Pranab Mukherjee, Congress-led UPA’s presidential candidate, looks set to become the 13th President of India. Mukherjee has recorded an early lead over rival candidate P.A. Sangma. Read more
British ministers are gearing up to capitalise on London 2012 Olympics Games as the greatest business networking opportunity. The government is hoping to use the Games to win multi-billion pounds worth of international contracts to revive the ailing economy. Read more
Just days after US President Barack Obama expressed his concerns on India’s investment climate, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has called on the Indian government to announce confidence building reform measures. Read more
India seeks action after US Navy firing kills fisherman
India is launching an investigation into the killing of a fisherman after an American navy vessel fired on a fishing vessel carrying fishermen from Tamil Nadu off Dubai coast. Read more
Former external affairs and finance minister, Jaswant Singh, has been selected by NDA (National Democratic Alliance) -- the Opposition alliance -- as its candidate for the Vice President's post. Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded UK’s growth forecast for 2012. While the organisation has slashed the outlook for global growth, Britain’s economic prospects were termed the weakest among the advanced economies. Read more
Indian world champion wrestler, Sushil Kumar Solanki will be India's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of London 2012 Olympic Games, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has confirmed. Read more
Guwahati molestation incident: Hundreds protest seeking justice
Hundreds of angry protesters, especially women, have taken to the streets condemning the molestation of the teenage girl in Guwahati and have demanded that the culprits, including the journalist who allegedly filmed the incident, be severely punished. Read more
Vijay Mallya, chairman of the UB Group, has said that all scheduled flights of Kingfisher Airlines will operate normally with immediate effect a day after the airline cancelled almost 40 flights as pilots went on strike over wage non-payment. Read more
London 2012 Olympics: G4S ‘deeply disappointed’ that it cannot deliver
G4S, the company that was contracted to deliver security staff for London 2012 Olympics, has issued a statement saying it is ‘deeply disappointed’ that it cannot deliver the necessary workforce numbers for the Games. Read more
