Bangalore — In a novel e-learning initiative, engineering students of Karnataka’s Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) will be provided an online learning platform to hone their IT and soft skills to help them fare better in a highly competitive job market.…
... Read MoreDubai — Eighth-placed Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the lone Indian among the top 10 batsmen while Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan occupy the ninth and 10th spots respectively among the bowlers in the official one-day international rankings.
Dhoni has 747 …
... Read MoreFrankfurt — The Indian pavilion at the Frankfurt Book Fair is reminiscent of a bazaar in New Delhi, Mumbai or Bangalore – the booths occupied by publishers are about the size of a normal shop in India. The close proximity …
... Read MorePune — The wait for Hollywood star duo Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt is finally over – both of them landed in the western Indian city of Pune Thursday evening.
“First they went to Mumbai and from there they took …
... Read MoreJammu — The cold desert region of Ladakh in northern Jammu and Kashmir is all set for a ecological transformation with the World Bank having committed Rs.2.6 billion ($55 million) for the development of remote Kargil and Leh districts in …
... Read MoreNew Delhi — A resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan and increasing casualties for NATO forces are making Afghanistan a security nightmare for India, impacting directly on New Delhi’s stakes in the region.
Five years after the ouster of the Pakistan-backed Taliban …
... Read MoreNew Delhi — India’s Sania Mirza moved up four places to be at 55th spot in the latest women’s tennis singles rankings released Monday.
Sania’s performance at the Korea Open, where she defeated world No. 8 Martina Hingis of Switzerland …
... Read MoreHamburg — Schalke 04 missed a chance to make it to the top of the German Bundesliga, crashing 3-1 to Bayer Leverkusen, while in another match Hertha Berlin drew 2-2 with VfB Stuttgart, enough to reach the top on goal …
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New Delhi — A couple who cheated on their spouses to make love committed suicide here after their extra-marital affair came under attack from family members, police said Sunday.
The bodies of
New Delhi — After 15 people including doctors and students were tested positive for dengue at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, institute authorities admitted Saturday that the situation was alarming and necessary directives were being …
... Read MoreNew York — Singing and dancing besides prayers will mark Navratri celebrations by the Indian American community in Jersey City.
Starting Saturday, the two-day event spread over two weekends will conclude Oct 7.
The block of Newark Avenue in Jersey …
... Read MoreCairo — Al Qaeda’s second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri slammed Pope Benedict XVI as an “imposter” over his recent remarks about Islam in a videotape broadcast Saturday on al-Jazeera network.
“This imposter crossed the line when he said that Islam is incompatible …
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