India-Afghanistan Partnership Council to discuss terror

India-Afghanistan Partnership Council to discuss terror New Delhi: Terrorism in the region, security situation and status of the peace process in Afghanistan are some of the crucial issues to be discussed in the first session of the India-Afghanistan Partnership Council to be held in New Delhi during the visit of Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul from Monday. The Council, which is the nodal point to coordinate with various ministries of the two countries as envisaged under...
02:56 AM, Apr 29, 2012

India, Russia share special partnership: Krishna

India, Russia share special partnership: Krishna Moscow: India and Russia share a "special and privileged" partnership which has stood the test of time based on deep mutual trust and convergence of views, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said on Friday. Krishna, who inaugurated the Open India Festival on modern Indian cinema and culture in Moscow to mark the 65th anniversary of the India-Russia diplomatic relations, said "Ours is a symbiotic relationship which has produced concrete and...
03:50 AM, Apr 14, 2012

The Indian Army's largest public-private partnership

The Indian Army's largest public-private partnership Four companies are battling for the largest ever public-private partnership project to build a light armoured carrier for the Indian Army"the Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV). The Army needs about 2,600 such vehicles over 20 years. All four bidders"Tata Motors, Mahindra Defence Systems, L&T and the government-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)"have presented their designs and the evaluation is set to move to the final phase within a month. The Rs...
12:07 PM, Apr 09, 2012

My focus is on quality, not quantity: Zarine Khan

My focus is on quality, not quantity: Zarine Khan Mumbai: Actress Zarine Khan has featured in just two films in her two-year-old career in Bollywood. She says it's because she is more focused on quality, rather that quantity. "My life has been very unplanned, but as I have said this before that I plan to do only quality work than quantity work. So that's about it," the 27-year-old said here at a screening of her latest release 'Housefull 2'....
07:16 PM, Apr 07, 2012

India, a very important partner: US Congressmen

India, a very important partner: US Congressmen Washington: Describing India as a very important partner of the US, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, has said that India-US strategic partnership offers a pillar of stability amidst many uncertainties - political, security and economic - facing the world today. Members of Congressional Hispanic Caucus said this during a dinner hosted in their honour by the Indian Ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao, on Tuesday. Those who attended included Congressmen Ruben...
09:47 AM, Mar 22, 2012
Govida to star in Pahlaj Nihalani's 'Avatar'

Govida to star in Pahlaj Nihalani's 'Avatar'

Govinda may be far from being Hero No.1, but now he is attempting another comeback in an action drama 'Avatar'. ...
06:42 PM, Mar 15, 2012
World View: Is China India's partner or a strategic enemy?

World View: Is China India's partner or a strategic enemy?

The question has often been asked in India: should New Delhi consider China as a partner or a strategic enemy? ...
05:16 PM, Mar 10, 2012

Centre to modernise all ports in India: Union Minister

Centre to modernise all ports in India: Union Minister Visakhapatnam: The Centre has proposed to modernise all the ports in the country to increase the overall capacity of Indian ports to 3,230 million tonnes by 2019-20 from the present 936 million tonnes, Union Minister for Shipping GK Vasan on Friday said. He said an investment of Rs 2.77 lakh crore was required for this purpose, which is meant for bringing them on par with international standards to increase the...
01:13 AM, Mar 10, 2012
China: India's partner or strategic enemy?

China: India's partner or strategic enemy?

The question has often been asked in India: should New Delhi consider China as a partner or a strategic enemy? Join Suhasini Haidar for a discussion in the global affairs show World View on Friday at 10 pm. ...
12:16 PM, Mar 09, 2012

India, US to consolidate global partnership

India, US to consolidate global partnership Washington: India and the United States have agreed to continue efforts to consolidate upon the 'tremendous progress' made in strengthening the India-US global strategic partnership, the two countries announced after a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao. They have also agreed to work towards implementing the initiatives that had been taken in the last few years, including in the area of civil nuclear cooperation,...
10:21 AM, Jan 26, 2012

Coalition talks delay candidates' lists in Goa

Coalition talks delay candidates' lists in Goa Panaji: Prolonged coalition confabulations are delaying the announcement of ticket allocations for the March 3 assembly polls in Goa. Both the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been huddled together in talks with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) respectively to work out a seat-sharing arrangement for over a month now for the 40 assembly constituencies up for grabs in the polls....
06:52 PM, Jan 25, 2012

Don't believe in marriage anymore: Depp's wife

Don't believe in marriage anymore: Depp's wife London: French actress Vanessa Paradis has spoken about her feelings as her 14-year relationship with Hollywood star Johnny Depp is said to be on the brink of collapse. The 39-year-old, who has two children with the Pirates Of The Caribbean star, was in Paris promoting 'Cafe De Flore', in which she plays a single mother, reported Daily Mail. The actress did not refer to Depp by name and claimed she...
01:15 PM, Jan 23, 2012

Tata Sky, Ericsson partner to offer catch-up TV

Tata Sky, Ericsson partner to offer catch-up TV New Delhi: Sweden's telecom and media equipment maker Ericsson today said it has supplied Tata Sky with an advanced TV system, which will help viewers watch on-demand and catch-up TV. The deployment is one of the first in the world to be based on Ericsson's Media Delivery Network (MDN), a media-centric solution for the distribution, delivery and content management, Ericsson said in a statement. Catch-up TV allows subscribers to watch...
03:36 PM, Dec 05, 2011

Is Bollywood running out of ideas?

Is Bollywood running out of ideas? It is said that it's better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. Obviously not everyone from Bollywood agrees. It's an industry that produces over 150 mainline movies year after year, and going by current standards, more than 70 percent of those ideas come from another person's story palette. Remaking classics It's clearly the riskiest proposition to adapt when you're pressed for an original idea. Remaking a classic...
04:53 PM, Oct 20, 2011
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