Corporate America Impressed with Akhilesh Yadav
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seems to have highly impressed the leaders of Corporate America who think he represents the young population of India who want change and progress.
India, US Head to WTO over US Visa, Poultry Row
India hasn’t lodged a formal complaint against the US with the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), but has sought consultations with the US, which is the first step.
Clean Chit for Narendra Modi in Gujarat Riot Case
Zakia Jafri had earlier in her compliant sought criminal prosecution of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for Gulbarg society massacre in which her husband and former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri was among 69 people killed.
'Dirty' Asian Shops. Former Washington Mayor Under Fire
Rather than acknowledging and appreciating the contributions that Asian businesses, alongside other racial and ethnic communities, have made to the city, Barry's remarks appear to fan the flames of racial divisions.
Narendra Modi Tops 'No' List in Time Magazine Poll
The Time magazine poll, started two weeks ago, had shortlisted 200 names out of which an online poll was conducted to select the top 100 for the US magazine's next edition. The results of the poll will be declared on April 17.
Smallest Town in US Up for Sale
Selling the town was the idea of Buford's self-proclaimed mayor and only resident, Don Sammons
Mahatma Gandhi's Statue, Vandalised in Sri Lankan Town
The statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Lord Baden Powell, and two other Tamil scholars had been found damaged, police said.
Virginia Commonwealth University to Establish India Chair
To foster greater understanding about the Indian democratic framework, a US university has decided to establish India Chair, which is said to be the first endowed Chair in North America devoted to study this aspect of the country.
Moral of Army Coup Outrage: Twitter is for Twits
The twitterati has its chaddis in a twist over the explosive Indian Express expose which revealed that the government feared a potential army coup
Obama: Scaring the Crap out of America
The Republicans cannot seem to make up their mind about which Hollywood remake they want to cast Barack Obama in.
U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Pakistani Militant
But the reward is likely to further strain relations with Pakistan, which are currently being renegotiated following a border clash last November in which American warplanes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
With UPA in Terminal Decline, India is Closed for Business
The UPA government has lost the will to govern: like a patient in terminal decline and seeing the gradual shutdown of its various organs it is merely marking time until its time is up.
32 Indians in Pakistan Jail Despite Completing Sentence
Thirty-two Indians are languishing in Pakistani jails even though a Lahore court ordered their immediate release as they had all served their sentences.
Top Obama Campaign Donor Accused of Fraud
Donor Mr Abake Assongba gave more than USD 50,000 to Obama this election season. But her past legal troubles, which include unpaid debts, are creating a new headache for Obama's campaign.
Now, a Peek into Secretive Nobel Selection Process
The unprecedented revelations come as the committee tackles public criticism over its choice of Nobel laureates in the last few years, especially for the peace prize.
India’s Cowardice in Dealing with China on Tibet Slammed
“New Delhi’s cowardice when it comes to defending democratic values should trouble all those in the West who champion India because it is a democracy,” said Forbes magazine.
Former Naval Chief says VK Singh’s Image is Being Tarnished
India’s former chief of Naval staff, Vishnu Bhagwat — who was also the first and only sacked-while-serving chief, by the George Fernandes headed defence ministry in 1998 — has come out strongly in support of the beleaguered Army Chief VK Singh.
Gen VK Singh Fires One More Salvo
In the ongoing “war minus the shooting”, Gen VK Singh has fired one more salvo by asking the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate corruption charges against a serving Lieutenant General who is second in line to be the Army chief
India's Army Chief Says Nation's Defenses Obsolete
Gen VK Singh said India's air defence was "97% obsolete", the army lacked the equipment it needed and its entire tank fleet was "devoid of critical ammunition to defeat enemy tanks".
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Army Chief Drops Another Bribery Bomb
The Army chief’s latest “complaint’’ reached the CBI headquarters yesterday, barely a day after a team from the agency visited the South Block office of the Army Chief to commence the probe into the bribery charges made by him.
Does Leaked Gen Singh Letter Mean Spies have Access Too
The documents should strictly be no-go area for outsiders. Simply because the matters involved are not meant for fish market discussion and insane television debates.
An Aarti From Time, A Brookings Chalisa
Are they drowned in Modi’s magnetism? Is this worship exigency?
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Relax Visa Norms, India tells US
India on Monday pitched for easier visa norms amid a series of curbs put by lawmakers in the US
The Man who Offered Army Chief a Rs 14 cr Bribe
Why did Gen VK Singh go public with the sensational allegation now?
President Pratibha Patil's Foreign Trips Cost Record $41 Million
President Pratibha Patil's foreign travel cost has surpassed the record of all her predecessors.
Hail the New-age Netas
A PhD from Cambridge, two MBAs, an MSc in mathematics… the recent assembly polls have thrown up a bunch of smart first-time MLAs who want to make a difference.
US Senator Working on Bill to Allow more Visas to Indians
Leading Indian and American IT companies have soughtPresident Barack Obama’s intervention on the “unprecedented delays and uncertainty” around L1 work visas, which they argued is adversely affecting their business and work.
World Bank will Not Trim Lending to India
The international funding agency takes a long-term view on its commitments and the poverty data released on Monday will not have any bearing on that commitments
Biharis Alone Cannot bring Mumbai to a Halt
If Biharis in Delhi decide to strike, they can bring it to a halt.
India Votes Against Sri Lanka over Human Rights Abuse
The UN rights body has approved a resolution pressing Sri Lanka to conduct credible war crime probes. India voted in favour of the US-sponsored resoltion, a decision which might affect ties with its island neighbour.
Maid Gets Favourable Ruling Against Indian Diplomat in US
The ruling came just days after the Delhi high court restrained Gurung from pursuing her lawsuit in the US.
Let Them Eat Cake
The extraordinary arrogance of Indian elites in dissing foreign aid for its poorest citizens and their chest thumping over India’s meteoric economic rise glosses over some glaringly painful realities.
Is India Fudging Its Poverty Numbers?
Official poverty lines are not intended to demarcate the dividing line between poverty and affluence or a bad life and a good life. They’re the dividing line between absolutely horrible poverty and the next level of poverty, which extremely unpleasant as it still may be.
India's Democratic Tempest
The reason that India, despite predictions of its imminent disintegration, has survived the stresses that have beset it during more than six decades of independence, is that it has maintained a consensus on how to manage without consensus.
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NRI Children: Indian Officials' Visit to Norway Unlikely
The new developments have complicated the efforts by the external affairs ministry,
In Sri Lanka, Criticism of India's Stand on War Crimes Resolution
It dubs the Indian decision as endorsement of the US double standards on human rights
Anxiety Grips Hindus in Russia
Anxiety and frustration has gripped Hindus in Russia as they feel there was a state-sponsored effort to proscribe "Bhagavad Gita As It Is".
Narendra Modi Features on Time Magazine Cover; Congress Angry
Time magazine, in its March 26 issue, published an article on the Mr Modi, with the heading: "Modi means business", along with a strap: "But can he lead India?"
India Displaces China as World's Largest Arms Importer
Over the past five years, India's imports of major weapons increased by 38 per cent.
Let Them Eat Cake
The extraordinary arrogance of Indian elites in dissing foreign aid for its poorest citizens and their chest thumping over India’s meteoric economic rise glosses over some glaringly painful realities.
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The Tale of India’s Two Rahuls
Last week, on the day the legendary Rahul Dravid announced his retirement from international cricket, an sms doing the rounds said: “Why has the wrong Rahul retired?”
Sanctions on India Reports Speculative: US
The report quoted Obama administration officials as saying that India has failed to reduce its purchases of Iranian oil, and if it doesn't do so, President Barack Obama may be forced to impose sanctions on New Delhi.
Union Budget 2012 - Highlights
The idea ahead of the budget was that fiscal deficit needed to be controlled by cutting subsidies and raising taxes.
Jairam Ramesh ‘Locks’ Himself in Ladies’ Loo Over Cellphone
“Jairam Ramesh should be ashamed of himself for being a minister in a government which has failed to provide latrines to women but made cellphones available everywhere.”
Rail Budget Row: Congress Steps up Outreach to Defuse Crisis
The row over rail fare hikes and speculation about Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi's resignation Thursday rocked both house of parliament, with the government deferring the resolution of the crisis till after Friday's budget and attributing it to the pulls of coalition politics.
Odds Stack up Against India at UN Vote
India's efforts to get a UN resolution on human rights violations by Sri Lanka off the table have only a slim chance of success
Gandhi Dynasty's Tryst With Decline
"The problem with Congress is that they haven't looked for leaders beyond the Gandhis. There is no think tank in the party, there are no big ideas anymore."
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Dynasty, Corruption and Plunder in India
The erection of the so-called temples of modern India has been made possible through developmental terrorism to uproot the downtrodden population from their socio-ecological setting.
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Is Rahul Gandhi a Political Flop?
The dynastic model has often rescued the party but in the long term has also made the Congress a closed, unhealthy organism where there is no real inner-party democracy, just powerful individuals who derive authority from acting as gatekeepers to the family.
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Collapse of Rahul's Hype Machine
His powers were said to be so great that his devotees swore they had once seen him finish an entire sentence while speaking to Arnab Goswami.
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