October 30, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Scaling up its operations in Syria significantly, the US will send less than 50 Special Operations forces to aid and advise rebels fighting the Islamic State, according to media reports.
October 30, 2015
London: A lunch with Queen Elizabeth II, an address to the Indian diaspora at the iconic Wembley Stadium and a "warm" interaction with his British counterpart are part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hectic schedule during his maiden visit to the UK next month.
October 29, 2015
Boulder, Colorado – The third Republican presidential debate on Wednesday evening ended with a handful of winners – Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz – and one clear loser, former Florida governor Jeb Bush.
October 29, 2015
Dissent is integral to science... reason must prevail: T Jayaraman of TISS.
After protests by writers and artists, over 100 distinguished scientists from some of India’s top institutes issued a statement on Wednesday denouncing the “climate of intolerance” and 'a rash of bigoted acts'.
October 27, 2015
IndiGo's IPO, valuing its parent company at over USD 4 billion, is a significant milestone for the domestic aviation sector that has been grappling with adverse conditions over the last many years, says a report.
October 27, 2015
NEW DELHI – Monday’s earthquake in Afghanistan was likely triggered by the same colliding of tectonic plates that caused Nepal’s devastating temblor earlier this year – an indication the Himalayan region is seismically very active now, a top Indian seismologist has said.
October 27, 2015
A man has written a hilarious complaint to Cadbury’s after he was left disappointed when a “sharing bag” of chocolates bought for his pregnant girlfriend contained only eight sweets.
Despite not previously being a fan of chocolate, Daniel Nugent’s girlfriend Aisling developed huge cravings for Cadbury’s Heroes during her pregnancy.
October 26, 2015
NEW DELHI – A massive earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck Afghanistan near its border with Pakistan on Monday afternoon, sending shockwaves as far as north India and resulting in the loss of at least 180 lives.
October 25, 2015
Brief Scorecard: South Africa 438 for 4 (du Plessis 133, de Villiers 119, de Kock 109) beat India 224 (Rahane 87, Dhawan 60, Rabada 4-41) by 214 runs
The South African players get together after winning the series, India v South Africa, 5th ODI, Mumbai, October 25, 2015
October 24, 2015
If there is near unanimity on one problem in India, it relates to mobile call drops. Everyone has been facing it everyday for quite sometime now.
