President leads nation in paying tributes to Kalam; funeral on Thursday (Roundup)

President leads nation in paying tributes to Kalam; funeral on Thursday (Roundup)

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation on Tuesday in paying tributes to former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Thousands of people visited the ‘Missile Man’s’ official residence here to pay their last respects to the “people’s president” who collapsed while delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management in Shillong […]

How P-Notes had rocked Indian share markets earlier!

How P-Notes had rocked Indian share markets earlier!

This is not the first time that the issue of participatory notes or P-Notes has rocked Indian stock markets. Precisely, seven years, nine months and ten days ago, a similar issue had sent key indices tumbling. A recall: On the evening of Oct 16, 2007, after the trading hours, markets watchdog Securities and Exchange Board […]

16 years since Kargil, army still short of equipment

16 years since Kargil, army still short of equipment

As the country marks the 16th anniversary of the Kargil war on Sunday, former army chief Gen. V.P. Malik, who headed the Indian Army during the conflict, says the force is still facing problems of shortage of weapons and equipment, though there has been much progress since 1999. “There was a shortage of weapons and […]

Indian American fugitive killer extradited to US

Indian American fugitive killer extradited to US

An Indian American medical transcriptionist who pleaded guilty to killing his ex-lover 10 years ago was extradited to the US from India and will now serve his 23-year prison sentence, a media report said on Friday. Amit Livingston, who failed to appear before the court in 2007, pleaded guilty to killing his 31-year-old former lover […]