Boston, April 17 (IANS) Overseas capital is best protected in India and the country has all the ingredients to attract foreign direct investment, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said in a bid to woo investors from the US. Addressing students and faculty of Harvard University, Chidambaram said: “Best guarantor of [...]

Washington, April 17 (IANS) President Barack Obama has come out in support of a compromise immigration reform legislation unveiled by a bipartisan group of senators offering a 13-year path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants, including 260,000 Indians. The bill does not include everything he wanted, but it is [...]

Rabat, April 17 (IANS) Morocco has turned down a proposal to expand the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), Foreign Minister Saad Dine El Otmani said. “Morocco rejects any proposal to expand the mandate of the MINURSO or establish an alternative international mechanism for [...]

Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Pakistan’s interim government Wednesday told the top court that it cannot initiate a high treason case against former president Pervez Musharraf as it has only the mandate to hold elections. The Supreme Court Monday sought reply from the federation about five identical petitions, seeking high treason [...]

Seoul, April 17 (IANS) The region’s top stars are set to light up the scene when the sixth edition of the Ballantine’s Championship returns to the Blackstone Golf Club April 25-28. Past and present Asian Tour Order of Merit winners will vie for top honours at the 2.2 million euro [...]

United Nations, April 17 (IANS) Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji has taken over as India’s Permanent Representative at the UN, succeeding Hardeep Singh Puri who demitted office Feb 28. Mukerji, India’s 20th Permanent Representative at the UN, presented his credentials to Secretary General Ban ki-Moon Tuesday at the UN Headquarters. The [...]

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A delegation of Pakistani Hindus and the VHP Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the UN explaining the violation of their rights in Pakistan, and requesting rehabilitation in India. “We have requested the UN to provide relief to the Pakistani Hindus as they are being attacked [...]

London, April 17 (IANS) One year after winning three gold medals at the 2012 Olympics, sprint king Usain Bolt will return to the Olympic stadium for the July 26-28 London Anniversary Games. The Jamaican superstar will compete in the London leg of the IAAF Diamond League for the first time [...]

Lagos, April 17 (IANS) The Nigerian Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) has called on all levels of the government to endeavour to sponsor other sporting activities, besides football. President of the federation Kayode Omotoshe made the appeal in central north Kwara State Wednesday, saying that table tennis also engages the youth, [...]

London, April 17 (IANS) Actor Ryan Gosling cried watching a baby being baptised on the sets of his recently released film “The Place Beyond The Pines”. “I didn’t know that was going to happen. I was just sitting in the church watching a baby being baptised, and I don’t know [...]