Modi accuses Congress of suppressing freedom of expression
November 17, 2013
BANGALORE: The BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday said the UPA government does not believe in democracy and freedom of expression and is trying to muzzle the social media network.
Addressing a rally, Modi said the government was planning restrictions on social media.
Sachin Tendulkar to get Bharat Ratna; first sportsperson to bag it
November 17, 2013
NEW DELHI: In a fitting finale to what has been a glorious career, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was today chosen for the prestigious Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, making him the first sportsperson to be bestowed with the honour.
Rs 1 lakh crore bad loans of corporates written off: RBI
November 16, 2013
Banks have sacrificed over Rs 1 lakh crore by writing off bad loans to corporates, data collected by RBI reveals.
US offers $10 million reward to find Benghazi attackers
November 16, 2013
WASHINGTON: The State department on Friday said it has quietly offered a $10 million reward since January for information leading to those behind the Sept 11, 2012 attack that killed the US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans in Benghazi.
Sun will ‘flip upside down’ within weeks, Nasa says
November 16, 2013
The Sun is set to "flip upside down" within weeks as its magnetic field reverses polarity in an event that will send ripple effects throughout the solar system.
Ind vs WI: India crush West Indies by an innings and...
November 16, 2013
Brief Scorecard: India 495 (Pujara 113, Rohit 111*, Tendulkar 74, Shillingford 5-179) beat West Indies 182 (Ojha 5-40) and 187 (Ramdin 53*, Ojha 5-49, Ashwin 4-89) by an innings and 126 runs
Sachin Tendulkar was given a lap of honour on the shoulders of his team-mates
Carlsen beats Anand in Game 5 of World Chess Championship
November 15, 2013
CHENNAI: The worst fears for the chess fans backing defending champion Viswanathan Anand came true as the Indian blundered in a drawn endgame to go down against challenger Magnus Carlsen in the fifth game of the World Chess Championship on Friday.
I am disappointed, wanted our PM to visit Jaffna: Salman Khurshid
November 15, 2013
COLOMBO: External affairs Minister Salman Khurshid expressed regret on Friday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could not visit Jaffna, a feat undertaken by his British counterpart David Cameron, who became the first head of government to visit the war-torn northern province in Sri Lanka since its independence in 1948.
Is there an afterlife? Science can prove there is, quantum physicist...
November 15, 2013
LONDON: It's a question pondered by philosophers, scientists and the devout since the dawn of time: is there an afterlife?
Cameron’s Jaffna visit upstages Commonwealth meet
November 15, 2013
COLOMBO: Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron made an historic visit on Friday to Sri Lanka's former war-zone, stealing the spotlight from a Commonwealth summit after the host, President Mahinda Rajapakse, warned against passing judgement on his country's past.
