2nd ODI: Guptill powers Black Caps to series win over England
June 2, 2013
Brief Scorecard: New Zealand 359 for 3 (Guptill 189*, Taylor 60, Williamson 55) beat England 273 (Trott 109*) by 86 runs
Martin Guptill was imperious at the Ageas Bowl
Vinegar cancer test saves lives, India study finds
June 2, 2013
MUMBAI, India — A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women.
Srinivasan steps aside as Dalmiya takes over as interim BCCI chief
June 2, 2013
CHENNAI: Bowing to all-round pressure, N Srinivasan on Sunday agreed to "step aside" as BCCI president under a compromise formula that brought back former chief Jagmohan Dalmiya as head of a four-member "interim arrangement" to run the Board, more than a fortnight after the spot-fixing scandal rocked cricketing world.
India tells US to hand over David Headley ‘temporarily’ for a...
June 2, 2013
NEW DELHI: India has asked the US to "temporarily" hand over LeT terrorist David Headley for a year and extradite his accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana to get more information about the conspiracy hatched to carry out Mumbai terror attacks.
FDI dips by 38% to $22.4 billion in 2012-13
June 2, 2013
NEW DELHI: Government's efforts to promote India as an investment destination does not seem to be yielding fruits as FDI inflows registered 38 per cent decline to $22.42 billion in 2012-13 compared to the previous year.
US and China agree to hold regular talks on hacking
June 2, 2013
WASHINGTON: The United States and China have agreed to hold regular, high-level talks on how to set standards of behavior for cyber security and commercial espionage, the first diplomatic effort to defuse the tensions over what the United States says is a daily barrage of computer break-ins and theft of corporate and government secrets.
Champions Trophy: Kohli, Karthik centuries help India beat Sri Lanka by...
June 1, 2013
Brief Scorecard: India 337 for 5 (Kohli 144, Karthik 106*) beat Sri Lanka 333 for 3 (Dilshan 84, Kusal Perera 82) by five wickets
Virat Kohli (Left) and Dinesh Karthik (Right) raise their bats after scoring a century, India v Sri Lanka, Champions Trophy 2013 warm-up matches, Cardiff, June 1
US accuses China of cyber spying
June 1, 2013
SINGAPORE: US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday accused China of waging cyber espionage against the United States, stepping up pressure on Beijing over the issue ahead of a key summit between their leaders.
Green energy: Lakshadweep to generate electricity from coconut leaves, stem, husk...
June 1, 2013
KOLKATA: In what is likely a global first, inhabitants of 11 Lakshadweep islands have decided to stop using diesel and turn to coconuts for meeting their frugal power needs.
Pakistan’s new parliament sworn in
June 1, 2013
ISLAMABAD: Fourteen years after his last stint as a parliamentarian, Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif on Saturday returned to Pakistan's National Assembly, taking oath with other lawmakers in the first democratic transition of power in the country's 66-year history.
