October 30, 2014
NEW DELHI: The first high-speed train between Delhi and Agra with a speed of 160 km per hour is expected to run on November 10 as Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory is all set to roll out the first rake of fourteen coaches of the train.
October 30, 2014
Sydney: Sachin Tendulkar added another feather to his cap on Wednesday when the Indian batting legend was inducted as one of the latest honourees in the Bradman Foundation.
Sachin Tendulkar inducted into Don Bradman Hall of Fame
October 29, 2014
The unearthing of capital flight of "black" money Indians have allegedly stashed away in Swiss banks could add USD 30 billion to the country's forex reserves, says a Bank of America Merrill Lynch report.
October 29, 2014
By Geeta Goindi
Washington, DC – In a heart-warming gesture sure to touch Indians around the world on October 23, Secretary of State John Kerry hosted the first-ever Diwali celebration at the State Department. It was a testament to the growing popularity of this festival of lights in America and the rising clout of the Indian-American community.
October 28, 2014
An unforced error had cost them the first match point. They weren't ready to let go of the second. As Cara Black jumped up and smashed a volley down the centre, Sania Mirza leaped with joy at the back of the court.
Sania Mirza and Cara Black
October 28, 2014
Talks are gathering pace on the sale of Indian naval patrol vessels to Vietnam, an official said, the first significant military transfer to Hanoi as it improves its defences in the South China Sea where it is embroiled in a territorial dispute with China.
October 28, 2014
New Delhi: On a day when the Central Government filed an affidavit with the Supreme Court disclosing names of three people who have allegedly stashed black money abroad to evade tax, the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms in a major revelation claimed that an accused Timblo Private Limited had donated huge amounts of money to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.
October 27, 2014
Carl Hooper, the former West Indies captain, has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to step in and resolve the ongoing crisis that has engulfed West Indian cricket.
October 27, 2014
Social Security recipients will receive 1.7 percent bigger checks in 2015, the Social Security Administration announced last week. And some groups of workers will begin receiving benefit statements in the mail with a list of taxes paid and an estimate of their future retirement benefit. Here's a look at the new Social Security benefits, taxes and services workers and retirees will experience in 2015:
October 27, 2014
Mumbai: Last week, a newly elected Shiv Sena legislator from the Konkan area met with journalists for an informal discussion at Mantralaya, the building that houses the state secretariat.
