110 journalists, including 5 in India, killed in 2015
PARIS-- A total of 110 journalists, including five in India, were killed in connection with their work or for unclear reasons in 2015, according...
Indian foreign policy initiatives: Lahore the showstopper
By Aroonim Bhuyan
NEW DELHI-- A dramatic stopover in Lahore by the Indian prime minister on his way home from Afghanistan to meet his Pakistani...
2015 in Review: Start-ups, Digital India dominated IT growth
By Fakir Balaji & Sharon Thambala
BENGALURU-- Even as disruptive technologies rolled out game-changing products and software majors vied for more outsourcing, the start-up revolution...
Atal Bihari Vajpayee turns 91 on Friday
By Amulya Ganguli
The current mellow, accomodative outlook of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is in striking contrast to the provocative anti-minority postures of...
2015 in Review: Year India became fastest growing big economy
By Biswajit Choudhury
NEW DELHI-- Notwithstanding a sharp cut in the government's growth forecast at the fag end, 2015 will go down as the year...
Mother Teresa has been like god for me: Cured cancer patient
By Anurag Dey
KOLKATA-- As the world celebrates the Vatican approving sainthood for Mother Teresa, a 50-year-old woman, whose "miracle" cure from cancer was instrumental...
Indian-American surgeon aims to save lives on Indian roads
By Arun Kumar
WASHINGTON-- An Indian-American surgeon is hoping to raise $25 million to train 1.5 million first responders - the first rescuers to arrive...
In India, 40 percent children of extremely low height, 30 percent underweight
BOSTON--Analysing and estimating the relative importance of known risk factors for child undernutrition, a team of researchers, including one of Indian-origin, has identified five...
Viacom18 to air documentary on aftermath of Nirbhaya incident
NEW DELHI--Indian entertainment network Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd, which has backed powerful female protagonists across its films and TV shows, is now lending its...
Climate change brews multi-challenges for tea
By Azera Parveen Rahman
GUWAHATI--In the backdrop of the just-concluded COP21 talks in Paris, as nations across the world discussed ways to tackle the monster...
