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. Addressing a mostly Japanese crowd of around 2,000 at a meeting organised by the Japanese External Trade Organisation and Nikkei, Modi reiterated a promise to potential investors that they would be gr
India-origin chef gives Prince Charles flavour of Indian food
London: Prince Charles has been getting a taste of spicy Indian food cooked by one of Britain's most celebrated Indian-origin chefs. Atul Kochhar, a Michelin-starred restaurateur who owns a number of popular Indian eateries here, has said he has been
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
Rayudu leads India to comfortable six-wicket win
Nottingham: Ambati Rayudu slammed an unbeaten 64 as India relied on an all-round display to thrash England by six wickets in the third cricket one-dayer and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series here on Saturday. Rayudu, who wa
Indian-American scholar to explore Dinosaur extinction
Houston: An Indian-American scholar has won the prestigious 'Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award' which includes a grant to study the causes behind Dinosaur extinction. Sankar Chatterjee, a Horn Professor of Paleontology and Cu
2 British Indian docs drowned trying to save children: Inquest
London: Two British Indian women doctors drowned in Spain after getting sucked into a whirlpool trying to rescue their children swept away by a wave, a court has heard. Uma Ramalingam (42), a consultant obstetrician from Cheshire, and Barathi Ravikum
Indian students major contributor to US economy: Report
Washington: Foreign students from India, China and South Korea are the major contributors to the US economy with the host country earning USD 21.8 billion in tuition fees and USD 12.8 billion in living costs from them. Over the period of 2008 to 2012
China honours JNU Professor
Beijing: China has honoured Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Professor Priyadarsi Mukherji with a Special Book Award for his contribution to translation and publication of Chinese books into English, Hindi and Bengali. The award was presented by Chi
Indian-origin researchers model to empower women in IT
New York: Under-representation of skills had forced women working in the IT sector to flee the profession but a 12-year-old model by an Indian-origin researcher can help stem the gender bias, a significant study says. Studies show that number of wome
