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Katha, Britannica tie-up to promote Indian children’s stories

Publishing firm Katha has tied up with Encyclopaedia Britannica to present the best of children's stories from India across the world. A memorandum was signed...

Sex, lies and Goa’s massage parlours

What V. More (name changed), a tourist from Mumbai, was fantasizing about was soft, feminine hands kneading his shoulderblades and his back, slick with...

Lukewarm response to Indian diaspora pension scheme

The Indian diaspora has not shown much enthusiasm for the pension and insurance scheme launched by the government. Less than 1,000 people have joined...

First book on Modi’s life and vision in Chinese

A book on BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's life and economic vision has been translated into Chinese and is being published by a...

Congress, BJP battle over PMO twitter handle

India's Prime Minister's Office Tuesday changed its Twitter handle, six days before BJP leader Narendra Modi takes oath as the next prime minister, provoking...

12 things you need to know about Narendra Modi, India’s new Prime Minister

Who is Narendra Modi, the man just elected to be Prime Minister for 1.2 billion Indians? Here are 12 things you need to know: 1....

Mumbai pizza delivery drones raise security buzz

An experimental delivery of pizzas using a remote-controlled drone to a customer in a skyscraper here has raised security concerns, with Mumbai police and...

Win sum lose sum

The world’s fastest human calculators get together at the Mental Calculations World Cup 2014 to find out who really is the first among equals....

Sushma Swaraj urges expats to assist in developing India

India's  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj last week called upon NRIs to work for the reconstruction of the country, and said Indians living abroad endorse...

Air India joins Star Alliance

First Indian airline to join Global Airline Alliance Star Alliance, the way the Earth connects, welcomed Air India as a full member of its global...