Sydney, Nov.6 (ANI): New South Wales (NSW) pacer Burt Cockley sees India as his lucky charm as far as making his debut in cricket for Australia. Cockley had two pre-season injury problems. ...

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Expressing his "deepest condolences" for the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and their families, former US president George W. Bush Saturday termed the daring attack ...

By Arun Kumar Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) India has promised a level playing field to top US institutions in a bid to encourage foreign investment in the education sector as New Delhi seeks ...

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Turning on the charm offensive, former US president George W. Bush said here Friday that he had been looking forward to coming to India and "saying ...

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the union home ministry to make arrangements for the deportation of a Pakistani national, who has alleged that he is in ...

Rakeysh Mehra and Aamir Khan have joined up to fight against the falling rate of tourists coming to India. They have done a short film together for the Ministry of Tourism ...

New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Away from home, two Australian cricketing rivals, New South Wales Blues and Victoria Bushrangers, will challenge each other on Indian turf when they turn out for the ...

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will be coming to India next week to participate in a trilateral meeting with his Indian and Russian counterparts, an official said ...

Toronto, Oct 13 (IANS) The murder of a young Sikh woman and three kids in a basement suite in Calgary last week remains a mystery. Twenty-seven-year-old Harsimrat Kahlon was found dead by her ...

By Tashi Pradhan Gangtok, Oct.11 (ANI): Defined as a mystical kaleidoscope of nature's garden, Sikkim is increasingly fascinating tourists from different parts of the country and abroad. According to the State tourism department, ...

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Australia's New South Wales Blues and Victorian Bushrangers, will carry their domestic rivalry to the $3 million 12-team Champions League Twenty20 competition that begins next week. Both the ...

By Anil Sharma Jaipur, Sep 10 (IANS) Foreign tourist arrivals in Rajasthan may drop by as much as 30 percent due to the swine flu scare, industry players say. The tourism season in Rajasthan ...

Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): American rock band Guns N' Roses are set to organize a concert in India. According to reports, the band, fronted by Axl Rose, have already signed on to perform ...

Melbourne, Sep 8 (ANI): Australian Twenty20 captain Michael Clarke has declared himself unavailable for New South Wales for the inaugural Champions League cricket tournament to be played in India next month. The tournament ...

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Signalling deepening engagement between India and Africa, Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba will be here on a five-day trip Sunday - the first visit by a foreign ...

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Rumours are rife that Hollywood stars Demi Moore and David Duchovny will soon attend the India premiere of their film "The Joneses" that has been co-produced by ...

Sonauli (UP), Aug 13 (ANI): Hundreds of tourists and others travel between India and Nepal through the Sonauli checkpoint in Uttar Pradesh. But it is shocking to learn that no proper arrangements ...

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Several racial attacks on Indians in Australia notwithstanding, at least a dozen universities from that country are sending their representatives to India later this week to woo ...

By Madhusree Chatterjee New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The world's biggest conference of ideas, TED (technology, entertainment and design) is coming to India this November. TED will hold the first India edition of its ...

By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) More than two months after the Tamil Tigers were decimated, Tamils are still fleeing Sri Lanka to come to India, but mostly by air. ...

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday said that there are 322 cases of swine flu in India, a sizable number of which were "imported cases" from the ...

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) There has been a rise in the number of Chinese workers, including those semi-skilled, coming to India on business visas to implement or execute various projects, parliament ...

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal says foreign universities like Harvard were welcome in India. He also clarified that the ministry wished to abolish the Class 10 ...

By Manish Chand New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Sweden, a member of the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group, is offering New Delhi its niche expertise in nuclear waste management and security as ...

New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Eleven new cases of the swine flu were reported Monday, taking the total influenza A(H1N1) cases to 104 in India, union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said ...

New Delhi/Bangalore, June 18 (IANS) Four people tested positive for swine flu in the national capital Thursday, taking the total number of influenza A (H1N1) cases in India to 43, health officials ...

By Gulshan Luthra New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has shortlisted the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III as its new Very Heavy Lift Transport Aircraft (VHTAC). Chief of Air Staff ...

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) As three more people arriving from abroad tested positive for swine flu, India Thursday asked its missions in the affected countries to impress on their governments on ...

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) One more swine flu case was reported in the capital, taking the total number of cases to five, health officials said here Thursday. "A total of five swine ...

Jammu, June 11 (ANI): As swine flu spreads across the country, the Health Ministry has said it has asked the External Affairs Ministry to request affected countries to screen all out-bound passengers ...