that the current set of office-bearers are "damaging the image, reputation and interest" of the sport.
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Preparing his first visit to Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday invited ideas and thoughts on important issues from Indians, including those living in that country.
Pond's, Parle-G, Cadbury, Asian Paints and Amul have captured the changing face of India through the seven decades
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Amul will now export dairy products to Russia.
The report said India continues to experience attacks by 'Pakistan-based terrorists'.
Officials said the addition shows the measure was set on the basis of security and was not a 'Muslim ban'.
A United States national from New York has been charged for providing material support to Islamic State, a designated foreign terrorist organisation.
'We have not been able to use the potential of our location in the region and the world and our strength as a nation and an economy to establish an EU-like structure in South Asia,' points out Aakar Patel.
Reaching out to the states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre and states should work together as 'Team India' to solve national problems like they have worked to resolve issues like the Indo-Bangla Land Boundary Agreement.
There is not much bank employees can do, but some words of encouragement from the management would have helped. Stretched working hours and the tense atmosphere is taking a toll on their health.
Indian U-17 team's performance was more of hype than actual achievement on the field.
Kick-starting her party's Lok Sabha campaign, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her party would go it alone in the 2014 polls and renewed her call for a federal front of non-Congress and non-Bharatiya Janata Party parties.
Tightening the noose around whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka, Haryana government is preparing a second charge sheet against him for alleged low sale of wheat seeds during his tenure in Haryana Seed Development Corporation as its managing director from October 15, 2012 to April 4 this year.
A controversy on Tuesday erupted over Home Minister Rajnath Singh's visit to Teen Bigha in West Bengal
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been asked to complete its investigation in a week, meaning the confirmation of Kavanaugh, 53, as Supreme Court judge would be delayed by at least a week.
Asia's top soccer officials delivered a major snub to FIFA on Tuesday, forcing the postponement of an election for three spots on the world body's new governing Council in a row over the disqualification of a Qatari candidate.
