Google India and Facebook have removed web pages considered offensive to India’s political and religious leadership to satisfy a court order in a censorship case. Indian prosecutors are suing a host of Internet companies on behalf of a Muslim religious leader who has accused them of hosting content that insults Islam. Google India did not […]
New stars are frequently born in Bollywood and just as suddenly disappear. Few stay on and most don’t make it beyond a few films. The buzz presently is about Sunny Leone. Leone’s toned body and attitude have catapulted her to a spot at the top of India’s most-searched Internet celebrity list, beating out such top […]
BANGKOK, 29 January 2012 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Pattaya Office aims to attract tourists from new overseas markets in response to the expansion of real estate businesses and the opening of new tourist sites in the country. TAT Pattaya Office Director Attapol Wannakij stated that the targets of its promotional plans for […]
Tensions have been mounting at the India-Bangladesh border following the discovery of a video showing Indian border guards torturing a Bangladeshi cattle smuggler. Shot on a mobile phone camera, the video contains graphic (NSFW) footage of several men wearing the uniforms of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) stripping a Bangladeshi man in his 20s completely […]
The driver of a bus wreaked havoc on the streets of the western Indian city of Pune Wednesday, plowing the vehicle through cars, pedestrians and anything else that got in his way. Police say the so far unexplained rampage began during the morning rush hour as children headed to school. At least nine people are […]
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has met with Thai businesspeople in the Indian capital and is due to hold talks with India’s Prime Minister to expand cooperation in trade and investment between the two countries. The Thai prime minister and her delegation met the Thai business community in India at the Taj Palace Hotel on Wednesday […]
The Indian navy yesterday began their ten-year lease of the nuclear submarine K-152 Nerpa, agreed with Russia several years ago, and secured at a cost in-excess of 900 million USD. Reporting on the addition to India’s fleet, the Times of India announced the boat had been renamed to INS Chakra II. Indian naval officers assumed […]
BANGKOK, Jan 23 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will visit India tomorrow, staying until Thursday to commemorate India’s Republic Day and to strengthen the two nations’ strategic partnership. Government spokesperson Thitima Chaisang said Ms Yingluck has been invited as Chief Guest to attend Indian state functions on Republic Day Jan 26. Read more: MCOT
