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Phone Firms Sell Data on Customers

Phone Firms Sell Data on Customers

Big phone companies have begun to sell the vast troves of data they gather about their subscribers' locations, travels and Web-browsing habits. more »

Myanmar's 'goldrush' luring foreigners in droves

Myanmar's 'goldrush' luring foreigners in droves

There is an expat "goldrush" in Myanmar, driven by the promise of an economic boom after the rollback of many sanctions following the end of decades of junta rule. more »

Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals to enter IPL 6 final

Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals to enter IPL 6 final

Mumbai in IPL final after tense finish more »

Working on new law to curb dishonest practices in sports: Kapil Sibal

Working on new law to curb dishonest practices in sports: Kapil Sibal

Law minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday has assured that the government is committed to put in place a new legislation to deal with the menace of fixing in sports. more »

Proved my principal wrong by topping in studies: Lakshmi Mittal

May 19, 2013

LONDON: NRI steel baron Lakshmi Mittal on Sunday said he was able to prove his principal wrong when he topped Saint Xavier's College in Calcutta even though he was earlier denied admission for not being fluent in English.

Indian Govt mulling a new law to deal with betting in sports

May 19, 2013

NEW DELHI: In the wake of controversy over spot-fixing in IPL matches, the sports ministry has started holding consultations with the law ministry to draft a new law to deal with betting in sports.

"Yes, I talked to (sports minister) Jitendra Singh.... We will soon draft a new law to deal with the malice of betting," Law minister Kapil Sibal said on Sunday.

'Arabs with Altitude': First Saudi Arabian woman conquers Mount Everest with Qatari and Palestinian friends

May 19, 2013

Raha Moharrak, 25, was joined by 34 other foreigners and 29 Nepalese Sherpa guides who made the treacherous climb from the highest camp to the peak of the mountain, at 29,035 feet.

North Korea test-fires another short-range missile

May 19, 2013

SEOUL: North Korea on Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, a Seoul official said.

The guided missile was fired into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Sunday afternoon, a defence ministry spokesman told AFP without elaborating.

On Saturday the communist state fired three short-range missiles off the east coast, apparently as part of a military drill, at a time when cross-border tensions remain high.

Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan

May 19, 2013

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan.

‘Li will get chance to explain incursion to Manmohan’

May 19, 2013

The Depsang area in Ladakh region is a very strategic region, and the incursion was a way of signalling its importance to the Chinese