May 9, 2014
By Geeta Goindi
Lanham, MD – Strongly supporting a permanent seat for India on the United Nations Security Council, an influential US lawmaker has questioned the relevance of the institution without the world’s largest democracy at the table.
May 9, 2014
WASHINGTON: The US Federal Election Committee said on Thursday that the virtual currency, bitcoin, could be used for donations to political action committees under certain conditions.
May 9, 2014
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers on Thursday advanced a measure that reins in NSA surveillance, signaling final passage of reforms aimed at ending bulk data collection could come quicker than expected.
The proposal could soon be brought to the House floor, although no date has been set.
May 5, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Royal Challengers Bangalore 158 for 6 (de Villiers 89*, Karn Sharma 3-17) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 155 for 6 (Warner 61) by four wickets
AB de Villiers hit an unbeaten 89 as Bangalore chased down 156 to pull off a thrilling 4-wicket win in the final over
May 5, 2014
If one goes by a study, Indian couples still like to consider their parents' choice for marriage as over 60 percent weddings are arranged.
Around 600 couples from metro cities in India participated in the study, conducted by an online matchmaking service Truly Madly.com.
May 4, 2014
Sania-Care beat Eva Hrdinova and Valeria Solovyeva 6-4, 6-3 to clinch the title
Oeiras, Portugal: Sania Mirza and Cara Black won their first title of the season with a hard-fought 6-4, 6-3 win over Eva Hrdinova and Valeria Solovyeva in the final of the WTA Portugal Open on Saturday.
May 4, 2014
WASHINGTON: As club sandwiches go, this undoubtedly is the biggest one in the solar system.
Nasa's Galileo spacecraft flew by Ganymede in the 1990s and confirmed the presence of an interior ocean
May 4, 2014
The value of special drawing rights (SDRs) rose by $4.6 million to $4.47 billion
Mumbai: India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by $499.8 million to $309.91 billion for the week ended April 25, led by a sharp jump in overseas currency assets, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed.
May 4, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Rajasthan Royals 156 for 3 (Nair 73*, Samson 34) beat Delhi Daredevils 152 for 5 (de Kock 42, Duminy 39, Tambe 2-25) by seven wickets
Karun Nair’s unbeaten 73 helped Rajasthan chase down 153 with 9 balls to spare as they secured their fourth win of the tournament
May 3, 2014
Yadav reiterated that the Third Front will form the next government at the centre and Mulayam Singh Yadav will lead it
