Hardliner Modi boosts India opposition hopes
October 18, 2013
Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wear masks of Gujarat state Chief Minister and the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, as they travel to the airport to greet him, in Mumbai, on September 30, 2013
India, Russia may sign deal on Kudankulam nuclear plants during PM’s...
October 18, 2013
NEW DELHI: India and Russia are close to sealing the deal on Kudankulam 3 and 4 nuclear power plants. Negotiators on both sides are hopeful the agreement may be signed during the PM's visit to Moscow, beginning October 20.
PM Manmohan Singh will visit Russia on October 20.
Crisis averted, Obama says Americans ‘completely fed up’ with Washington
October 17, 2013
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said on Thursday that Americans are "completely fed up with Washington" a day after the latest fiscal crisis was narrowly averted and called for talks with Congress on the budget, immigration and farm legislation.
Ricky Ponting rakes up ‘Monkeygate’, questions Sachin Tendulkar’s role
October 17, 2013
MELBOURNE: The ghost of 'Monkeygate' has risen again with former Australian captain Ricky Ponting questioning Sachin Tendulkar's role in the scandal, claiming that he was taken aback by the senior Indian batsman's statement which saved Harbhajan Singh.
JPMorgan to pay $100 million in latest ‘London Whale’ fine
October 17, 2013
JPMorgan Chase & Co has agreed to pay the latest in a string of fines for the disastrous trades and admit wrongdoing, this time in a settlement with the , London Whale, Financial
Washington: The London Whale is the gift that keeps giving for regulators.
Canada to offer Malala honorary citizenship
October 17, 2013
16-year-old is the sixth person to be granted such citizenship
Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old shot by the Taliban for championing girls' rights to education, will be offered honorary Canadian citizenship, a government source said on Wednesday.
Cyclone, flood toll hits 36; Odisha seeks Rs 1,523cr in aid
October 17, 2013
The toll following the high-velocity cyclone and floods thereafter in five districts of the state rose to 36 today after the recovery of eight more bodies
Senate and House pass bill to re-open the government, raise the...
October 17, 2013
WASHINGTON: At the end of the 16th day of the government shutdown, the Senate and House passed a bill that would reopen the government and avert a potentially cataclysmic default on U.S. debt payments by raising the federal government's debt limit.
The Senate voted 81-18 to pass the measure, and the House voted 285-144.
I will be happy if Narendra Modi becomes Prime Minister: Advani
October 16, 2013
AHMEDABAD: Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Wednesday said, "I will be happy if Narendra Modi becomes Prime Minister," indicating that hostilities with the Gujarat CM had been put to rest.
India crush Australia by 9 wickets in record run chase
October 16, 2013
Brief Scorecard: India 362 for 1 (Rohit 141*, Kohli 100*, Dhawan 95) beat Australia 359 for 5 (Bailey 92*, Hughes 83) by nine wickets
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli struck centuries as India overhauled a target of 360 by nine wickets against Australia in the second ODI
