Bollywood’s 100th birthday celebrated at British film festival
April 10, 2013
A film festival in the United Kingdom is recognizing 100 years of Bollywood cinema with screening of such legendary classics like Mughal-e-Azam and Raja Harishchandra. Mughal-e-Azam was the most expensive film ever made.
Test-tube baby pioneer Robert Edwards dies aged 87
April 10, 2013
LONDON: Robert Edwards, a British Nobel prize-winning scientist known as the father of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) for pioneering the development of "test tube babies", died on Wednesday aged 87 after a long illness, his university said.
US employers looking for foreign workers for ‘dirty’ jobs
April 10, 2013
WASHINGTON: As desperate as unemployed Americans are to find work, there are still some jobs that many would never consider applying for because they are seen as too dirty, too demanding or just plain unappealing.
Partnership with India good for US and global peace: Pentagon
April 10, 2013
WASHINGTON:A top US commander has pushed for a strong strategic partnership with New Delhi, arguing that this is not only in America's national interest, but also good for regional and global peace and stability.
Pakistan’s twisting, turning politicians
April 10, 2013
PESHAWAR: For politicians in most countries, switching parties is a once-in-a-career move made only after careful thought. But in Pakistan, changing sides to gain advantage is standard practice.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange launches ‘Google rival’
April 10, 2013
SYDNEY: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has unveiled a new search engine, which is a portal to an archive of 1.7 million US diplomatic cables.
IPL MI vs DD: Dinesh, Rohit fashion Mumbai’s big win
April 9, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Mumbai Indians 209 for 5 (Karthik 86, Rohit 74*) beat Delhi Daredevils 165 for 9 (Warner 61, Juneja 49) by 44 runs
Dinesh Karthik's 86 led Mumbai to 209 for 5, the highest score of the season, and helped beat Delhi by 44 runs in Mumbai
Brics bank raises critical development questions, says OECD
April 9, 2013
The secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says that it will be important for Brics bank to consider criteria for loans. The Brics bank is being hailed as an alternative to western-dominated financial institutions.
BRICS plan development bank to fund infrastructure
India destined to be a close partner of US: Pentagon
April 9, 2013
Ashton Carter, Deputy Secretary of Defence, U.S., added that the US re-balance towards Asia is the perpetuation of the pivotal American military role in the Asia-Pacific region
