Telcos in CAG coverage area, mega scam may be revealed
January 7, 2014
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court ruling on Monday permitting the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) to audit telecom companies has the potential to open up yet another massive scandal, according to indications available from limited official audits done in the past.
Nataraja temple to be managed by priest not by Tamil Nadu...
January 6, 2014
NEW DELHI: The famous Nataraja temple in the town of Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu will be managed by priests and not by the state government, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered.
The Nataraja Temple, Chidambaran, Tamil Nadu
Indian kids spend too much time at school?
January 6, 2014
MUMBAI: The average eighth grader in India spends a cumulative 130 hours more in school in an academic year than his or her peers in an OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) country, reveals an analysis of global data.
In other words, Indian secondary students pack in nearly 21 days of six-hour classes more than those in advanced countries.
Temperatures not seen in years to hit parts of US
January 5, 2014
CHICAGO: Temperatures not seen in years are likely to set records in the coming days across the US Midwest, northeast and south, creating dangerous travel conditions and prompting church and school closures.
Jet in ‘near miss’ with UFO close to Heathrow
January 5, 2014
LONDON: A terrified pilot of a passenger jet has reported a near miss in which a rugby ball-shaped UFO passed within a few feet of his aircraft while flying near Heathrow Airport, baffling aviation authorities here.
1914 again? Today’s world bears number of striking similarities with the...
January 5, 2014
History never repeats itself, but it sure does rhyme, it has been said. Now an internationally respected historian is warning that today's world bears a number of striking similarities with the build-up to the First World War
An undated file picture shows a hand on the battlefield in the north of France during World War I.
Premarital sex ‘immoral’, no religion permits it: Court
January 5, 2014
NEW DELHI: Premarital sex is "immoral" and against the "tenets of every religion", a Delhi court has said while holding that every act of sexual intercourse between two adults on the promise of marriage does not become rape.
Australia beat England by 281 runs, win Ashes series 5-0
January 5, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Australia 326 (Smith 115, Haddin 75, Stokes 6-99) and 276 (Rogers 119, Borthwick 3-33) beat England 155 (Stokes 47, Siddle 3-23, Johnson 3-33, Harris 3-36) and 166 (Carberry 43, Harris 5-25, Johnson 3-40) by 281 runs
English edge: Those who speak the language fluently ‘earn 34% more...
January 5, 2014
NEW DELHI: Those who speak English fluently earn up to 34% more than those who don't speak the language, a recent report has found, confirming the link between an education in English and the scope of employment opportunities.
India entitled to know what was the possible resolution on Kashmir:...
January 4, 2014
NEW DELHI: BJP questioned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday on his claim that a resolution of the Kashmir issue was "almost arrived at" between India and Pakistan, and asked him to divulge details of the failed solution.
What was the possible Kashmir resolution? BJP asks PM
