Australian Open: Bhupathi, Bopanna win; Paes, Devvarman, Sania out
January 17, 2013
Melbourne — India's doubles specialists Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna won their first round matches with different partners while Somdev Devvarman lost a marathon battle against fancied Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in the men's singles second round at the Australian Open here on Wednesday.
Universal healthcare matter of faith for government: President
January 17, 2013
New Delhi — Asserting that universal healthcare was a "matter of faith" for the government, President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said the country needed "out of the box" reforms to take medical services closer to people's homes.
India hit by new gang-rape horror
January 17, 2013
A low-caste woman was beaten and gang-raped in front of her husband and child when seven robbers invaded their home. The husband had been bound and gagged, unable to protect his wife.
Women protest recent rapes
No business as usual with Pakistan: Indian PM
January 16, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has halted a new visa program with Pakistan and nine Pakistani field hockey players were asked to withdraw from the India team, as tensions between the two nuclear-armed countries continue to rise. Earlier this month Pakistani troops allegedly killed Indian troops in Kashmir, beheading one.
After slowdown, India set to grow: World Bank
January 16, 2013
Washington — After a sharp slowdown pushing down its projected growth to 5.4 percent in the fiscal year ending March 2013, the World Bank expects India to grow at 6.4 percent this year, rising to 7.3 percent by 2015.
The slowdown in India, South Asia's largest economy, also weakened growth in the region to an estimated 5.4 percent in 2012 (7.4 percent in 2011), said the World Bank's latest Global Economic Prospects, issued Tuesday.
Badminton: Saina in Malaysia Open round two
January 16, 2013
Saina Nehwal sailed into the second round of Malaysia Open after registering a straight set victory over Singapore’s Gu Juan in the women’s singles event on Wednesday.
However, India’s budding star P.V. Sindhu went down fighting to higher-ranked Tine Baun of Denmark in her first round match.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina accuses India of engaging in ‘war-mongering’
January 16, 2013
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar accused India of engaging in “war-mongering” in the aftermath of clashes and killing of two Indian soldiers at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar. Photo: AP
Fifth of women in India and Egypt think internet use is...
Januaray 15, 2013
One in five women in both India and Egypt say that using the internet would be inappropriate and their families would likely disapprove. In developing countries, nearly 25 percent fewer women than men have access to the internet.
An Indian woman
After ‘Chhota Pakistan’, now a ‘Bangladesh’ in Mumbai
January 15, 2013
MUMBAI: A settlement in Bhayander (W), named as 'Bangladesh zopadpatti' on government documents, has recently come to light. Interestingly, the slum has been carrying the name for over 35 years and is occupied mostly by people from the interiors of Maharashtra.
Cycling: ‘Lance Armstrong admits to doping during Oprah interview’
January 15, 2013
AUSTIN (Texas): Cyclist Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey during an interview on Monday that he used performance enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a person familiar with the situation said.
