Modi's governance is 'honest, transparent and open': US Congressman
Washington: American companies are attracted to invest in Gujarat due to ‘honest, transparent and open governance, ’ said a US lawmaker months after he met the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha elections. "During a meeting with the leadership of companies like Ford and Tata Motors who are investing billions in new factories in Gujarat I was impressed to learn that these policies are being implemented

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Blast near Indian Consulate in Afghanistan kills 12
Jalalabad: At least 12 Afghans, including children, were killed and 24 wounded on Saturday in a deadly suicide bomb attack targeting the Indian Consulate in Jalalabad city, bordering Pakistan, in the backdrop of reports that the ISI-backed Haqqani ne

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Invasion of privacy, says Katrina on leaked holiday pics
  Mumbai: Katrina Kaif is angry after her holiday pictures with Ranbir Kapoor surfaced in newspapers and now in an open letter, the Bollywood actress has requested the media to refrain from further publishing the images. Katrina Kaif recently m

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Lokmanya Tilak award to 'Metro Man'
  Mumbai: E Sreedharan, the architect of the ambitious Delhi metro project, was conferred the 'Lokmanya Tilak award' for 2013 at a function here last night for outstanding contribution to society. The Padmashree laureate is also credited for pu

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Citing al Qaeda threat, US issues global travel alert
Washington: The State Department has issued a global travel warning to all US citizens around the world, with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa that extends until the end of the month. The state department travel alert was based on the same

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Android phone lost? Dont worry, Google will help you locate it
New Delhi: It sucks when your phone is stolen. It’s even worse when you have no way to find said phone. Don’t worry, Android Device Manager lets you quickly ring your phone at maximum volume so you can find it, even it’s been silenc

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British Tamils asks the UK Government to boycott CHOGM in Sri Lanka
London: British Tamils  are disappointed at the Prime Minister David Cameron's Sri Lankan visit  in November . The community expressed their strong feeling against Prime Ministers’ visit in a meeting with  Alistair Burt MP &ndash

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Telangana fallout: Andhra govt in trouble as 13 Cong MLAs quit in protest
Hyderabad: Stepping up the pressure on Congress leadership to rescind its decision on Telangana, a minister, nine MLAs and four MLCs from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema today resigned as widespread protests continued in non-Telangana regions for the

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Britain appoints Indian-origin Iyer as UKTI India head
New Delhi: Britain on Thursday appointed Indian-origin economist Kumar Iyer as the Director General for UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) for India, a new top-level post created to reflect the increasing importance of bilateral business ties. Iyer will

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