August 19, 2014
COLOMBO: Mahela Jayawardene ended his illustrious 17-year test career in near perfect style in the whitewash win for Sri Lanka against Pakistan on Monday.
Mahela Jayawardene is carried by teammates after Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan in Colombo on Monday.
August 19, 2014
Angered by Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit’s decision to engage with Hurriyat leaders, the Narendra Modi government on Monday called off the Foreign Secretary-level talks scheduled for August 25 in Islamabad. With this, the euphoria generated by inviting Pakistan Prime Minister to Mr. Modi’s swearing-in has effectively ended.
August 19, 2014
India ranked fifth amongst top ten wind power producers in the world by adding 1,700 MW capacity in 2013, a report said.
A clutter of windmills near Kaavalkinaru in Tirunelveli district.
August 19, 2014
Palestinian Health Ministry says over 2,000 people, mostly civilians, have died; the UN says 425,000 people have been displaced; Israel reports 67 deaths
August 18, 2014
Strikes conducted since Friday at the request of Iraqi government and backed by US warplanes, Iraqi Kurdish fighters retook Mosul dam
Washington: US President Barack Obama told Congress on Sunday that the "limited" airstrikes he has authorized on Iraq to retake its largest dam from militants protected US interests there.
August 18, 2014
Floods kill 28 people, maroon four lakh people in Uttar Pradesh
Villagers carry an autorickshaw in a country boat through flood waters in Assam’s Morigaon district on Sunday.
August 18, 2014
Brief Scorecard: England 486 (Root 149, Cook 79, Ballance 64) beat India 148 (Dhoni 82, Woakes 3-30) and 94 (Jordan 4-18) by an innings and 244 runs
England dismissed India for 94 in the second innings to clinch the match by an innings and 244 runs and win series 3-1
August 17, 2014
Two young sisters were sexually abused after their abduction from a roadside farm stand in New York state, a prosecutor said on Saturday.
Two investigators walk on the property of Stephen Howells II and Nicole F. Vaisey, in Hermon, New York on Saturday.
August 16, 2014
Current account deficit, which is the excess of foreign exchange outflows over inflows, touched a historic high of $88 billion
New Delhi: Gold imports declined 26.39 per cent to $1.81 billion in July due to restrictions imposed by the government on inbound shipments of the precious metal to narrow the current account deficit.
August 14, 2014
The new scheme is a significant improvement over the UPA's financial inclusion programme
