Imparting a new impetus to their “special and privileged” ties, India and Russia on Tuesday inked 30 pacts in several key areas such as civil nuclear cooperation and defence, including development of Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) to...

India and the United States are likely to sign a 3.5-billion-dollar defence deal, the biggest ever between the two countries, a report said Wednesday. The agreement will see the Indian Air Force buy 10 C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft that are...

Striking yet another blow against piracy in the Gulf of Aden, an Indian warship “neutralised'’ a pirate vessel carrying arms and ammunition on Wednesday, the fourth such operation conducted over the last 10 days. Guided-missile destroyer...

An atheist Australian lawyer has smoked pages torn from the Quran and the Bible, and posted the video on YouTube, drawing widespread criticism, a report said on Monday. Queensland University of Technology employee Alex Stewart has taken leave from...

While India has independently confirmed that the presence of Chinese troops in Gilgit and Baltistan is a bit exaggerated in terms of numbers, the real concern here is on the number of projects and works China has undertaken in those areas and in...

A ship carrying over 250 Sri Lankan Tamils, reportedly including members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE), is set to enter Vancouver, authorities said on Wednesday. Since the LTTE - which was destroyed last year by the Sri Lankan forces -...

The Group of Ministers (GoM), constituted to on caste census, has given its nod to the enumeration of caste in Census 2011. Buzz up! The GoM, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, gave its approval to caste-based census on Wednesday, Aug 11,...

President Barack Obama says the U.S. has to “go back to basics” and fix its education system if it has to continue to be ahead in this highly competitive world as countries like India and China are catching up fast with the developed world. Mr....

Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos said Wednesday at the end of a visit to India that he is convinced that bilateral trade will continue to expand rapidly in the coming years. Referring to an increase in trade from $350 million in 2007 to more...

The Oberoi hotel, one of the best-known landmarks in Mumbai, is due to reopen - 18 months after being badly damaged when militants stormed the Indian city. Nearly 170 people died in the attack, more than 30 of them Oberoi staff and guests of the luxury...