J and K cop wins UNs international female peacekeeper award
United Nations: An Indian inspector who is with the Jammu and Kashmir Police has bagged the International Female Police Peacekeeper Award 2014 instituted by the UN for her "exceptional achievements" while serving with the UN mission in Afghanistan. 38-year-old Shakti Devi, currently deployed in the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), was also cited for her efforts towards helping victims of sexual and gender-based violen
Shami helps India level ODI series 1-1
New Delhi: Indian bowlers, led by pacer Mohammed Shami, came back strongly from the hammering they received from the West Indies batsmen in the first One-Day International (ODI) at Kochi to turn the match here Saturday around for the home side and he
Lulu Group invests $85million in U.K's East India Company
Abu Dhabi based supermarket chain Lulu Group has bought a 10 per cent stake in the UK-based trading firm, The East India Company, and a 40 per cent stake in its fine foods subsidiary for around $85 million in total.
The new investment will enable th
UK minister to announce major drive to attract Indian students
London: The UK is set to announce 396 new scholarships in a bid to attract Indian students to British universities after the strict visa norms made it difficult for them to stay and work after completing their degrees. Vince Cable, the secretary of s
UN chief invokes Gandhi's message for peace and nonviolence
United Nations: Invoking Mahatma Gandhi's legacy, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the world should recall his message of peace and non-violence at a time of increased sectarian violence and destruction of cultural sites, particularly in Iraq and Syria. In
India's Satyarthi, Pakistan's Malala win Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo: Activists Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai, an Indo-Pak, Hindu-Muslim combination, on Friday won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 for their work on promoting child rights in the troubled sub-continent that faces serious challenges regarding
Australian couple abandons surrogate baby in India
Melbourne: An Australian couple abandoned one of their biological children born to a surrogate mother in India because of the baby's gender, despite Australian consular officials pleading with them to take home the twins. Australian Family Court Chie
21,729 Indians want to inscribe names on NASA microchip
Washington: Over 2.8 lakh people from around the world, including 21,729 Indians, have so far submitted their names to be inscribed on a NASA microchip that will eventually fly to Mars. NASA is giving people a chance to shoot their names up into spac
Georgetown University appoints its first Hindu priest
Washington: America's prestigious Georgetown University has appointed its first Hindu priest – that too a woman – to serve the religious needs of its Hindu students, whose number has increased in recent years. Pratima Dharm, who recently
