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New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Canadian Sports Minister Gary Lunn telephoned his Indian counterpart M.S. Gill Sunday, saying he was not perturbed by the negative reports in the international media and a full contingent would be sent for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. 'We are not worried by...

Post his term in prison for assaulting a paparazzo, British actor-comedian Russell Brand uploaded pictures of his Sanskrit tattoo on Twitter. The tattoo, which reads Anuugacchati Pravaha (meaning ‘go with the flow’), is identical to the one sported by girlfriend and pop diva Katy Perry. The...

New Delhi, June 18 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Friday that the upcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi would be one of the best games ever organised. Addressing an inaugural event at the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee headquarters here, Dikshit said...

Laurent-Charles Samandari, 26, came to India three years ago to work as a marketing and strategy consultant with an Indian company in Gurgaon. His parents and 97-year-old grandmother joined him six months later. His sister and brother-in-law have been living in India since 2005. Two years ago...

The delegates from various Commonwealth countries who have arrived for a recce of the facilities said that this was by far the “poshest” Games Village they’ve seen. “It is unusual for Games to have this kind of high-end accommodation. We are used to more of a social...

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Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt is in New Delhi today to meet International Cricket Council (ICC) President Sharad Pawar. The two are likely to discuss the recent spot-fixing scandal and the revenue sharing for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. (Video Special: Pakistan...

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt is in New Delhi today to meet International Cricket Council (ICC) President Sharad Pawar. The two are likely to discuss the recent spot-fixing scandal and the revenue sharing for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. (Video Special: Pakistan...

BANGALORE: India is inching closer towards building the world's largest solar telescope in Ladakh on the foothills of the Himalayas that aims to study the sun's microscopic structure. The National Large Solar Telescope (NLST) project has gathered momentum with a global tender floated for...

Indian Premier League's (IPL) next three seasons, starting 2011, will have a total of 74 matches, up from 60 this year, following the addition of two new franchises -- Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi. There will be 70 league matches plus four play-off matches with each team playing the same...

In a sensational twist to the spot-fixing scandal, former Pakistan opener Yasir Hameed on Sunday claimed that his teammates were involved in fixing "almost every match" even as a fourth touring Pakistani player came under investigation in the scam which grew in proportion after fresh...

India will overtake China: MIT, Harvard The news is 5 years old! and the effects are already visible:D WASHINGTON: In the long run, India will overtake China in economic growth owing to homegrown entrepreneurship, stronger infrastructure to support private enterprise and companies, which...

Some people are talking about the small proportion of Kashmiris refugees joining Pakistan. Guess why the proportion is small? What does Pakistan offer to them? Pakistan has no economic or administrative base to enlighten the life of its own citizens. Pakistan's economy is struggling,how...

:D Publishers in Beijing are lining up to check if books by Indian authors can teach Chinese students and call-centre employees better English than American textbooks. At a time when bilateral ties are strained, the neighbours are finding common ground over a foreign language. India is the...

I am planning to go on a tour their and check the nation out:D Any suggestions? Which city should be first visited?or the flood affected areas? The best time to visit Pakistan?(winters,summers?) Please help if you can. :pop:

Harry Potter star Emma Watson, who has fronted a new advertising campaign for ethical clothing company People Tree, says visiting garment factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was an “upsetting” experience. “I had some preconceived ideas but nothing prepared me for the reality. It was upsetting to...