India urges Maldives to resolve issues peacefully

11 February 2012, 7:48 am

Ruling out intervention, India's special envoy to the Maldives Saturday met key political figures, including the ousted president and his successor, in Male and urged them to resolve 'complex issues' democratically in 'an atmosphere of peace and calm'.... Read More »

India concerned about Islamic extremism in Maldives

11 February 2012, 7:33 am

Amid reports of Islamists backing the change of regime in the Maldives, India is concerned about possibilities of the rise of Islamic extremism in the island nation and is closely monitoring the situation.... Read More »

Calcutta High Court judge laments farmer suicides

11 February 2012, 7:18 am

In the wake of rising number of farmer suicides in the country, a Calcutta High Court judge Saturday said India was not yet free and political justice was a misnomer and impossible to get.... Read More »

The Telegraph - Calcutta

10 February 2012, 1:53 pm

India has an army chief who is twice-born. Year after year, in 1950 and in 1951, Gen. V.K. Singh was born to the same set of parents and the same Gen. V.K. Singh rose to be the army chief. ...... Read More »

Indian investments safe in Maldives, says envoy

10 February 2012, 9:18 am

Indian investments in politically troubled island nation of the Maldives are safe, the country's envoy to India said Friday.... Read More »

India steps up diplomatic outreach to stabilise Maldives

10 February 2012, 6:33 am

With the crisis in Maldives deepening after the resignation of Mohamed Nasheed as president, India is mobilising international support and has reached out to the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to help bring stability to the Indian Ocean nation.... Read More »

Analjit Singh to be non-executive chairman of Vodafone India

10 February 2012, 12:33 am

The Vodafone Group Friday named Analjit Singh as the non-executive chairman of its India operations.... Read More »

Tata Steel suffers Rs 603cr loss

9 February 2012, 2:43 pm

Calcutta, Feb. 9: Tata Steel Group, India’s largest steel maker, suffered a loss of Rs 602.6 crore in the third quarter, following a write down of inventories of finished goods and raw materials in its European operations.... Read More »

3 SFI supporters granted bail by Calcutta HC

9 February 2012, 12:47 pm

The Calcutta High Court here on Thursday granted bail to three supporters of the Students' Federation of India — the student organisation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) — who were accus...... Read More »

Lost: forest area twice the size of Calcutta

8 February 2012, 2:02 pm

New Delhi, Feb. 8: India has lost 367 square kilometres of forest cover, an area nearly twice the size of Calcutta city, over the past two years, the latest assessment of the state of the country’s forests has shown.... Read More »

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