No question of ceding any part of Indian territory to China:...
September 6, 2013
NEW DELHI: Rubbishing reports that China has occupied Indian Territory in Ladakh, defence minister A K Antony on Friday asserted that there is no question of ceding any part of the country and all steps are being taken to safeguard national security.
Pope under fire over Vatican envoy child sex probe
September 5, 2013
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis came under fire from victims groups on Thursday following news that he had quietly sacked the Vatican's envoy to the Dominican Republic over allegations of pedophilia.
G20 meet: War overshadows economy as Obama heads into the lion’s...
September 5, 2013
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia: US President Barack Obama is heading into the lion's den of Russia, confronting Syria's key patron as well as foreign leaders skeptical of his call for an international military strike against Bashar Assad's government.
Rupee climbs 138 paise, Sensex gains over 450 points as Rajan...
September 5, 2013
MUMBAI: The rupee on Thursday strengthened by hefty 138 paise to trade at 65.69 against the dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market after fresh measures by the RBI to stem the currency's slide.
Blue chip shares, especially banks, jumped with NSE bank index surging as much as 9.4 per cent.
New NASA spacecraft to investigate moon mystery
September 5, 2013
CAPE CANAVERAL: More than 40 years after the last Apollo astronauts left the moon, NASA is preparing to launch a small robotic spacecraft to investigate one of their most bizarre discoveries.
Usain Bolt to retire after Rio Olympics
September 4, 2013
BRUSSELS: Usain Bolt plans to retire after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
"I'll go there and do what I have to do. I think it will be a good time to retire, on top," said Usain Bolt.
Sikh Prayers at the American Civil Rights Anniversary in Washington; Interfaith...
September 4, 2013
Rabbi Schonfeld from NY, Imam Majid from VA, Cardinal Wuerl, Dr. Rajwant Singh and Pastor Wanrock from Atlanta during an interfaith service marking the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington on Wednesday at Shiloh Baptist Church in the nation's capital. (Pic by CNS/Matthew Barrick)
RBI partially relaxes overseas investment curbs, intervenes to support rupee
September 4, 2013
MUMBAI: The rupee recovered sharply on Wednesday as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) aggressively sold dollars to prevent the currency from falling to a record low amid volatility in global markets over the US push for limited US strikes on Syria.
Paes-Stepanek enter US Open men’s doubles semifinals
September 4, 2013
NEW YORK: Veteran Indian tennis star Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek advanced to the US Open men's doubles' semifinals after a hard-fought win in the last-eight stage.
Pakistan Army chief visits LoC to assess situation
September 3, 2013
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today visited the line of control (LoC) to assess the security situation in the wake of violations of a ceasefire in the region over the past few weeks.
Kayani visited Kotli sector of the Line of Control, an area that has witnessed heavy exchanges of fire between Indian and Pakistani troops.
