Workplace Rudeness Is As Contagious As Common Cold, Shows Study
NEW YORK—Workplace rudeness, such as making a sly comment or excluding or ignoring a co-worker, may be as contagious as the common cold, a new study suggests. Researchers likened everyday, low-level...
View ArticleIndia And Pakistan In Visa Row, Diplomats And Officials Stuck
NEW DELHI -- India and Pakistan were involved in 'visa war' today with both sides accusing each other of not issuing assignment visas to their diplomats and officials, amid the ongoing tension between...
View ArticleRahul Gandhi Taunts Narendra Modi: 56-Inch Chest Will Be Reduced To 5.6 Inches
NEW DELHI -- Escalating his attack on the central government's Land Acquisition Bill, Congress Party Vice President Rahul Gandhi said today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "56-inch chest" would be...
View ArticleSaina Nehwal, Shahrukh, Shahid Kapoor, Aamir Khan: What Your Favourite...
We know most celebrities as adults--after their talents are in full bloom. But many of them had childhoods like the rest of us and have embarrassing or aww-inducing pictures to show for it. This...
View ArticleRK Pachauri Allowed To Enter TERI Offices But Barred From Headquarters
NEW DELHI -- Climate change scientist Rajendra Pachauri, who is accused of sexually harassing a 29-year-old employee, has been allowed by a Delhi court to visit TERI (The Energy Research Institute)...
View ArticleTeenager Dies After Being Stabbed Multiple Times For Resisting Harassment In...
NEW DELHI -- In another horrifying episode of sexual violence in the national capital, a 19-year-old girl has died after she was stabbed multiple times for resisting harassment by two brothers. The...
View ArticleEid Is Being Celebrated Across India Today
NEW DELHI -- Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramzan for Muslims, is being celebrated across the India today. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime...
View ArticleIndian National Arrested For Alleged Terror Links In China Released, Deported
BEIJING -- An Indian national, who was arrested in China for alleged terror links, has been released. Rajiv Mohan Kulshrestha, 46, will be deported back on Saturday, Indian officials here said....
View ArticleVyapam Scam: UN Calls For Probe Into Death Of Indian Journalist
NEW YORK -- The head of a UN agency mandated to defend freedom of expression has called on Indian authorities to investigate the mysterious death of TV reporter Akshay Singh while covering the Vyapam...
View ArticleIndia And Pakistan Skip Traditional Exchange Of Sweets On Eid
NEW DELHI -- Escalating hostilities between India and Pakistan over ceasefire violations cast a shadow on Eid celebrations today, with the two neighbours skipping their traditional exchange of sweets...
View ArticleMamata Banerjee's Nephew Says Kishenji Was Killed By Trinamool Govt
BELPAHARI -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, has sparked off a controversy after he claimed that the Trinamool government had “killed” dreaded Maoist leader...
View ArticleIndia-Pakistan Border Row: 5 Injured In Fresh Ceasefire Violations On Eid
JAMMU -- Tension on the border escalated on Saturday with fresh ceasefire violations by Pakistan in Rajouri and Poonch sectors on Eid leaving five civilians including three women injured, in six...
View ArticleUS firm paid Rs 6 crore bribe for Goa, Guwahati projects
WASHINGTON/PANAJI/GUWAHATI: A New Jersey-based construction management firm, Louis Berger International Inc, has been charged with paying a little under $1 million (over 6 crore at current exchange...
View ArticleNew Jersey-Based Construction Consultancy Louis Berger Allegedly Bribed Goa...
Several Indian officials — including a minister — could be under the scanner after a New-Jersey based construction management company was charged for bribing officials to win two major water...
View ArticleBuilding Collapse In West Delhi Kills 4, Rescue Operations Underway
NEW DELHI -- Four people have died in a building collapse in West Delhi yesterday, while rescue operations are still underway. A young girl is still suspected to be trapped in the debris of the...
View ArticleRise In Global Temperature Might Make Outdoor Work Impossible In India
NEW DELHI -- If the world warms up by four degrees Celsius, there is a 30 per cent probability that temperatures will be so high that even moderate outdoor work cannot be carried out in the hottest...
View ArticleMonsoon Session Of Parliament Set To Be Stormy As Opposition Closes Ranks
NEW DELHI -- The monsoon session of Parliament beginning Tuesday is set to be stormy as Congress and several other Opposition parties appeared to be closing ranks to corner the government on a range of...
View ArticleIndian Stock Market Rebounds After Greece Deal
MUMBAI -- The stock markets rebounded sharply during the week with healthy gains as BSE Sensex and the broader Nifty rallied by nearly 3 per cent, reclaiming the key 28,000 and 8,600-level...
View ArticleGoa Chief Minister Wants CBI Probe Into Bribery Allegations In Water Project
PANAJI -- Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today said he will demand a CBI inquiry into the allegations of a New Jersey-based construction management firm bribing Indian officials for a water...
View ArticleAAP Workers Protest Outside Delhi Police Headquarters; Bassi To Meet CM
NEW DELHI -- The Delhi government and police were at loggerheads again today after Aam Aadmni Party members held a protest against Delhi Police. Hundreds of AAP volunteers congregated outside the...
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