All the way from Chennai to Sabarimala on foot
January 14, 2014
CHENNAI: It was a moment of bliss for Anantha Padmanabhan who reached Sabarimala on foot all the way from Chennai on Monday.
Anantha Padmanabhan, a 52-year-old devotee from Chennai, conducting Namaskara Padayatra from Pampa as part of his annual pilgrimage to Sabarimala on Monday.
Angry India Inc hits out at AAP’s decision to scrap FDI...
January 13, 2014
NEW DELHI: India Inc on Monday expressed strong displeasure over the Delhi government's decision to withdraw approval to FDI in multibrand retail, saying the move was likely to hinder foreign investments flowing into the country.
Retail inflation eases to three-month low of 9.87 per cent
January 13, 2014
NEW DELHI: Some moderation in vegetable and fruit prices eased December retail inflation to three-month low of 9.87 per cent, giving the Reserve Bank of India more leeway to manage interest rates.
UK engineer gives new theory on how pyramids were built
January 13, 2014
Ancient Egyptians created pyramids by piling up rubble on the inside and attaching bricks on the outside later, according to a new theory proposed by a British engineer.
A file photo of the historical site of the Giza Pyramids near Cairo, Egypt.
India will be polio-free in a week, says Azad
January 13, 2014
The last case was detected in January 2011 in Howrah district
India will be declared polio-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) if no cases of polio are detected in the country by January 13, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here on Monday.
Orbital Sciences cargo ship arrives at space station
January 12, 2014
CAPE CANAVERAL: Orbital Sciences Corp, one of two companies hired by US space agency Nasa to make supply runs to the International Space Station, delivered its first cargo ship on Sunday, a Nasa TV broadcast showed.
Dominant Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in second Test
January 12, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Sri Lanka 388 (Mahela 129, Silva 95, Junaid 3-102) and 137 for 1 (Karunaratne 62*, Silva 58) beat Pakistan 165 (Manzoor 73, Pradeep 3-62, Herath 3-26) and 359 (Misbah 97, Younis 77, Sarfraz 74, Lakmal 4-78) by nine wickets
In Panaji, Narendra Modi attacks Shinde, Natarajan at rally
January 12, 2014
PANAJI: Accusing Congress of playing vote-bank politics, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked home minister Sushilkumar Shinde over his proposal to state governments to review terror cases against members of the minority community.
Law should be uniform for everyone, irrespective of their religion: Modi
In the West, people laugh at Bollywood’s formula films: Farrukh Dhondy
January 12, 2014
Stating that Bollywood actors are popular only amongst the Indian diaspora in Britain, Indian-origin British author and scriptwriter Farrukh Dhondy says that the formula films churned out by the Hindi film industry "don't work in the West".
Cyberattacks on US retailers during the holiday season: Report
January 12, 2014
BOSTON/WASHINGTON: Target Corp and Neiman Marcus are not the only US retailers whose networks were breached over the holiday shopping season late last year, according to sources familiar with attacks on other merchants that have yet to be publicly disclosed.
US Retailers data breach
