Martial arts superstar Jackie Chan’s love affair with India continues. After working with Mallika Sherawat in The Myth; Sonu Sood, Amyra Dastur and Disha Patani in Kung Fu Yoga, he is now seeking a desi heroine for the sequel of Skiptrace, which sees him playing a Hong Kong-based detective working ... Read More »
The U.S. and India have signed a key logistics agreement that will enable U.S. and Indian forces to use each other’s bases for repair and replenishment of supplies. U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter told reporters Monday at the Pentagon that he and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar formally signed ... Read More »
A year and a half after the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission, five towns from Maharashtra and Telangana have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) by an independent survey conducted by the Quality Council of India. The Urban development ministry targets to make 974 towns free from open defecation ... Read More »
As many as 22 mentally challenged Indians, lodged in Pakistan jails even after completing their sentences years back, are awaiting their repatriation for want of verification of their addresses and antecedents. Two of them are even nameless. Officials have recorded one them aged between 45-50 years with a mark of ... Read More »
Education favourite CSR activity among Indian companies In 2014-15, nearly Rs 8,029 crore was spent by Indian companies towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. An amendment to the Companies Act in 2014, made it mandatory for companies to put aside 2% of their average net profit of the three preceding ... Read More »
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Italy on September 4 to attend the canonisation ceremony of Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa, who founded the Missionaries of Charity. Swaraj will lead the Indian delegation in Rome, External Affairs Minister Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said on Thursday. The rest of the delegation is ... Read More »
Indian national Gurdip Singh who along with 13 others was supposed to be executed by the Indonesian government was given a temporary relief on Friday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj confirmed. While the firing squad executed four drug convicts – two Nigerians, a Senegalese and an Indonesian – officials said ... Read More »
Sikkim’s Khangchendzonga National Park on Sunday became the latest Indian addition to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s list of World Heritage Sites. Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex and the ruins of Nalanda Mahavira in Bihar were added to the list earlier, at the 40th session of the World Heritage ... Read More »
Indian real estate, these days is buzzing with two words – affordable housing. Government’s initiatives towards achieving their dream of ‘Housing for all by 2020’ have paved way for this revolution. Today, sector is flooded with affordable homes being launched by every developer to get a pie of this big ... Read More »
In this special episode of Cover Story, we take a look at the college education options in India & abroad. Getting admission to Colleges is no easy task these days, even after scoring a decent percentage. With 99% cut-off, what are the options available for students? For students is it ... Read More »
New Delhi: Indian retail real estate has become attractive again for global investor as private equity (PE) investment in this segment has reached USD 149 million in the first five months of this year and likely to break previous record of 2008, according to property consultant JLL. During the entire ... Read More »
Traditionally Indian individuals have been buying properties – both residential as well as commercial, for capital appreciation and regular income through rentals. However, over time the manner in which investors look at this sector has changed and many new investment options in real estate have been made available. Over last ... Read More »
