US stocks rise on strong economic data
June 26, 2013
NEW YORK: US stocks rose by the most in nearly two weeks on Tuesday after data showed business investment and the housing recovery continued apace, reassuring investors worried about the Federal Reserve's plans to reduce its massive monetary stimulus.
Indian journalist reports flood from victim’s shoulders
June 25, 2013
An Indian journalist is defending his decision to report on massive flooding atop of a frail survivor’s shoulders, claiming the man hoisted him up as a sign of respect. The journalist says his cameraman sabotaged him by posting the video of his full body when the footage was supposed to be from the chest up.
US Supreme Court strikes key part of Voting Rights Act
June 25, 2013
WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court on Tuesday gutted a key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act, passed in 1965 to end a century of attempts by former slaveholding states to block blacks from voting.
US, India announces Obama-Singh awards
June 25, 2013
Washington: In a milestone in the educational partnership between India and the United States, the Department of State is pleased to announce the eight institutional partnership projects below for the first Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative awards.
Moscow airport source confirms Snowden arrived on Sunday; Russia rejects US’s...
June 25, 2013
MOSCOW: Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden arrived in Moscow from Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon and was due to depart for Havana the following day, but did not use the ticket, a Moscow airport source said on Tuesday.
India not to get access to Headley for questioning again: US
June 24, 2013
NEW DELHI: India will not get fresh access to Mumbai terror attack mastermind David Headley, who is currently in American jail, for questioning, the US indicated on Monday.
South Africans resigned over ‘critical’ Nelson Mandela
June 24, 2013
JOHANNESBURG: South Africans adopted a mood of sombre resignation on Monday to the inevitability of saying goodbye to former president Nelson Mandela after the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader's condition in hospital deteriorated to critical.
CII slams new UK visa rules, calls it ‘highly discriminatory’
June 24, 2013
NEW DELHI: Terming the proposed new UK visa rules as "highly discriminatory and very unfortunate", industry body CII today said these would lead to negative impact on business and tourism inflow from India to that country.
If I open my mouth, many BJP leaders will be in...
June 24, 2013
PATNA: In a veiled threat to BJP leaders on the offensive against him after JD(U) parted ways with the NDA partner, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that if he opened his mouth many of them would be in trouble.
Nitish Kumar has warned BJP leaders that many of them would land in trouble if he opened his mouth.
Titan Unmasked: 1st Map of Saturn Moon’s Topography Revealed
June 24, 2013
Scientists have pieced together the first-ever global topographic map of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, using radar observations from veteran NASA spacecraft.
