India is one of the most powerful 21st century stories: US...
July 22, 2013
"Our two nations are striving to make progress and this relationship plays a really important role in that, as it should," Joe Biden said.
Rupee falls most in 2 weeks to 59.72 on dollar demand,...
July 22, 2013
MUMBAI: The rupee today fell by 37 paise, its biggest drop in two weeks, to close at 59.72 following month-end dollar demand from oil importers and some custodian banks coupled with capital outflows.
A weak dollar overseas failed to restrict the rupee's decline, a forex dealer said.
Amartya Sen: As an Indian citizen, I don’t want Modi as...
July 22, 2013
NEW DELHI: Coming out strongly against Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Monday said he does not want him to become India's Prime Minister as he does not have secular credentials. The prominent economist also criticised Modi's model of governance saying he did not approve of it.
Amartya Sen: As an Indian citizen, I don’t want Modi as...
July 22, 2013
NEW DELHI: Coming out strongly against Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Monday said he does not want him to become India's Prime Minister as he does not have secular credentials. The prominent economist also criticised Modi's model of governance saying he did not approve of it.
Mumbai may become India’s gateway for deadly MERS virus, scientists warn
July 22, 2013
This undated electron microscope image made availalbe by the National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows novel corona virus particles, also known as the MERS virus, colorized in yellow.
Chinese man sentenced to death for child sex abuse
July 21, 2013
BEIJING: A man dubbed as "sex offender" in China was sentenced to death on Sunday for raping and molesting minor girls between 2008 and 2012.
Zhang Qinghai, a coal mine worker, was found guilty of raping two girls, aged seven and nine, a court in east China's Anhui province said while pronouncing the sentence with a two-year reprieve.
Syria’s Assad is stronger now, UK PM David Cameron says
July 21, 2013
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday acknowledged that the embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has strengthened his position in recent months.
The Syrian civil war between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels have claimed nearly 100,000 lives in the country.
Riding on horses, Chinese troops violate LAC again
July 21, 2013
NEW DELHI: Riding on horses and ponies, around 50 Chinese soldiers intruded into the Indian territory of Chumar in Ladakh on July 16 staking their claim over the area.
The Chinese troops started their incursion in the Chumar area on the evening of July 16 and they remained in the Indian area till the morning of July 17, sources said.
Taliban-style edict for women spreads alarm in Afghanistan
July 20, 2013
KABUL/DEH SALAH: One of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's main religious advisers will not overturn a decree issued by clerics in the north reimposing Taliban-style curbs on women, in another sign of returning conservatism as Nato forces leave the country.
Heaviest rainfall in 10 years cripples Delhi, airport flooded
July 20, 2013
NEW DELHI: A heavy downpour caused flooding and brought parts of the capital to a virtual standstill for hours on Saturday as several roads got submerged under rainwater, stranding vehicles. Two Metro stations were shut due to flooding.
Heavy showers throw traffic out of gear in Delhi
