Ind vs Aus: Australia 231/8 at stumps on Day 1
March 22, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Australia 231 for 8 (Siddle 47*, Ashwin 4-40) v India
India players wait for Mitchell Johnson to leave after he was bowled, India v Australia, 4th Test, Delhi, 1st day, March 22, 2013
10 million Indians want to move to US: Poll
March 22, 2013
WASHINGTON: More than 100 million people from across the world, including 10 million from India, would like to move permanently to the US, which remains the most popular global destination, according to a latest opinion poll.
India-born Bikram yoga founder accused of sexual harassment in US
March 22, 2013
Bikram yoga founder's former student alleges the yogi prevented her from teaching because she refused his sexual advances
Bikram Choudhury and his wife Rajashree pose with yoga competitors at 2010's International Yoga Asana Championships.
US seeks more commercial space cooperation with India
March 22, 2013
Washington — The US wants to increase commercial space cooperation with India to create opportunities for US and Indian companies as their "very capable space science communities" have much to offer each other.
"India's first Indian Mars Orbiter Mission, slated for October 2013, is an exciting opportunity for US-India collaboration," Geoffrey Pyatt, principal deputy assistant secretary for South Asia said opening a meeting of the US-India Civil Space Joint Working Group.
Wild leopards an increasing problem in India
March 22, 2013
Wild leopards are expanding their territories in India and encroaching on towns and villages. A new study suggests the animals may become even more menacing than Europe's urban fox.
Sri Lanka to take back Indian-owned oil facilities
March 22, 2013
Sri Lanka would like to regain control of India-owned tanks in the northeastern port of Trincomalee. According to Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, the tanks are not in use by India. Rambukwella maintains that the move is not meant as retaliation for India's recent vote to censure Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council.
Entrepreneurship: How to avoid startup pitfalls
March 21, 2013
NEW DELHI: Starting a new venture anywhere in the world is fraught with challenges, but in India, start-ups face even more daunting hurdles.
There are regulatory burdens and policy uncertainties. In the past decade India's start-up ecosystem has developed phenomenally but remains quite immature relative to the world's famous entrepreneurial hotspots such as Silicon Valley.
US: Iraq War vet pens ‘last letter’ to Bush and Cheney
March 21, 2013
An Iraq War veteran who joined the U.S. Army two days after 9/11 has written a powerful open letter to former President George W. Bush and ex-Vice President Dick Cheney accusing them of war crimes, "plunder" and "the murder of thousands of young Americans—my fellow veterans—whose future you stole."
1993 Mumbai blasts: Sanjay Dutt ‘heartbroken’ after SC verdict
March 21, 2013
Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt, who has to spend another three-and-a-half-years in jail in the Mumbai serial blasts case, today said he is ‘heart broken’ and under ‘emotional distress’ after the Supreme Court verdict.
Indian-origin nurse feeds dishwashing liquid to patient in Australia, loses registration
March 21, 2013
MELBOURNE: An Indian-origin male nurse lost his registration and was banned from practising in Australia for at least a year after he was found guilty of professional misconduct for feeding dishwashing liquid to an elderly patient apparently due to his poor English skills.
Bhavesh Shah was practicing as a nurse at the Sydney Adventist Hospital at Wahroonga in May 2009 when he treated a 79-year-old patient who had come in for a hip replacement.
