Indian tennis players may boycott Davis Cup tie
January 3, 2012
The Indian players demand a better distribution of the Davis Cup prize money, a change in the support staff and involvement in the choice of venues.
New Delhi: Indian tennis was hit by controversy on Wednesday over reports that top players may boycott next month's Davis Cup tie against South Korea if a slew of demands were not met.
Despite deal, taxes to rise for most Americans
January 2, 2013
WASHINGTON - While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013.
Foreign tourists are not allowed to work as journalists, govt says
January 2, 2013
NEW DELHI: Observing that many foreigners visiting India on tourist visa are involved in journalistic activities, the Union home ministry on Wednesday asked all state governments and concerned authorities in the country to ensure strict compliance of the visa norms so that such visitors are not allowed to indulge in any other works.
Cricket: Time for our batsmen to come good: MS Dhoni
January 2, 2013
KOLKATA: Ahead of the crucial second one-day international against Pakistan at the Eden Gardens, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday admitted that batting was a "concern" and hoped his batsmen would come good in the match on Thursday.
Low-cost Aakash Tablet 3 to have SIM card slot, faster processor...
January 2, 2013
NEW DELHI: The next edition of the low-cost Aakash tablet will have a SIM card slot, a faster processor, higher memory capacity, and will be able to function on both the android operating system and Linux.
But IIT Bombay, which is spearheading the effort, would like to ensure that improved offerings don't result in a higher price for the tablet.
Restoring investor confidence to be top priority in 2013
January 1, 2013
Growth had slipped again after recovering from the slowdown, which was witnessed in 2008 mainly due to economic problems and domestic woes.
Pak working to remove bottlenecks in normalising trade with India
January 1, 2013
Pakistan has assured India that it intends to phase out the negative list regime of trade that allows commerce in all but 1,209 items.
A quieter India, at stroke of midnight hour
January 1, 2013
New Year celebrations were muted as the death of the 23-year-old Delhi woman, who had been savagely raped and tortured, loomed across many minds.
White House and congressional Republicans agree on deal to avert fiscal...
January 1, 2013
The measure would extend Bush-era tax cuts for family incomes below $450,000 and briefly avert across-the-board spending cuts set to strike the Pentagon and domestic agencies this week.
Deathbed theory dreamt by an Indian maths genius is finally proved...
January 1, 2013
Researchers have finally solved the cryptic deathbed puzzle renowned Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan claimed came to him in dreams.
Srinivasa Ramanujan
