Govt amends law on arbitration to attract investment

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 16:36

Amid its keenness to attract the maximum foreign investment, the government has sent out a signal to international business community by amending the Arbitration Act to make it mandatory for a judge presiding over commercial disputes to settle cases within nine months.

LatAm foreign ministers kick off Cuba summit

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 04:14

Foreign ministers from 33 Latin American and Caribbean nations have met in the Cuban capital for a summit of Western Hemisphere countries minus the United States and Canada.

Dozens of dissidents arrested in Cuba as major summit looms

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 06:59

Dozens of dissidents have been detained in a "wave of political repression" ahead of a major international summit in Cuba, activists said Sunday.

India keen to see political settlement in Sri Lanka

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 21:48

India on Sunday said it is committed to Sri Lanka as a partner for realising peace, harmony, growth and development and wants to see a genuine reconciliation and political settlement with the country`s Tamil community.

PM Hasina warns Bangladeshis against attacking Hindus

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 23:51

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday warned Bangladeshis against attacking the minority Hindu community, saying such assaults could have repercussions in neighbouring India.

Jain community granted minority status by UPA government

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 20:19

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Jain community was on Monday accorded minority status by the central government which will enable them to avail of benefits in government schemes and programmes.

Narendra Modi-baiter removed from Nair outfit

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 16:08

Gopinatha Pillai, a Narendra Modi critic and father of Gujarat encounter victim Javed Shaikh, has been removed as treasurer of the Nair community outfit NSS`s local unit for allegedly making adverse comments against the BJP`s prime ministerial candidate at a meeting recently.

UN chief calls for ending violence in CAR

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 05:59

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday warned of the risk of further upheaval among communities in the Central African Republic (CAR) and called for ending violence, which has displaced nearly one million people.

Govt proposes to grant minority status to Jain community

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 19:13

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the government proposes to grant minority status on the Jains which will ensure the community of 50 lakh certain benefits in government schemes and programmes.

`Domestic violence rampant among Indian community in Canada`

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 11:50

Violence against women, wife battery, honour killings and even foeticide among the Indian diaspora in Canada are a cause of worry, say Indo-Canadian delegates at a diaspora meet here.