Asia-Pacific
Indian Day celebrated in Egypt
Cairo: India and Egypt, which share close bilateral ties, should look ahead to forge cooperation in multiple areas including science and technology and economy, the Indian envoy here said on Tuesday. Ambassador Navdeep Suri's comments came during the opening of an 'Indian Day' which was organised by the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) in the National Research Centre in Cairo. The envoy said that both countries are fortunate to have

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Indian Diaspora Engagement Meet to be held in Bahrain
Manama: For the first time, India will hold a meeting for Indian businesses in Bahrain this week to acquaint them with the various investment opportunities in the country and also seek investments from Bahraini nationals. The Ministry of Overseas Ind

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Modi beats the drum, urges investors in Japan to be part of the India story
Tokyo: A day after he signed a clutch of deals with Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to roll out the red carpet to investors, played traditional Japanese drums with verve and happily lapped up the adulation of the local Indian community.

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Modi in Japan, Kyoto-Varanasi partnership pact inked
Kyoto: Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a five-day visit to Japan on Saturday, a day that saw the inking of a partnership agreement between Varanasi, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and Kyoto, which was the capital of

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Indian found murdered in Singapore industrial estate
Singapore: A 26-year-old Indian national was found murdered near his workplace in the industrial estate of Pandan on the west coast of Singapore, according to a media report here on Monday. The victim, Suresh Kumar, was found motionless near his work

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'India's Kashmir experience can be a model for Israel in Gaza'
Gaza: Amid the deadly Israeli-Hamas conflict, a Kashmiri woman who is married to a Palestinian here feels Israel can learn from India's experience in Kashmir while dealing with the volatile situation in Gaza. "It used to be quite terrible in Kas

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Indian couple's chapati invention in Singapore hits US market
Singapore: An Indian couple in Singapore has invented a first-of-its-kind robot to make chappatis which raked in about 5 million Singapore dollars in pre-sale orders from the US. Rishi Israni and his wife Pranoti, took six years to develop the robot,

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Four Indian tailors evacuated from Gaza
 Jerusalem: Four Indian tailors working in Gaza for the last two years have been evacuated unharmed with the help of the Representative Office of India (ROI) in Ramallah, a top UN official said. The four, Abdur Rehman from Lucknow, Anwar Hussein

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India holds biggest Yoga Summit in China
Beijing: India on Monday held its biggest Yoga Summit in China in a bid to reclaim its ancient legacy over the iconic spiritual practice which in recent years has become a rage here but also stirred up concerns that its popularity is being cashed in

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