Yearly Archives: 2014
India stun World No. 1 Germany 5-4 at Hockey World League Final
January 17, 2014
NEW DELHI: The Indian hockey team pulled off a sensational come-from-behind 5-4 win over Olympic champions Germany after Mandeep Singh slammed a brilliant hat-trick in their fiercely-contested 5-8th place classification match of the Hero World League Finals on Friday.
China Launches Hypersonic Missile Test, Downplays Fears
January 17, 2014
China's recent test of a hypersonic vehicle should not unduly alarm the United States or any other nation, Chinese military officials say.
This Air Force illustration depicts the X-51A Waverider scramjet vehicle during hypersonic flight during its test on May 26, 2010
American embassy school ensnared in India-US diplomatic spat
January 17, 2014
NEW DELHI: A handout for new teachers at this city's exclusive American Embassy School, an academic oasis for children of American diplomats and other expatriates, offers some unusual guidance to female teachers whose husbands will also be teaching at the school.
US Embassy in Delhi
NSA collects millions of text messages a day: Report
January 17, 2014
LONDON: The US National Security Agency has collected almost 200 million mobile phone text messages a day from around the world, a report said on Thursday, in the latest revelations from the Edward Snowden files.
China farmers build wall of cash with $2.2 mn payout: Report
January 16, 2014
Farmers built the wall from their year-end bonuses; the money was brought to the co-operative by militiamen and it’s not clear if the dividend was unusually high this year for the organisation.
Arvind Kejriwal says ‘security of people in Delhi has been left to God’
January 16, 2014
The Delhi CM also demanded the suspension of four police officers for allegedly refusing to act against sex and drug gangs and in a case of a woman being set on fire by her in-laws
Indian sentenced to death for murdering compatriot in Dubai
January 16, 2014
DUBAI: A 28-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to death by a court here for strangulating his compatriot to death and dumping his body in the garbage in a box.
According to the court records, the accused, identified only by his initials NS, had loaned the victim 8,500 dirhams (around USD 2300) to be paid in three installments.
On May 22 last year, the two men met at the defendant's residence in Deira area in Dubai to discuss the debt.
Apple will refund at least $32.5 million in app case
January 16, 2014
WASHINGTON: Apple Inc will refund consumers at least $32.5 million to settle a longstanding complaint that the technology company billed US consumers for charges incurred by children buying mobile apps without their parents' consent.
Danish woman gang-raped for 3 hours in heart of Delhi, two held
January 16, 2014
Foreign women are more vulnerable in India's 'rape capital' say women's rights campaigners
An Indian policeman outside Paharganj police station in New Delhi
House approves $1.1 trillion measure to fund government through September 30
January 15, 2014
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill that eliminates the threat of a government shutdown through September 30 and offers lawmakers a chance to end four years of chaotic, crisis-driven budgeting.
