SGPC condemns brutal killing of Sikhs in Pakistan
Amritsar: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has criticised the misdeed of Taliban who beheaded Sikhs in Pakistan and made appeal to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to put the serious issue before Pakistan. SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar affirmed that the SGPC and entire Sikh community is deeply hurt and…
Pakistani Taliban behead 2 Sikhs
PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: Two Sikhs who were kidnapped over a month back have been beheaded by the Pakistani Taliban in the country’s restive tribal belt in a brutal act by the militants. Some more members of the minority community are still in the custody of the rebels. (more…)
2nd Test: India beat SA to level series, retain No.1 spot
Day in Pics: February 17 KOLKATA: India just about managed to thwart a stubborn resistance from South Africa’s Hashim Amla and the tailenders to clinch a series-levelling innings and 57 runs victory in the final Test to retain their No.1 Test ranking on Thursday. The hosts, who needed to pick…
SRK fighting for money, Sena for power: Yoga guru
Raipur, Feb 11: Amid the ongoing war between Shiv Sena and Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has stepped in to provide some clarity on the whole issue. Commenting on the raging controversy, Baba Ramdev said that both the political party as well as the actor, are fighting…
India gives aid to family of Phuket terror victim in Mumbai
PATONG, PHUKET: The Indian embassy yesterday presented additional financial assistance to surviving relatives of Jirachat Kanmanee, the Phuket native killed in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in November 2008. Ms Jirachat was one of six Thais working as spa therapists at the Banyan Tree spa in the Trident Oberoi Hotel…
Thai team loves Indian tech
A team from Thailand that is in the city to take part in the 17th National Children’s Science Congress is fascinated by the technological advancement made by India. “We have been sent by our education board especially to study and understand the Indian technological advancement here so that we can…
India emerges as world leader in super-compact car sales and production, overtaking Japan
MUMBAI, India — India has emerged the leader in small cars, overtaking Japan, as declining sales in Western markets coupled with robust growth in Asia redraws the global map of the auto industry faster than many expected. It’s well known that China will overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest…
Buy Indian Rupee Against Thai Baht, Brown Brothers Advises
By Lilian Karunungan Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) — Investors should buy the Indian rupee versus the Thai baht to profit from the South Asian nation’s faster economic growth and higher interest rates, according to Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. The baht is “expected to weaken from a combination of weak growth,…
US-India ties will be defining partnership of the 21st century: Obama
From the time he opened the meeting with a “Namaste” and announced “happily” that he would be visiting India in 2010, US President Barack Obama hit all the right buttons here on Tuesday to erase any impression that he had downgraded ties with New Delhi in deference to China. Calling India and…
Obama-PM banquet: Rahman, Jennifer Hudson to perform
A.R.Rahman will join Jennifer Hudson in providing entertainment for the Obama’s state dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, First Lady Michelle Obama revealed just hours before the banquet. Among the invitees for the bash — Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, Pulitzer Prize winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri, Obama buddy Vinai Thummallapally, Film…