Pakistan donates computers to Nepal Army

"Pakistan has gifted 10 computers to the Nepal Army for conducting training programmes for family members of armed forces personnel. The computers were handed over to the Army Officers' Wives Association at a funtion here yesterday."

Big B: I haven't bought Rs 2.7-lakh

"Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan has written to the Income Tax department, verifying that he had not bought sunglasses worth Rs 2.7 lakh and gifted it to the director of his soon-to-be released film, Zamaanat, after a taxman called him to seek clarification. While the I-T...

Music channels asked to apologise for objectionable videos

"In a strong message to erring television channels, the Government has asked six channels, including music channels 'MTV' and 'Channel V', to apologise for telecasting "objectionable videos" or be ready to be pulled off air. "A personal hearing had been given to the channels...

Supreme Court refuses to ban screening of %u2018Da Vinci Code%u2019

"The Supreme Court on Monday refused to impose a ban on the screening of the controversial movie, “The Da Vinci Code”. The judgment was announced after the apex court heard two Public Interest Litigations (PILs), seeking a ban on the movie and Dan Brown's best selling...

Arcelor rejects Mittal's hostile takeover bid

"Steel giant Arcelor today rejected the 25 billion euros unsolicited acquistion bid by Mittal Steel but agreed to meet officials of the world's largest steelmaker to review its proposal to further improve the offer. The Arcelor Board "unanimously" rejected the offer, saying...

India Attracts New Investments From Global Companies

"Major international companies have recently announced several new investments in India. These investments signal India's growing importance as a global hub for the information technology industry, and also as an emerging manufacturing center."

Finance & Business

"India’s economy is growing by over 8%, IBM has just said it would triple its investment in the country and the number of mobile phone customers has hit the 100mn mark. With these kinds of market-friendly announcements, Indian shares should be soaring. Instead, Mumbai’s...

India, US begin talks on bilateral

"Officials of India and the US met on Monday to formally launch negotiations on the bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement. "

Nepal invites private investors Published: Friday, 9 June, 2006, 10:04 AM Doh...

"Nepal has invited Indian businessmen to invest in its economic rejuvenation - particularly through tourism and hydropower - basking in newfound confidence after the restoration of democracy."

5 Indian pilgrims looted in Nepal

"An unidentified gang of robbers beat up and looted five Indian pilgrims of cash and valuables in a forested stretch of Kailali district near the Indo-Nepal border here while they were returning from an annual fair. The Indians were on a pilgrimage to Nepal and were...

Nepal has always been secular: Advani

"Despite his party's concerns over Nepal ending its unique status as the world's last Hindu kingdom, senior BJP leader L K Advani today maintained that the neighbouring country has been a secular State all along. "Nepal has always been a secular country. It is secular today,...

66,000 people displaced by floods in India%u2019s north-east

"Floods driven by heavy monsoon rains have displaced at least 66,000 people in India’s north-eastern Assam state, it was reported on Friday. About 13,000 hectares of land were swamped by floodwaters after major rivers in the state including the Brahmaputra breached their...

India is now a 'newspaper power'

"After IT, India is now also a "newspaper power" with the largest circulation of dailies in the democratic world with a free press, a report released here on Monday said. Although China remains the topper with 96.6 million copies sold daily, India with 78.7 million copies...

In Delhi, all roads lead to the University

On days that I read stuff like this - I am just glad I'm done with going to college! "From standing in queues to splitting up into groups to cover more ground, for most candidates it was a long hot lesson in patience. While colleges had big boards, banners and even help-desks...

Indian tycoons hit dead end abroad

What happens when globalization means Indian firms go abroad? "What's common between Vijay Mallaya, Ratan Tata and Lakshmi Mittal besides the fact that they are all Indian-born entrepreneurs looking to dominate global business? All three are victims of economic patriotism on...