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No swine flu in India: Health officials and WHO

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) No swine flu case has been reported in India, the health ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO) stated as more cases of the infection were reported in the western world.

India's democracy reaches out to lone voter in remote forest

Banej(Gujarat)/New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A temple priest, the only voter registered at a polling station in the world famous Gir lion sanctuary in Gujarat, said he was proud of Indian democracy as he exercised his franchise Thursday.

Obama for boosting strategic partnership with India

By Arun Kumar

Washington, April 30 (IANS) President Barack Obama 's pick for a key Pentagon policy post has indicated that he favours bolstering the relationship the previous Bush administration fashioned with India, "a critical strategic partner of the United States."

Rural areas fuel telecom growth in India

By Pupul Dutta

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) When most sectors are bearing the brunt of global economic slowdown, India's telecom industry is continuing with its high growth saga, thanks to the expanding subscriber base in the rural areas. India last month saw the highest number of subscriber addition, 15.87 million, about three times the population of countries like Finland, Denmark and Singapore.

India does pretty good job of running elections: Hillary Clinton

Washington, April 24 (IANS) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is impressed by the "pretty good job" the Indians do of running their elections even if it means keeping efforts to reduce India-Pakistan tensions on hold.

Reach out to India, US tells Pakistan

By Arun Kumar

Washington, April 24 (IANS) Worried about a "blow up" between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan over Kashmir, the US is encouraging Islamabad to reach out to the Indian government and continue with previous confidence- building measures.

India's spy satellite goes into orbit

By Venkatachari Jagannathan

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), April 20 (IANS) India's defence surveillance capabilities received a quantum boost April 20 with the launch of an all-weather day-night spy satellite that has the capability to look through clouds and fog.

Made in India EVMs in demand in Ghana

By Azera Rahman

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Indian-made Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) are making waves abroad right up to the African continent. The Namibian government has placed orders for the voting machines, while Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria have evinced interest as have neighbours Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

India unveils largest auction of hydrocarbon assets

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) India Thursday announced the auctions for 80 more hydrocarbon assets in the country, including 10 for coal-bed methane, in the largest such exercise under its new policy on oil and gas exploration.

Bill Gates' foundation targets Indians for research grants

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation Thursday announced $100,000 grants for researchers to develop innovative ideas to address maternal and child health care issues. The third round of the world-wide initiative is targeted particularly at Indian researchers.