Ajmal sweeps Pakistan’s inaugural cricket awards
January 15, 2013
Saeed Ajmal won bowling honors at Pakistan’s cricket awards ceremony after not being included in any ICC shortlists. He won the highest honor of the year, best bowler.
Barack Obama admits he might fail to outlaw assault weapons
January 15, 2013
President Barack Obama may fail to outlaw high-power assault weapons, he admitted, as he was accused by Michael Bloomberg of jeopardizing American lives by not confronting the gun lobby.
Mr. Obama confirmed that he would attempt to go round Congress and enact some by executive action
Rebel Indian player proves a point at Melbourne
January 15, 2013
Somdev Devvarman, who refuses to play in the Indian Davis Cup, excelled into the second round of the Australia open. Devvarman, along with ten other athletes will not play unless the All India Tennis Association meets specific demands.
Saudi criticizes world reaction to Sri Lankan maid’s beheading
January 14, 2013
A government spokesperson has lashed out at the international reaction to Saudi Arabia’s beheading of a Sri Lankan maid convicted of killing a baby. It has been claimed that the girl was only 17 when charged with murdering the child.
Millions of Hindus bathe in Ganges to cleanse sins
January 14, 2013
Millions of devout Hindus plunged into the Ganges River in a festival ritual to wash away their sins. The event marks the Kumbh Mela, which is one of the biggest religious gatherings and lasts 55 days.
India defers GAAR implementation by two years
January 14, 2013
New Delhi — In a move to boost investor sentiment, the Indian government Monday deferred the implementation of the controversial General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR), meant to prevent tax avoidance through foreign investments, by two years to April 1, and exempted non-resident Indians in foreign institutional investors (FIIs) from its purview.
India gang rape: bus driver’s makes a grim ‘confession’
January 14, 2013
Bus driver Ram Singh, accused of a gang rape and murder of an Indian student, confessed that he attempted to kill the victim to prevent her from identifying her attackers. He also revealed that the six men cleaned the blood from the bus with the victim’s clothes before burning it.
NASA buys private inflatable room for space station
January 14, 2013
NASA has signed a $17.8 million deal to attach an inflatable private module to the International Space Station (ISS).
File photo shows space shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Cananveral, Florida.
As traditions are marked, air pollution levels soar
January 14, 2013
Suspended particulate matter found above permissible limit at 15 monitored locations
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board officials attributed the high levels of pollution to high humidity, low wind velocity and low temperatures.
Overcoming polio burden was huge challenge for India: Azad
January 13, 2013
WHO had removed India from the list of polio endemic countries in February 2012 and if no new polio case is reported by 2014, India will be officially declared polio free
