London, May 8 (IANS/RAY) Britain's Conservative party confounded pollsters and pundits by unexpectedly winning an absolute majority in the House of Commons to earn the right to govern the United Kingdom for five more years - this time by…

Riyadh, May 6 (IANS) Nearly 500,000 Indian workers arrived in Saudi Arabia in the last 16 months, making them the largest group of expatriates in the Gulf nation, a media report said on Wednesday. The number of Indian workers in the…

Dubai, May 6 (IANS) Fourteen Indian soldiers, who were stranded on board an oil tanker off the coast of Bahrain since December last year have finally left for home, media reports said on Tuesday. They were among the 16-member crew of…

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Chinese are taking to yoga in a big way, if what their officials here say are an indication. Of late, yoga has been gaining ground in China despite its traditional tai chi fitness practice. Even First Lady…

Kathmandu, May 2 (IANS) At least 38 Indians were killed and 10 injured in the devastating earthquake that jolted Nepal last week, leaving over 6,600 people dead and more than 16,500 injured till Saturday, the government said. In a…

Washington, May 2 (IANS) Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar led a meditation session with US lawmakers on Capitol Hill that House member Jan Schakowsky termed as a "beautiful and self-empowering experience." The event Thursday…

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) India on Thursday said a report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) "appears to be based on limited understanding of India, its constitution and its society" and it would take "no…

United Nations, April 30 (IANS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is still available to use his "good offices" to help India and Pakistan resolve their differences if asked by both countries, according to his deputy spokesman Farhan Haq.…

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India and Japan on Thursday signed a five-point action agenda to increase bilateral trade and investment. The five-point agenda includes development of selected townships in India as Japanese industrial…

Washington, April 30 (IANS) Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has dismissed as conspiracy theory claims made by a new book that cash donations from India swayed her stance as a senator on the landmark India-US nuclear deal.…

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani arrived in India on Monday night on a three-day state visit, his first after becoming president seven months ago. He was received at Palam airport by Minister of State for…

Kathmandu, April 27 (IANS) About 400 Indian students enrolled with the College of Medical Sciences at Bharatpur in Nepal's Chitwan district were put on buses to be sent home to Gorakhpur in India following Saturday's devastating quake…

Kathmandu, April 23 (IANS) With a view to enhancing the close and friendly relations between India and Nepal, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Thursday between the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and the New Delhi-based…

New York, April 20 (IANS) In the latest attack on Hindu houses of worship in the US, a temple has been vandalised in Texas "horrifying" both Hindus and non-Hindus, who have offered to help the temple clean the damage, media reported.…

Vancouver, April 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up his three-nation visit on Thursday and flew back home from this Canadian city. Modi began his nine-day sojourn from France on April 9. He then travelled to Germany,…

Vancouver, April 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi after reaching Vancouver, visited Gurudwara , he was accompanied by his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper here. At the Khalsa Diwan Society's Sikh Gurudwara, located on the…

Ottawa, April 16 (IANS) India and Canada agreed to elevate their bilateral relations to a strategic partnership, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper and both underscored the…

Ottawa, April 16 (IANS) India's Parrot Lady' is to return home, after Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday handed over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi the 800-year-old Indian sandstone sculpture of a woman holding a…