Yearly Archives: 2014
Jeff Bezos: I’ve made billions of dollars of failures at Amazon
December 3, 2014
Amazon’s chief executive, Jeff Bezos, has admitted that he has made billions of dollars of failures on experiments, including the failed Fire Phone.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos holds up the new Amazon Fire Phone at a launch event, Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in Seattle.
2002 hit-and-run case: Experts tell court alcohol content found in Salman Khan’s blood was...
December 3, 2014
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Salman Khan's blood had alcohol content after he was made to undergo a test in the 2002 hit-and-run case, according to a chemical analysis expert who testified in a Mumbai Sessions Court on Wednesday.
Bollywood Actor - Salman Khan
Special Feature: List of firsts in India
December 3, 2014
Russia predicts recession in 2015 on sanctions, oil slump
December 2, 2014
The Russian economy ministry on Tuesday slashed its economic forecast for 2015, announcing a contraction of 0.8 percent due to the pressure of Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis combined with falling oil prices.
Pakistan is in illegal occupation of 78,000 sq. km of Indian land
December 2, 2014
New Delhi: Pakistan is in illegal and forcible occupation of about 78,000 sq. km of Indian Territory in Jammu and Kashmir since 1948, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
US intelligence agencies likely to question ISIS return youth
December 1, 2014
New Delhi: Sleuths of US intelligence agencies are likely to question Arif Majeed, who returned home after being associated with ISIS in Iraq and Syria, as he is believed to have loads of information about the group running a reign of terror in the region.
PM Modi blames film industry for creating bad image of police force
December 1, 2014
Guwahati: Film industry's portrayal of the police force has irked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said cinema has created a "very bad image" of the police in the minds of the common man.
Film industry's portrayal of the police force has irked Prime Minister Narendra Modi
AIDS campaigners say pandemic has finally reached tipping point
December 1, 2014
The world has finally reached "the beginning of the end" of the AIDS pandemic that has infected and killed millions in the past 30 years, according to a leading campaign group fighting HIV.
Sindhu defends Macau Open title
November 30, 2014
Macau: Two-time World Championship bronze medallist P V Sindhu lifted her first title of the season by successfully defending the USD 120,000 Macau Grand Prix Gold trophy after seeing off Kim Hyo Min of Korea in the women's singles finals, here today.
Qatar bars US couple from leaving after acquittal
November 30, 2014
DOHA, Qatar — An American couple cleared Sunday by a Qatari appeals court of wrongdoing in the death of their 8-year-old adopted daughter has been barred from leaving the Middle Eastern country just hours after they were told they were free to go.
