Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has urged Germany to liberalise norms for visa and work permits to Indians, saying it would help boost bilateral trade and investment.

"Germany's visa and work permi

London, Sept. 22: Common drugs to treat nausea and vomiting increase the risk of deadly blood clots by a third, say researchers.

Hundreds of thousands of people in England take the new atypical antip

India has switched over to eco-friendly Bharat Stage (BS) III and BS IV (equivalent to Euro III and Euro-IV) petrol and diesel ahead of the Oct 1 deadline.

The ultra-low sulphur and benzene BS III an

Mumbai, Sept. 22: India is poised to become a global player in the nuclear industry business by offering a variety of options to countries requiring cost-competitive and proven technology such as pres

Four Indian Americans figure in Forbes magazine's annual list of the 400 richest Americans, with Microsoft founder Bill Gates topping for the 17th year in a row.

The Indian Americans on the US busi

Mumbai, Sept. 22: Shares of Satyam Computer Services, now renamed Mahindra Satyam, soared over 12 per cent on Wednesday, a week ahead of the disclosure of audited financial results for the past two fi

Karachi, Sept. 22: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi on Wednesday said that the constant flow of match-fixing allegations against his team has made his players even more determined to win the one-day ser

New Delhi, Sept. 22: Australia and England
are also having second thoughts over sending their teams for the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games.

Australian Sports Minister Mark Arbib said that team offi

Ganesh immersion ceremonies got off to a peaceful start on Wednesday with the Mumbai Police, Indian Navy and the Coast Guard providing aerial, sea and land security cover and hundreds of thousands of

The Indian men's and women's teams began their campaign at the 2010 Chess Olympiad in this Russian city by registering wipe-put wins in their first rounds.

The men's team on Tuesday saw all four Indi