India

Parkton optometrist goes to India on sight-saving trip

2012-05-16 11:58:00

Students in Hereford High School's Key Club had a chance to see the difference they made in the lives of people living across the globe. The club's 60 members had collected used eyeglasses, sunglasses, coloring books, candy and small toys for OneSight, a...

Foreign investment projects from emerging markets advance in April

2012-04-30 14:34:03

Businesses in China and India, the emerging markets that Gov. Martin O'Malley has been trawling for trade relationships, are beginning to bite. This month, the governor announced the opening of a Chinese bank in Baltimore and conducted a forum for Indian...

Baltimore Grand Prix group in turmoil

2012-04-16 17:32:00

IndyCar executives met with Baltimore officials Monday to discuss the future of the company planning the city's Grand Prix — and whether the leader of the group should depart. Downforce Racing LLC, which took over the troubled event earlier this...

4.5-mile conveyor would carry stone to Carroll cement plant

2012-04-18 20:23:00

For nearly a century, Carroll County's smallest town has supplied stone to the massive Lehigh Cement Co. plant that employs many in the community. But the company finds itself at a crossroads — with the quarry nearly depleted, it is eyeing a new...

Baldwin's Station in Sykesville named Maryland's Favorite Restaurant for 2012

2012-04-19 15:54:29

In 15 years, Baldwin's Station has gone from the start-up stage to the forefront of fine dining. On Monday, April 16, the Sykesville restaurant was named Maryland's Favorite Restaurant for 2012 at the 58th McCormick and Company Stars of the Industry...

City schools with federal turnaround grants have mixed results

2012-04-16 16:40:00

Once students hurled computers out the windows at Calverton Middle School, but today they are learning on state-of-the-art technology that has flooded into the West Baltimore school. Once teachers couldn't wait to transfer out of a place where students...

Anne Arundel Co. budget plan includes tax increase

2012-04-16 16:59:00

Anne Arundel County residents would see their property taxes increase under the $1.2 billion budget proposed Monday by County Executive John R. Leopold, but that would be partially offset by a drop in trash pickup frequency and fees. County workers,...

Anne Arundel Council votes 'no confidence' in Teare

2012-04-16 20:46:16

Anne Arundel County Council members voted 4-3 Monday night to adopt a resolution expressing no confidence in Police Chief Col. James E. Teare Sr., the latest example of increasing pressure on the chief in the aftermath of the indictment of County...

Former PG housing director sentenced to 3 years

2012-04-16 17:40:00

GREENBELT — A former Prince George's County housing director has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for his role in a corruption scheme involving former county executive Jack Johnson. James Johnson pleaded guilty to asking for...

City police investigate three shootings Monday evening

2012-04-16 20:57:00

Over the span of two hours late Monday, Baltimore police investigated three shootings, according to the department's Twitter account: •Police reported about 9:30 p.m. that a male was shot at the intersection of East Preston and North Aisquith...

Tuesday forecast: 70s and sunny

2012-04-17 03:00:00

A cool-down from Monday's heat was expected overnight, with highs in the low 70s and sunny skies Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Winds could be gusty at times, at 10-15 mph and with gusts up to 25 mph. A small craft advisory is in...

Top Chef alumni news: Jill Snyder joins Clementine as executive chef

2012-04-17 03:57:00

Season 5 "Top Chef" contestant Jill Snyder has a new gig. Snyder has left her chef de cuisine position at Woodberry Kitchen for Clementine. This is Snyder's first executive chef position since leaving Red Maple, shortly after her fleeting November 2008...

An Indian youth swims in the Dhansari river as she cools off during a hot summer day in Dimapur, India's northeastern state of Nagaland, . Many parts of India are experiencing a heat wave as temperatures rise with the onset of summer.

2012-05-19 00:00:00

Friends talk as they stand in an archway of the Bara Gumbad, the tomb of Sikander Lodi, in the grounds of Lodhi Gardens in New Delhi, India . Lodhi Gardens, spreading over 90 acres in the heart of Delhi, contain many historical monuments including Mohammed Shah's Tomb, Sikander Lodi's Tomb, Sheesh

2012-05-11 00:00:00

A government employee is helped up by his colleague after he was hit by dyed water from a cannon used by Indian police to disperse a protest by the employees in Srinagar, India.

2012-05-09 00:00:00