March 11, 2015
Brief Scorecard: Sri Lanka 363 for 9 (Sangakkara 124, Dilshan 104, Mathews 51, Davey 3-63) beat Scotland 215 (Coleman 70, Mommsen 60, Kulasekara 3-20, Chameera 3-51) by 148 runs
March 10, 2015
By Geeta Goindi
New Delhi, INDIA – On March 8th, flagging off the third annual NBT All Women Bike Rally on the UN-designated International Women's Day, Home Minister Rajnath Singh underscored that Indian women are capable of meeting any challenge.
March 10, 2015
NEW DELHI: The contentious Land bill today passed the Lok Sabha test after the government carried out nine amendments to it and persuaded most of its allies to support, setting the stage for its consideration in Rajya Sabha where the numbers are loaded against the government.
Congress members in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Tuesday.
March 9, 2015
Fears that Isis is luring Aussie teenagers to the Middle East are rising as the government urges youngsters to "block your ears".
Two Australian brothers have been intercepted at Sydney airport, amid concerns that the extremist terror group is recruiting young people as cannon fodder.
March 9, 2015
The BBC documentary, depicting the aftermath of the brutal gang-rape and murder of the Delhi Braveheart in 2012, will have its US premier next week and will be attended by Oscar-winning actor Meryl Streep and Freida Pinto in a show of support for the film banned in India.
Oscar-winning hollywood actress Meryl Streep
March 9, 2015
“People initially think I’m Christian and then gawk when I tell them my full name,” laughs Saarah Hameed Ahmed (25) the Bengaluru girl who is the only known Muslim among the 600-odd women pilots employed in the Indian aviation sector. “I just love the look on people’s faces when they discover I am Muslim.”
March 9, 2015
Last week, the government banned India’s Daughter, a documentary on the gang-rape and killing of a physiotherapy student in December 2012.
In doing so, the government has kept up with India’s unenviable record of censoring and banning content across different media—print, film and the Internet. It reflects poorly on the world’s most populous democracy.
March 9, 2015
Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are a hot ticket in Silicon Valley, but U.S. government dithering over regulations has given overseas companies a head-start in figuring out how best to exploit them.
March 8, 2015
The probe will stay over the Ceres for 16 months to study its structure, gather clues to understand how Earth, other planets were created
Nasa scientists also hope to capture new photos of Ceres once Dawn emerges from the planet’s dark side in April. Photo: AFP
March 8, 2015
Birmingham: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal’s quest for becoming the first Indian woman to win the most prestigious All England badminton championship ended in agony after she suffered a heart-breaking loss to Spain’s Carolina Marin in the summit clash here on Sunday.
