Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Lanka win by seven wickets
March 19, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Sri Lanka 346 (Sangakkara 139, Chandimal 102) and 160 for 3 (Dilshan 57, Sangakkara 55) beat Bangladesh 240 (Mominul 64, Herath 5-68) and 265 (Tamim 59, Herath 7-89) by seven wickets
India – Political donations: Centre clears air on foreign firms
March 19, 2013
New Delhi — The Delhi High Court was Wednesday told by the government that Vedanta Resources Plc and other companies, named in a petition alleging illegal foreign funding for the Congress and the BJP, are not international entities.
The home ministry, through an affidavit, informed the court that information has been obtained on the status of six of seven companies named in the petition and except for one, none of them was found to be foreign firms.
Indian Parliament approves bill that toughens rape laws
March 19, 2013
Tuesday India's lower house approved a bill that toughens punishments for rapists and other sexual offenders. The legislation, which now goes to the upper house for approval, provides for a minimum 20-year prison sentence for gang-rape, that can be extended to life in jail.
India: DMK pulls out of UPA govt over Sri Lanka Tamils...
March 19, 2013
Chennai — DMK chief M. Karunanidhi Tuesday quit the Congress-led UPA and its government expressing dismay on India's stand over Sri Lanka at the United National Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
"Continuing in this government will be an injustice to the Sri Lankan Tamils," the former Tamil Nadu chief minister told the media.
Health Care: Maryland Will Vigorously Enroll the Uninsured, Starting October
March 19, 2013
By Staff Reporter & Columnist, Sam Prasad Jillella
BALTIMORE, MD — America’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), popularly known as “Obama Care,” was passed by the Senate on December 24, 2009, and by the Congress on March 21, 2010.
‘Herbal medicines causing kidney failure, bladder cancer in India’
March 19, 2013
LONDON: Herbal medicines are causing millions in India to develop kidney failure and bladder cancer.
Cricket: Bangladesh bans top umpire for 10 years
March 18, 2013
Bangladesh has banned an umpire for 10 years after a sting operation showed him apparently willing to fix matches. Nadir Shah was one of six umpires caught in the undercover investigation, including three from Sri Lanka and two from Pakistan.
Mumbai police set up lab to monitor social media
March 18, 2013
India now has a "social media lab" set by the Mumbai police to monitor Facebook, Twitter and other networking sites, sparking concerns about freedom of speech. But the city's police chief tried to alley the fears by saying that the intent was to provide better and improved safety and security to the citizens.
Young woman in northern India takes turns sleeping with five husbands,...
March 18, 2013
'We all have sex with her but I’m not jealous,' her first husband says. 'We’re one big happy family.'
Obama-Devil Resemblance on ‘The Bible’ Sets Off Firestorm
March 18, 2013
The resemblance between President Obama and an actor who plays the devil on History's "The Bible" has drawn more than a little notice.
