Strengthen technology to become global power: Swaminathan
January 8, 2013
Kolkata — India needs to strengthen its translational research sector to become one of the five global scientific powers by 2020, eminent agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan said here Monday.
Restaurant bill sparks deadly religious riot in India
January 8, 2013
An argument over a restaurant bill sparked a riot between Hindus and Muslims that killed four people and left close to 200 injured. A customer allegedly gathered 50 people from his community and assaulted the restaurant owner, which set off the fighting.
Indian women hope brutal rape will spark change
January 7, 2013
Indian women hope that the debate sparked by a recent brutal gang rape will lead to changing attitudes. Women in India constantly live in fear that they could be sexually abused.
Google executive chairman arrives in North Korea
January 7, 2013
Google executive chairman and ex-New Mexico Gov. Richardson arrive in North Korea
Warne banned for one BBL match, decides not to appeal suspension
January 7, 2013
Melbourne Stars captain, Shane Warne and Renegades batsman Marlon Samuels, face severe disciplinary action over their fiery exchange during the Big Bash League at the MCG.
All fired up: Shane Warne remonstrates with Marlon Samuels. Photo: Getty Images
Delhi gang-rape victim named by father in UK newspaper
January 7, 2013
The New Delhi gang-rape victim's identity has been revealed by her father who told a British newspaper that her name should be made public "to give courage to other women." Indian law forbids the naming of victims of sexual offences to shield them from social stigma.
Double-Star Systems Can Be Dangerous for Exoplanets
January 7, 2013
Alien planets born in widely separated two-star systems face a grave danger of being booted into interstellar space, a new study suggests.
The widest binaries and triple systems have very elongated orbits, so the stars spend most of their time far apart. But once in every orbital revolution they are at their closest approach.
India’s business confidence worsened in Q3
January 6, 2013
New Delhi — Business confidence in India worsened during the October-December quarter, due to high interest rates and infrastructure bottlenecks, a survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has revealed.
The CII's quarterly Business Confidence Index dropped below the 50-point-mark during the third quarter of the current financial year, reflecting a continuing deterioration in the macro economic scenario.
Analysis: Obama may turn Medicare reform into wider health debate
January 6, 2013
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama could seek common ground with Republicans in the looming battle over Medicare spending by broadening the debate over entitlement reform to encompass the spiraling healthcare costs that confront a wide range of Americans.
‘Mega deals’ in the UK at three-year high
January 6, 2013
British M&A deals worth more than £1bn are at the highest since 2009, driving their total value in 2012 to £242bn.
The number of big deals increased from 24 to 39, helped by the £5bn acquisition of NDS by US software company Cisco and by the £4.6bn partial acquisition of Alliance Boots by US rival Walgreens.
In total, such deals accounted for £128bn in 2012 and helped boost the overall value of deals by 4.8pc, from £231bn in 2011 to £242bn in 2012.
