Indian-origin Rakesh Khurana to head Harvard College, established when Shah Jahan...
January 23, 2014
WASHINGTON: Harvard University announced on Wednesday that Rakesh Khurana, the Indian-origin scholar who is currently a Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School (HBS) and professor of sociology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), will be the new Dean starting July of the Harvard College, which was established in 1636 when Shah Jahan ruled India.
Salman Khurshid, John Kerry meet, commit to take ties forward
January 23, 2014
MONTREUX (Switzerland): External affairs minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday met his US counterpart John Kerry here for the first time after a row over the arrest of an Indian diplomat as they committed to move forward bilateral ties and return to close partnerships on strategic issues.
China leaders’ kin ‘stash riches in offshore tax havens’
January 22, 2014
Hong Kong – Relatives of top Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping and former premier Wen Jiabao have used offshore tax havens to hide their wealth, according to a mammoth investigation released on Wednesday.
Congress says Shashi Tharoor inseparable, will not quit; Sunanda Pushkar’s son...
January 22, 2014
NEW DELHI: Congress came out in defence of Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday saying there is "no question" of his resignation and virtually snubbed its ally NCP which had said he must dissociate himself from his ministerial duties till probe into the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar is over.
NRI scientist AJ Paulraj wins tech ‘Nobel’
January 22, 2014
The Marconi Prize comes just three years after Paulraj was honored with the other major Telecom technology award - the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal for his work on theoretical foundations of MIMO.
Australian Open: Paes-Stepanek out
Jabuary 22, 2014
MELBOURNE: Paes and Stepanek suffered a shock 2-6, 6-7 defeat against 13th seeded Michael Llodra and Nicholas Mahut in the quarterfinals
Pressure mounts on Somnath Bharti after Ugandan woman identifies him
January 22, 2014
NEW DELHI: Pressure mounted for removal of law minister Somnath Bharti after one of the African women assaulted in a midnight raid in south Delhi accused him of having led the group that barged into her house and attacked them.
India lose no. 1 rank, NZ lead series 2-0
January 22, 2014
Brief Scorecard: New Zealand 271 for 7 (Williamson 77, Taylor 57) in 42 overs beat India 277 for 9 (Kohli 78, Dhoni 56, Southee 4-72) by 15 runs (D/L)
Kane Williamson scored his second fifty of the series
Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal unwell, undergoes tests
January 22, 2014
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who sat on a two-day dharna outside Rail Bhavan, is unwell on Wednesday and undergoing tests at a hospital in Ghaziabad.
In this January 20, 2014 photo, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sleeps on the street during his dharna near Rail Bhavan in New Delhi.
Legendary Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao passes away
January 22, 2014
The Telugu film legend acted in 256 films spanning social, romantic and mythological themes.
Veteran actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
Hyderabad: Legendary actor of Telugu film industry, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, passed away early on Wednesday morning. ANR, as he is fondly called, was suffering from cancer.
