ISLAMABAD: Pakistan wishes to have "friendly, cooperative and good neighborly relations" with India as there are tremendous opportunities for the two countries to enhance cooperation for their mutual benefit, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.Zardari made the remarks at a special Diwali dinner he hosted at the presidency for visiting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his delegation last...
DUBAI: The decline in value of rupee over the last one year is luring NRIs living in the UAE to buy property in India even if the price stretched up to Rs 1 crore or more, according to a survey.According to the survey conducted here by Sumansa Exhibitions who are organizers of Indian Property Show, 89 per cent of...
LONDON: A 76-carat flawless diamond from India's famous Golconda mines broke world record by fetching a whopping 16.9 million euro at an auction in Geneva.The cushion shaped diamond of perfect D color from the ancient mines, where the famous Koh-i-Noor and Blue Hope diamond originated, fetched a record price at an auction late last night, Guardian reported quoting an...
DHAKA: In an apparent snub to Pakistan, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has scrapped her planned visit to Islamabad to attend an international summit later this month, without citing any specific reason.Hasina was expected to attend the summit of the Development-8, a grouping of eight nations with Muslim majority population, on November 22, but now Foreign Minister Dipu Moni...
NEW DELHI: RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy, who was asked by the Sangh founthead to probe charges against BJP President Nitin Gadkari, today said he had found "no moral or legal wrongdoing" in Purti Group's funding and alleged that the media is giving the issue a political color.In a letter to the BJP President, Gurumurthy emphasized that he has given...
NEW DELHI: Two senior journalists, T N Ninan and Harish Khare, have been awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowships, it was announced today on the occasion of 123rd birth anniversary of the country's first Prime Minister.Ninan has been awarded the fellowship for his project 'India: The Next Decade' while Khare bagged the fellowship for his 'Governing India in the 21st...
DENVER: Omayra Vasquez blinks when asked why she voted for President Barack Obama. The reason for her was as natural as breathing. ``I feel closer to him,'' said Vasquez, a 43-year-old from Denver. ``He cares about the Spanish people.''
Millions of Hispanic voters seconded that emotion with resounding 71 percent support for Obama, tightening Democrats' grip on the White House...
Beauty with brain & a heart of gold SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Famous Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen was in San Francisco recently where she helped to make the Home of Hope (HoH) fundraiser a grand success.Sushmita was the first Indian girl crowned as Miss Universe. She is famous for her bravery as she is always been active for getting rights for...
New York: After successfully exploring multifaceted relationships through various shows, Star Plus has embarked on a journey to narrate a heart-warming story about a brother-sister bond in a new show titled 'Veera'.
StarPlus, India's No. 1 general entertainment channel, launched 'Veera' on Monday, October 29 and the show is on-air Monday to Friday at 10.30 pm.
'Veera' challenges the formulaic TV...
We are spiritual people. The world is not. We act in accordance with spiritual principles. What this really means is that we, as human beings, become last, not first. That is what Jesus meant when he said, "Those who go first will be last, and those who are last will be first."You have to develop great humility. Do not long for...