No matter what cosmetic gloss (or acne ointment) is put on the recent stand-off between the Indian border police and the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), India is perceived as having come off second best in test of wiils, as the Chinese intruded across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in [...]

Geneva, May 18 (IANS) The number of Syrian refugees, who are either registered or awaiting registration, has surpassed 1.5 million, while the actual number is much higher, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The increasingly widening gap between needs and available resources is a growing challenge, reported Xinhua citing [...]

The tiny northeast Indian state of Tripura has turned into the second largest producer of natural rubber in the country largely because several hundred former militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) were rehabilitated a decade ago and allotted land. On the other side of the world, Latin [...]

Port of Spain, May 17 (IANS) An Indian-origin woman in Trinidad & Tobago, who sold a winning lottery ticket, stands to get a part of the 20.4 million Trinidadian dollars (approx $3.17 mn). An official of this country’s National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) said Kamla Bhooklal was entitled to “a [...]

Aizawl/Agartala, May 17 (IANS) A Manipuri group of activists has demanded the reintroduction of Inner Line Permits (ILP) in northeastern states to “protect the indigenous and domicile” people in the region. “In the first phase of our agitation, we will not allow non-Manipuri people to enter Manipur between June 1 [...]

She walked into my study with a sort of aggressive authority that has become the hallmark of younger TV interviewers, custom made for shrill current affairs chat shows. ‘Should our prime minister accept the invitation of Nawaz Sharif who invited our Vajpayeeji by bus and then stabbed him in the [...]

Asia will one day be filled with ‘millions of men desperate for women’, researchers warned last week. You mean it isn’t now? These guys should look out the windows a bit more. Being desperate for women is pretty much the default state for guys aged 13 up. What the people [...]

Mandi: Stakes for Congress that won the state assembly election here five months ago are higher for the upcoming Mandi by-poll whereas it comes as an opportunity for BJP to refurbish its image ahead of the June 2014 general parliamentary elections. The election likely to be announce soon has come at [...]

Having failed badly in the Indian market over a decade and a half ago, a second attempt to launch Inflation Indexed Bonds has raised hopes of protecting investors but cynics question about the false hopes that have been raised by the hype around the new bonds floated. The economy has [...]

Carbon credit generating a $1 billion business in 2012 for India has thrown up huge business opportunities for the developing economy from which emerging business can hugely benefit but tribal societies across the globe are in a dilemma over its market driven mechanisms. India will continue to benefit more and [...]