Yearly Archives: 2015

January 8, 2015

If there's one investor who's moves are closely tracked in Indian markets, it's Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, and while he may have burnt his fingers on stocks like SpiceJet, the famed investor says he is bullish on the Indian economy and some stocks in particular.

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

January 8, 2014

Islamabad: Pakistan's flamboyant cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan today tied the knot with TV anchor Reham Khan at a simple ceremony, ending days of speculation about his marriage.

January 8, 2014

Miami: NASA is closer than ever to finding a twin for the Earth, astronomers said today, announcing the discovery of eight new planets that circle in the habitable zones of their stars.

January 7, 2014

MUMBAI: There is trash talk in the corridors of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) of the good kind. Civic authorities have decided to act on the city’s problem of increasing garbage, and will take to putting up composting pits in BMC’s gardens to process waste from the garden and surrounding areas.

Dumping ground

 January 7, 2 015

JAKARTA – Indonesian search and rescue teams hunting for the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet have located the tail of the aircraft underwater, agency chief Fransiskus Bambang Soelistyo told reporters on Wednesday.

January 6, 2015

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has filed a murder case in the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress lawmaker and Shashi Tharoor. Mr Tharoor has said he is "stunned" and has assured the police of his "full co-operation." (New Facts Necessitated Murder Case: Delhi Police on Sunanda Pushkar)

January 6, 2015

Resisting the temptation to bow to popular sentiment, India’s national selectors named a 15-man squad for the World Cup that had few surprises, with Stuart Binny and Axar Patel breaking through as medium pace and spin all-round options respectively, and Yuvraj Singh expectedly overlooked despite three consecutive centuries in the ongoing Ranji Trophy.

January 6, 2015

Indonesian Navy divers hunted for more wreckage and recorders from the crashed AirAsia Bhd. jetliner as inclement weather and mud at the bottom of the sea hampered their efforts.

The mourning of AirAsia flight victims

January 5, 2015

"Balanced yet intense, ruthless in his need to succeed, always contributing to his team's cause, he is among the finest cricketers Sri Lanka has produced," the late Peter Roebuck, one of the world's greatest cricket writers, once wrote about Kumar Sangakkara.

Kumar Sangakkara is no less than Sachin Tendulkar

January 5, 2015

New Delhi: Four fresh cases of swine flu were reported in the national capital on Monday, taking the figure to 9 so far this year.

Four fresh cases of swine flu were reported in the national capital on Monday, taking the figure to 9 so far this

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