Kolkata, Nov 13: Universe's natural fireworks will light up Kolkata's night skies on Nov 17 and Nov 18 as it is expected to witness one of the most brilliant meteor showers that the cosmos has to offer."The Leonid meteor shower, the
Washington, Aug 19: According to the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund the world is beginning to recover from the global economic crisis. He, however, warns that the road to economic revival will be a long and a hard one."The
Washington, Aug 13: President Barack Obama's special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke on Thursday, Aug 13, said the Obama administration is keeping New Delhi posted about its policies on Afghanistan and Pakistan.Speaking on the situation prevailing in Afghanistan and
Seoul, Aug 7: India signed a free trade deal with South Korea on Friday, Aug 7 to increase commerce between two of Asia's biggest economies. It is the first deal by India with a developed economy and South Korea's eighth free
New Delhi/Beijing, Jun 26: With the death of the King of Pop taking the whole world by a storm, Asian countries did not shy away from grieving Michael Jackson's death. The Indian population which dropped its jaw at the Television media
Singapore, Jun 3: A business survey on 12 economies released on Wednesday, Jun 3 portrayed India's bureaucracy as 'suffocating' and the least-efficient. It said that working with India's civil servants was a 'slow and painful' process.Singapore's civil servants are the most
Hong Kong, May 2: Asia's first swine flu cases were reported from Hong Kong on Friday, May 1.Chief Executive of Hong Kong Donald Tsang said. revealed that the patient was a visitor from Mexico who travelled to Hong Kong from Shanghai
Delhi, Apr 27: In an attempt to bounce back amid the global economic slow down, Punj Lloyd is shifting its workforce from its UK-based subsidiary to India, particularly to its Delhi and Hyderabad centres.The engineering firm was forced into this action
London, Mar 24: While Smith and Jones remain Britain's most popular surnames, new research has found that there are 1,48,498 residents in the country who carry the surname Patel or Singh, suggesting that Asian names are rapidly
Ottawa, Mar 18: After Iraqis now Canadians welcome former US President George W Bush by throwing shoes. In protest against Bush's Iraq policy about 200 people tossed shoes at an effigy of Bush, the 43rd US President outside a Calgary conference