For the first time in over 60 years soldiers from the Indian Army have been training with British troops on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. Nearly 140 men from the Punjab-based 16 Mechanised Infantry Battalion (16 Mech Inf Bn) are currently

dpa ) - The UN General Assembly agreed Friday to hold discussion on Kosovo's declaration of independence and to support Serbia's request for an opinion from the International Court of Justice on whether that independence is legal. Serbia, which still

Source: HYDERABAD: The dramatic meltdown and subsequent acquisition of Lehman Brothers, the world's fourth largest investment bank, might have left many Indian real estate developers gasping, due to increased dependence on foreign private equity funds. However, major players in the

Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com Amidst the buzz of possible merger and sell off, the US' second-largest securities firm Morgan Stanley, on Wednesday, off loaded shares worth about Rs 1250 crore in the Indian bourses. According to the data available on the BSE

Keep your foot on the gas,' says my travel companion Inigo, 'or we'll get stuck and it takes a long while to dig the car out.'

Police shot dead two suspected militants in India's capital today during a raid targeting suspects in last week's bombings in New Delhi that killed 23 people.

An Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear installations would destabilise the entire region and open a new battlefront which could have a damaging effect on Iraq and Afghanistan, a senior American army commander said today.

NEC Corporation, one of the world's leading IT and network technology companies, is sponsoring an innovative CNN initiative called 'Impact Your World,' a pioneering news format where viewers are empowered with the ability to help resolve issues that effect individuals

Tokyo, Sept 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have concluded an agreement with the Icelandic government under which the two companies will contribute to Iceland's energy policy currently being promoted with

Tokyo, Sept 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Technical Training Center of Toyota Jin Bei of China Automotive Industry in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China, to

Tokyo, Sept 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will today sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding fleet testing of its zero-emissions i MiEV electric vehicle with Iceland's Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism. Iceland has

Stocks perked up on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday morning, buoyed by Wall Street's overnight upsurge on a media report about the establishment of a U.S. government agency to sort out the bad debt mess. The 225-issue Nikkei average ended

The key Nikkei average surged more than 300 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange early Friday morning afer Wall Street's powerful rally overnight. At 9:35 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei, which lost 260.49 points Thursday, stood up 319.35 points at 11,808.65.

Plain milk produced in this eastern China city by Japan's Asahi Breweries Ltd. -led joint venture was shipped Friday for the first time, to Tsingtao, Shanghai and Beijing. Although the Asahi-brand milk will be priced at more than 50 pct

Electricity sales to large-lot industrial users by 10 major Japanese power suppliers in August dropped 0.1 pct from a year before, marking the first year-on-year fall in three years and one month, industry data showed Friday. The power sales dropped

Public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) and six commercial broadcasters will hold a television program trade show in October. The event, backed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, will coincide

Stocks rallied on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, buoyed by expectations that the U.S. government will take a sweeping measure to solve the financial industry turmoil stemming from the subprime mortgage mess. The 225-issue Nikkei average soared 431.56 points, or

Major trader Sojitz Corp. will conduct a feasibility study for a Nigerian natural gas pipeline project with the aim of winning the whole contract which is seen to be worth tens of billions of yen, it was learned Friday. The

Nissan Motor Co. launched the Infiniti EX35 luxury car in China on Friday. Nissan aims to sell the vehicle with a high driving performance and sophisticated design mainly to China's new rich, according to the company. Two versions are available

Mizuho Corporate Bank plans to enhance its ties with Bank of America and Merrill Lynch & Co. as part of its drive to expand its global operations, officials of the Japanese bank told Jiji Press on Friday. Mizuho Corporate Bank,