NEW DELHI: As his fast entered the second day, Anna Hazare today warned the government that it will have to go if it does not bring a strong Lokpal Bill as a "wave of protest" is building up.After an impressive turnout yesterday, the morning crowd at the fast venue of Jantar Mantar here was just around 400 with organizers...
LONDON: Beijing Games gold medalist Abhinav Bindra today crashed out of the 10m air rifle event at the London Olympics with a dismal display in the qualifying rounds, but compatriot Gagan Narang kept alive India's hopes by advancing to the medal round here.Bindra, who scripted history four years ago by becoming the country's first-ever individual gold medalist in the...
LONDON: The Hinduja Group, with a global presence in core sectors like oil and gas, automotive, power, IT, banking and finance, has announced a major foray into the real estate sector in India involving an investment of up to USD 15 billion.
Just back from a visit to India, the Group Chairman S P Hinduja said here that the Indian...
NEW YORK: Technology giant Apple has said the multi-layered distribution network in India works against the company's interests and it sees higher potential elsewhere in the "intermediate term".
"I love India, but I believe Apple has some higher potential in the intermediate term in some other countries," Apple CEO Tim Cook has said in an earnings conference call with analysts.
He...
CHENNAI: The intervention of the Madras High Court has made it possible for Ashok Amritraj, brother of former tennis star Vijay Amritraj, to get back Rs 6.35 crore placed in seven Fixed Deposits (FDs) in a nationalized bank for a year, besides interest.
Justice N Kirubakaran slammed a city branch of Canara Bank for "falsehood, suppressing material facts and attempting...
TOKYO: As he pitches for greater investment from Japan, west Indian state Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Suzuki Motors Chairman Osamu Suzuki, and discussed investment opportunities in the state.
Modi took a bullet train from Tokyo to Hamamatsu, where Suzuki is headquartered, and visited its plant where he met Indian engineers working for the Japanese auto...
HYDERABAD: Facebook has said its user base in India has grown from 8 million in 2010 to 50 million now and most of the people access the site through mobile phones, prompting it to rethink its business model.
While for other countries it was the desktop which was first used to get in to the portal, in case of India...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind: Indiana University's Schools of Optometry and Medicine are creating a new academic exchange program - the Indo-US Exchange Program for Optometry and Ophthalmology - with four eye institutes and hospitals in India.
The two-year pilot program will provide the opportunity for IU School of Optometry residents to enhance postgraduate training with a month long trip to eye institutes...
CHICAGO: Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani will be participating in India Day Parade being organized by the Federation of Indian Associations, Chicago, here in mid August, according to Iftekhar Shareef, FIA Trustee.
Besides Aftab, there will be a number of elected officials from the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, says Ajay Agnihotri, FIA President. This year the parade will...
CHICAGO: Host of the evening Iftekhar Shareef along with Federation of Indian Associations and American Telugu Association leaders, members of Hyderabad community, friends and cricket fans joined at the public reception in honor of visiting cricketing legend and Member of Parliament Mohammed Azharuddin at the Northshore Banquet Hall in Chicago recently.
Iftekhar Shareef, FIA Trustee Chairman and Ajai...