In a first, Assam to guarantee right to health »
A quiet revolution to create a healthier India has kicked off in the east with Assam on Thursday becoming the first state in the country to introduce a bill guaranteeing the right to health and well-being.
Not interested in Rs 600-cr property: Preity Zinta »
Actor Preity Zinta on Thursday clarified that she was not interested in inheriting Shandar Amrohi’s property worth Rs 600 crore.
A bag that could solve India’s toilet woes »
It is a daily struggle for millions of slum dwellers in the country to get access to a toilet, a perennial problem that authorities have so far been unable to solve.
Japan Confirms Secret Nuclear Pacts With U.S. »
Japan’s government has acknowledged Cold War-era agreements allowing the U.S. to bring nuclear weapons into the country in violation of Japan’s non-nuclear policies
Greece warns of worse downturn »
The Greek economy is set to shrink by more than expected this year, the government said on Wednesday, as it braced for nationwide strikes protesting its plans for bringing the country’s budget deficit under control.
Honeywell cuts salarries of top execs »
Diversified US manufacturer Honeywell International Inc cut its top executives’ pay last year as a brutal global downturn drove net income down 22.9 percent.
Orissa fourth poorest state: FC »
Orissa has bettered from poorest state to fourth poorest, says FC.
Sarkozy asks wife Bruni to end holiday with lover: Report »
Miffed at the rumours of her reported extra-marital affair, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is said to have asked Carla Bruni to cut short her holiday in Thailand with her alleged lover, a British paper reported on Thursday.
India ‘close friend’ but Pakistan ‘conjoined twin’, says Afghanistan »
In remarks apparently aimed at assuaging Pak concerns about the Indian presence in Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai said his country would never allow its soil to be used for activities directed against any of its neighbours.
India, Russia to sign pacts »
Manmohan Singh will holds talks with Vladimir Putin on Friday.