First snowstorm of 2014 descends on northeast US
January 2, 2014
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT: The northeastern US, including New York City, prepared on Thursday for heavy snow, strong winds and frigid temperatures that threatened to slow the region's return to work after the holidays.
A small tractor clears remaining snow from a parking lot in Trenton, New Jersey on early Sunday.
Sudha Ragunathan is Sangita Kalanidhi
January 2, 2014
Mr. Narasimhan said a performer must be deeply conscious of his strengths and weaknesses
Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, who presided over the ‘sadas’ of The Music Academy on Wednesday, conferred the title on Sudha Ragunathan. Also in the picture is president of The Music Academy
Rupee up 5 paise
January 2, 2014
Mumbai: The rupee recovered marginally by five paise to 61.85 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on increased selling of the American currency by exporters amid sustained foreign capital inflows.
Need Rs 1.6k cr power subsidy for Mumbai to do a...
January 2, 2014
MUMBAI: If Mumbai is to replicate the Delhi model of a 50% power tariff cut for the majority of residential consumers, it would require an annual subsidy of at least Rs 1,600 crore, experts say.
Concerned over negative image, China to project itself as ‘cultural soft...
January 1, 2014
BEIJING: Concerned over China's negative image abroad, President Xi Jinping has vowed to use its cultural soft power to project the Communist giant as a responsible nation.
"The stories of China should be well told, voices of China well-spread, and characteristics of China well explained," Xi said.
Glitter nail polish new weapon to protect data
January 1, 2014
WASHINGTON: Security experts have discovered a new secret weapon to ensure your laptop and other devices are not tampered with – glitter nail polish.
Security researchers Eric Michaud and Ryan Lackey said glitter nail polish can help people know when their machines have been physically tampered with and potentially compromised.
First individual Olympic medallist Jadhav still waits for Padma Award
January 1, 2014
A technicality in the government rules for posthumous Padma Awards has rendered India’s first individual Olympic medalist K.D. Jadhav ineligible for the coveted civilian honor and his son Ranjit is so aghast that he now wants to throw away the bronze his “forgotten” father won in 1952.
Adopt ‘zero tolerance’ against corruption, Raman to Ministers
January 1, 2014
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has asked his Cabinet Ministers to bring more transparency in departmental functioning and adopt ‘zero tolerance’ against corruption.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh
Indian Market – New Year cheer to jobseekers: 8.5 lakh new...
January 1, 2013
NEW DELHI: It may rain jobs in the new year as companies are gearing up to add over 8 lakh new employees to their payrolls and dole out salary hikes of up to 20 per cent to best performers in 2014, say experts.
Obama, Hillary most admired people in U.S.
January 1, 2014
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are the most admired man and woman in America, a new poll has found.
Pictures of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
