Congress, BJP offer support to AAP to form govt in Delhi
December 13, 2013
NEW DELHI: In a sudden twist to politics over government formation in Delhi, both the Congress and the BJP on Friday offered support to Aam Aadmi Party.
Both the Congress and the BJP have offered support to Arvind Kejriwal's party to form govt in Delhi.
Saina loses second match in Super Series Finals
December 12, 2013
KUALA LUMPUR: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal faced the prospect of an early exit after suffering a second consecutive defeat, going down to Olympic champion Li Xuerui of China in a Group B match of the BWF World Super Series Finals on Thursday.
Double whammy for govt: Inflation up at 11.24%, industrial production down...
December 12, 2013
NEW DELHI: In a double whammy for the government, retail inflation soared to a nine-month high of 11.24 per cent and factory output shrank 1.8 per cent, developments that may prompt the Reserve Bank to further increase a key interest rate next week.
Felt confused and humiliated during early Harvard days: Ratan Tata
December 12, 2013
NEW YORK: Ratan Tata has said he felt confused and humiliated during his first few weeks as a student at the elite Harvard University but those initial days turned out to be the "most important weeks" of his life.
South Africa take series 2-0 after 3rd ODI called off due...
December 12, 2013
Brief Scorecard: South Africa 301 for 8 (de Villiers 109, de Kock 101, Miller 56*, Ishant 4-40) v India - Match Rained Out
Quinton de Kock broke the record for the most runs in a three-match bilateral series
6-year-old US boy suspended from school for kissing a girl
December 12, 2013
DENVER: The suspension of a 6-year-old boy for kissing a girl at school is raising questions about whether the peck should be considered sexual harassment.
Comet ISON pronounced dead: Sun is chief suspect
December 11, 2013
WASHINGTON: Comet ISON, once optimistically called the comet of the century, is dead, the victim of a way-too-close brush with the sun. It was barely a year old.
This image provided by NASA and taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on November 28, 2013, shows the Sun, but no sign of comet ISON.
Large blast shakes airport in Afghan capital
December 11, 2013
Suicide bomber attacks German troops near airport in Afghan capital
KABUL: A large explosion shook Kabul's international airport on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, with police saying initial reports suggested it was an insurgent attack.
SC says homosexuality is criminal offence, activists disappointed with verdict
December 11, 2013
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the decision of the Delhi high court, which had in 2009 decriminalized sexual relation between persons belonging to same sex.
A bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya upheld the constitutional validity of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code that makes anal sex a punishable offence.
Obama, Cameron ‘selfie’ at Mandela memorial causes online stir
December 11, 2013
PARIS: US President Barack Obama may have moved the masses attending Nelson Mandela's memorial service with his stirring eulogy today, but it was his grinning "selfie" with the Danish and British premiers that set social networks abuzz.
