Russian beauty sells her virginity online for 17,000
London: A Russian girl sold herself for for £17,000 (Rs 18.4 lakhs) on the internet. However, the 18-year old did not reveal her identity. The ad displays her name as Shatuniya and tries to lure prospective buyers with telling them that she is `New and Not Used’. The 18-year-old Siberian beauty known as Shatuniha claimed that she was in an urgent need of money. Hence, she said she was selling the most precious thing she possessed, her
Indian-origin teacher fighting for life after attack in New Zealand
Melbourne: A 25-year-old Indian-origin teacher in New Zealand is fighting for his life after being mercilessly attacked outside a McDonald's in central Auckland. Tarun Asthana, a trainee teacher, was standing on the pavement after leaving McDon
Kenyan-Indian women aborting female foetuses
Nairobi: Kenyan-Indian women in Nairobi capital city are opting for mass abortions to avoid giving birth to a girl child, according to a report. These risky terminations of pregnancy are fuelled by traditional Indian beliefs and preference for boys,
India calls for a 'democratic' cyber space at the UN
United Nations: India has told the United Nations that governance of cyber space should be democratic and transparent and cannot be managed as a "private property". "As a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and democratic society, India
Four Indian women among world top 50 business leaders
Washington: Four Indians led by ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar figure among Fortune magazine's list of world's top 50 women business leaders, while India-born PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi is ranked second in a separate US list.Kochhar has been ranked fou
India may benefit from financial access initiative
Washington: Among the flurry of events conducted alongside the annual World Bank-International Monetary Fund meetings in Washington this month, one initiative held out the direct promise of a major boost to poverty alleviation efforts in India &mdash
Anti-graft group says Indian firms best in BRICS
Berlin: Indian firms got the best ratings in a survey of emerging market multinationals released Thursday by anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International. Urging rapidly-expanding companies in economies such as China and India to become more p
Switzerland to share tax info with India
Geneva: In a major boost for India and other countries seeking details on suspected black money stashed in Swiss banks, Switzerland on Tuesday agreed to automatic exchange of information and mutual administrative assistance in tax matters with overse
India questions IMF's lowered growth projections
Washington: India has joined issue with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the paring down of its growth rate from 5.6 percent to 3.8 percent since July saying India didn't share "this pessimistic outlook". "I would like
