British oil company investigated for corruption in Somalia

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2015, 22:14

An oil company chaired by a former leader of Britain`s ruling Conservative party is being investigated for alleged corruption in Somalia, claims the company slammed as "defamatory".

Tirupati Balaji gets demat account: 5 things you want to know

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 11:34

Here are five things you want to know about it.

Lord Tirupati Balaji checks into Dalal Street with a demat account

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 21:18

The Dalal Street has got its priciest member with Lord Balaji of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) opening a demat account.

Caparo group to invest $150 mn in US commercial complex

Last Updated: Friday, June 19, 2015, 11:43

The announcement was made by Lord Paul, an NRI industrialist based in the UK, in the presence of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon.

Narayana Murthy donates 200,000 pounds for UK Gandhi statue

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 19:28

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and his family have donated 200,000 pounds towards the statue of Mahatma Gandhi planned for Parliament Square here, helping in meeting the budget target of 750,000 pounds for the project.

UK's OPG Power Ventures to invest 1.5 bn pounds in Gujarat

Last Updated: Saturday, January 10, 2015, 22:38

British energy giant OPG Power Ventures will further invest 1.5 billion pounds in Gujarat, a visiting UK Minister said here on Saturday.

Lord Swraj Paul second richest person in British Midlands

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 11:42

Soaring worldwide growth of Lord Swraj Paul`s steel and engineering empire, the Caparo Group, has elevated the family`s worth to the two billion pound mark to make him the second richest person in British Midlands and one of the wealthiest in the country.

Prayers, holy dips mark Makar Sankranti in Odisha

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 14:10

People took a holy dip in ponds, tanks and rivers and visited temples across Odisha as they celebrated the harvest festival of Makar Sankranti with religious fervour and enthusiasm.

Nepal to build international airport near Buddha`s birthplace

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 20:22

Nepal on Thursday said it plans to build an international airport near Lord Buddha`s birthplace in Lumbini, a town close to the Indo-Nepal border, under a Chinese-backed USD 3 billion project modelled on Mecca.

Special pujas performed at Nataraja temple

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 15:32

Special pujas were performed at the famous Nataraja temple at Chidambaram in the district as a mark of gratitude to the Supreme Court`s ruling that the 1000-year-old Lord Shiva temple will be managed by priests and not by the state government.

Harry Potter wizard Lord Voldemort invoked again as Japan hits back at China

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 16:56

The diplomatic bickering between Japan and China descended into name-calling in the British press Monday, with ambassadorial claim and counter-claim invoking the fictional evil wizard of the Harry Potter series, Lord Voldemort.

China envoy compares Japanese militarism to Voldemort

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 16:58

China`s ambassador to Britain has invoked Lord Voldemort, the villain of JK Rowling`s Harry Potter series, in a diplomatic standoff between Beijing and Tokyo over the Japanese prime minister`s visit to a controversial war shrine.