Asia Cup 2014: Mathews leads Sri Lanka to 3-wicket victory over...
March 6, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Sri Lanka 208 for 7 (Mathews 74*, Al-Amin 2-42) beat Bangladesh 204 for 9 (Anamul 49, Priyanjan 2-11, Thisara 2-29) by three wickets
Angelo Mathews revived Sri Lanka from 8 for 3
In 2015, humanoid robot Nao will be able to keep your...
March 6, 2014
LONDON: Dying to share a secret but can't trust anyone? How about sharing it with your robot?
Robots that can keep secrets are presently being designed by scientists from Britain.
Sedition charges against Kashmiri students uncalled for: Omar Abdullah
March 6, 2014
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that slapping of sedition charges against Kashmiri students in Meerut by Uttar Pradesh government for cheering Pakistan team during a cricket match that India lost was "unacceptably harsh punishment" and should be reversed.
US businessman convicted in China economic espionage case
March 6, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO: A California businessman was convicted on Wednesday of stealing DuPont trade secrets to help a state-owned Chinese company develop a white pigment used in a wide range of products.
In a San Francisco federal court, a jury found Walter Liew guilty on over 20 criminal counts including conspiracy to commit economic espionage and trade secret theft. It also convicted another defendant, former DuPont engineer Robert Maegerle, on multiple counts as well.
NOTA to be provided in general elections
March 6, 2014
NEW DELHI: Voters will, for the first time, be able to exercise the “None of the Above” (NOTA) option for candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission said on Wednesday.
An Election Commission official explains the functioning of NOTA option in New Delhi.
US Senate blocks Obama pick for civil rights post
March 6, 2014
WASHINGTON: Bipartisan Senate opposition blocked swift confirmation on Wednesday for President Barack Obama's choice to head the US justice department's civil rights division, the emotional residue of the long-ago murder of a policeman and the legal representation his killer received.
US First Lady Michelle Obama felicitates Indian acid attack victim Laxmi
March 5. 2014
WASHINGTON: US First Lady Michelle Obama has felicitated Indian acid attack victim Laxmi after she won the International Women of Courage Award for successfully leading the campaign against acid attacks on women in India.
Google launches indoor maps in India
March 5, 2014
The service will be available free to Android and iOS users.
The service is available as part of Google Maps.
Technology giant Google has launched indoor maps in India that will help users browse through and locate specific locations inside venues like malls and museums.
Migrant Indians among most enterprising in UK: Report
March 5, 2014
LONDON: Indians are among the most enterprising of Britain's migrant communities, a new data analysis report here has found.
Around half a million people from 155 countries have launched businesses in the UK and these migrant-founded companies are responsible for creating 14 per cent of all jobs
Asia Cup 2014: India beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets in inconsequential...
March 5, 2014
Brief Scorecard: India 160 for 2 (Dhawan 60, Rahane 56) beat Afghanistan 159 (Shenwari 50, Jadeja 4-30, Ashwin 3-31) by eight wickets
Ravindra Jadeja set the tone with two wickets in his first over
