New Delhi: Classical flute exponent Hariprasad Chaurasia will be conferred the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the highest civilian award in France, by the French government for his co

Washington: Even as Republican Nikki Haley, a daughter of Sikh immigrant parents from Amritsar, became the first woman to win the governor's race in South Carolina, six other Indian-Americans, all Dem

Patna: The Bihar government has failed to implement centrally-funded welfare and development schemes for the poor, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday while again launching a scathi

New Delhi: State-owned gas transmission and marketing company GAIL Wednesday reported a 29.48 percent increase in net profit for the second quarter of the current fiscal year on increased margins in h

Mobile handsets manufacturer Motorola Tuesday launched an Android-based smartphone -- Motorola Flipout, priced at Rs.15,990.

The handset has a QWERTY keypad and is equipped with 2.8-inch screen, 3 me

The fate of a record seven Indian-Americans, six of them Democrats, hangs in balance in Tues-day’s elections, with US President Barack Obama’s Democratic Party expected to lose seats in both chambers. But Republican Nikki Haley is favoured to win the governor’s race in South Carolina.

Ford Motor Company is planning to ship out its new compact car Figo to 48 more countries from its plant near here, a top company official said Tuesday.

'Soon we will be shipping out Figo to new marke

Washington: The White House has clarified that US President Barack Obama will not visit Amritsar's Golden Temple and the Taj Mahal at Agra due to paucity of time.

"Anybody that would go to (India),

New Delhi: Defence Minister A K Antony is reported to be 'upset' over the names of armed forces officers cropping up in the Adarsh housing society scam and has sought reports from the three service ch

The Greek police have detected explosive packages addressed to French President Nicolas Sarkozy and three foreign embassies in Athens, a media report said.