MALE: A day after his government terminated the USD 500 million GMR airport project here, Maldives President Mohamad Waheed on Wednesday hoped that it will not affect bilateral ties with India, which has reacted sharply over the Maldivian decision.He also termed the Male airport development contract signed with GMR by his predecessor Mohamed Nasheed's government as "void ab initio".The...
NEW DELHI: Three Russian warships will enter Mumbai on Wednesday to hold joint naval exercises, code-named 'INDRA', with the Indian Navy from December 2.The two-day naval exercises will be held off the coast of Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra from December 2 where the Indian side would be represented by Delhi Class destroyer INS Mysore and Tabar...
NEW DELHI: Former Karnataka Lokayukta and Team Anna member Justice N Santosh Hegde has raised doubts about the success of the party launched by Arvind Kejriwal."My only apprehension is how far will a political party survive because of the very many demands of the political system, these days. It requires a huge amount of money to elect nearly 546...
NEW DELHI: At least 90 Pakistani infiltrators entered India through the Indo-Pak border this year, raising serious concern in the security establishment.Apart from the Pakistani infiltrators, seven Bangladeshi nationals also entered India illegally through the border despite heightened security, according to a Home Ministry estimate, prepared on the basis of ground report sent by intelligence agencies.The abrupt jump in...
NEW DELHI: Zee News on Wednesday demanded the immediate release of its two senior journalists arrested in an extortion case filed by Congress MP Naveen Jindal, alleging that the police action was "illegal" and "designed for something else".Denying allegations of attempt to extort Rs 100 crore from Jindal Power and Steel Ltd for not airing news reports linking the...
MUMBAI: Driven by new offerings, greater influx of NRIs and changing lifestyles, the demand for luxury and ultra-luxury homes with a price-tag in the range of Rs 1-20 crore, or even more in some cases, is again making a comeback in metros, according to a report.
Despite sluggishness in overall real estate sector, a few luxury residential projects were launched...
KOLKATA: Despite aggressive marketing and offers made by real estate developers during the days before Diwali, investments in property have remained lukewarm due to high prices of houses in and around the National Capital Region (NCR), according to a survey by industry body Assocham.
The major factors behind the slump are high prices of land and unprecedented rise in the...
SAN FRANCISCO: World-famous singer Mika Singh was in the San Francisco Bay Area as part of his international tour. In the past few years, he has taken the Indian music industry by storm. He is possibly the most popular singer in India today, with multiple consecutive hit songs. His performances are sought after across the globe.In an interview with...
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama plans to give new thrust to a comprehensive immigration reform in the country one that would not only address the issue of illegal immigrants but also how to attract and retain highly skilled manpower from countries like India.
At his maiden White House press meet following his re-election, Obama said he is very confident that...
DUBAI: There are now more people living with diabetes in Asia than elsewhere and India is among the list of top five countries with the most diabetes sufferers in 2009, organizers of World Diabetes Day have said quoting World Health Organization (WHO) figures.
According to them, more than 347 million people suffer from diabetes worldwide. Since diabetes can be silent...