India

New Delhi, September 23: India is expected to soon seek consultations with the US under the aegis of World Trade Organisation (WTO) on visa fee hike for professionals, which discriminates against Indian software companies that send employees to America on short-term contracts. Although the commerce ministry had internally started the process in April, collecting all the relevant information and

New Delhi, September 23: Nearly 20 people were killed in Sikkim, three in Arunachal Pradesh and more than 7 lakh people affected in Assam after days of incessant rainfall triggered landslides and flash floods in the region on Sunday. In Assam, 13 districts are said to be affected, the worst-hit being Tinsukhia. The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark and the Kaziranga and Dibru-Saikhowa

New Delhi, September 22: Amid intense speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today met President Pranab Mukherjee during which the two discussed the political situation in the country. The meeting lasted for 45 minutes during which the two leaders discussed the "current political situation", Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson Venu Rajamony said here. The meeting comes a day

Itanagar, September 22: Flood situation in four districts of Arunachal Pradesh remained grim with major rivers and their tributaries flowing above the danger mark. Water has entered all low lying areas of Lohit, Dibang Valley, Changlang and East Siang districts, but the death toll remained one, officials said. In Lohit, the worst-affected district, an SOS has been sent to the state government for

New Delhi, September 22: Setting a car afire or attacking a building with firearms cannot be justifiable way of protest against insult to Islam or Prophet Muhammad. Youths under the banner of Khudai Khidmatgar here on Friday came up with a noble idea of protest against the infamous blasphemous movie on Prophet Muhammad. Less than a dozen youths this evening gathered outside the American Center in

Burdwan (West Bengal), September 22: One person was killed and another 19 injured during a clash in Burdwan district between followers of the ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition CPM, police said on Saturday. The incident took place last night at Kaity Bazar area after which three injured were shifted to a hospital in Kolkata and 16 admitted to Burdwan Medical College and Hospital. Local

New Delhi, September 22: A man shouted slogans today as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got up to deliver his address at an international conference here. "Prime Minister go back," the man shouted at Singh as he walked up to the rostrum to deliver his address 'Conference on Economic Growth in Asia and Changes of Corporate Environment'. The Prime Minister waited for a while at the rostrum as security

Namakkal, September 22: Oman has lifted the ban on import of eggs from India, an association of poultry and livestock farmers here said on Friday. The first consignment of eggs from India to Oman would be despatched on Monday. The ban was imposed in the last week of March following reports of bird flu in the northern States, Secretary of the Livestock and Agri Farmers Trade Association (LIFT), P.V

New Delhi, September 22: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in a televised speech this evening, explained to the nation the reforms introduced by his government last week. The PM said that the people have a right to know why his government took these decisions and that they should rest assured that the government did not want to burden the aam aadmi or common man. Here are the political reactions to

New Delhi, September 21: Justifying the recent decisions on FDI and diesel price hike, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the time has come for "hard decisions" and asked the countrymen not to be misled by those trying to confuse them by spreading fear like in 1991. In a rare televised address to the nation, he insisted that the concerns over allowing FDI in retail were "baseless" as