Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals to win second CLT20 title
October 6, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Mumbai Indians 202/6 (Smith 44, Maxwell 37, Rohit Sharma 33; Tambe 2/19) beat Rajasthan Royals 169 in 18.5 overs (Rahane 65, Samson 60; Harbhajan 4/32, Pollard 3/31)
Wal-Mart says retail plans with India’s Bharti ‘not tenable’
October 6, 2013
NUSA DUA: Wal-Mart Stores Inc's retail plans with India partner Bharti Enterprises are "not tenable" and both sides are looking for the best way to move forward, an executive with the US retailer told Reuters.
US commandos nab senior al-Qaida leader linked to 1998 embassy bombings
October 6, 2013
TRIPOLI, Libya: US forces on Saturday captured an al-Qaida leader in Libya linked to the 1998 American embassy bombings in east Africa and wanted by the United States for more than a decade, a US official said.
The inset image from the FBI website shows Anas al-Libi who was believed to be a computer specialist with al-Qaida.
Warning bells: Is US shutdown a brewing African-American revolt?
October 6, 2013
WASHINGTON: The US government shutdown enters its fifth day, a week after the horrific carnage by a mentally ill African-American man in which he kills a dozen people before he is cut down by police.
Obama names Indian-American to key trade job
October 5, 2013
Washington — US President Barack Obama has named yet another Indian American, Kerala University physics graduate Arun M. Kumar, to lead the trade promotion arm of the US Commerce Department charged with helping US companies succeed in markets around the world.
Cricket: Afghanistan seek World Cup boost from India, Pakistan
October 5, 2013
Afghanistan's coach Kabir Khan hopes India and Pakistan will help his team make an impact in their maiden World Cup appearance in 2015.
US House passes bill to retroactively pay furloughed government workers
October 5, 2013
WASHINGTON: Democrats and Republicans in the US House of Representatives agreed on Saturday to retroactively pay 800,000 furloughed federal employees once the government reopens, but there was no end in sight to the shutdown that was in its fifth day.
Rafael Nadal reclaims top spot after Berdych retires in semis
October 5, 2013
Rafael Nadal will return to number one in the world rankings after his semifinal opponent Tomas Berdych retired injured at the China Open Saturday, capping an astonishing comeback from injury for the 13-time Grand Slam champion.
Modi leads, BJP follows: Sena on ‘toilet before temple’ remark
October 5, 2013
MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena on Saturday said that Narendra Modi's "toilets first, temples later" remarks show that the BJP is not in touch with the views of it's prime ministerial candidate.
Obama calls on Congress to stop ‘farce’, end shutdown
October 5, 2013
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Saturday called on the lower chamber of Congress to "stop this farce" and end the US government shutdown by unconditionally approving a federal budget.
"Take that vote. Stop this farce. End this shutdown now," Obama said in his weekly radio and video address.
