October 4, 2014
Washington: A 79-year-old Indian-American Stanford University professor is among 10 innovators to receive US National Medal of Science announced by President Barack Obama for their contribution to the field of science.
October 4, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 185 for 2 (Raina 109*, McCullum 39) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 180 for 6 (Gambhir 80, Uthappa 39, Negi 5-22) by eight wickets
Suresh Raina hit his third T20 century
October 4, 2014
NEW DELHI: A security drill today created a major scare and sent Air India and security officials into a tizzy after a grenade-like object was found on a Boeing 747 aircraft when it landed at Jeddah in the wee hours.
October 2, 2014
Today is the defining moment in Indian hockey. Qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics, winning the Asian Games gold after 16 years and beating archrivals Pakistan in the final on a penalty shootout. It doesn't come any better than this.
Indian hockey team celebrating after defeating archrivals Paksitan in the Asian Games Final
October 2, 2014
GENEVA - Islamic State insurgents in Iraq have carried out mass executions, abducted women and girls as sex slaves, and used child soldiers in what may amount to systematic war crimes that demand prosecution, the United Nations said on Thursday.
October 2, 2014
NEW DELHI: Pakistani troops on Wednesday violated ceasefire after over a month-long lull, and resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling in three sub-sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, drawing retaliation from Indian forces.
October 1, 2014
Incheon,SOUTH KOREA: A huge controversy broke out on Wednesday at the Asian Games when India’s woman boxer Sarita Devi returned her bronze medal, protesting against her controversial loss to a South Korean, inviting a possible suspension for defiance.
October 1, 2014
By Geeta Goindi
Manhattan, NEW YORK – In a historic, memorable and massive community event on September 28, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by the Indian Diaspora in the gladiatorial Madison Square Garden.
October 1, 2014
Rising temperatures are forcing a huge, untold number of species to move their homes northward or climb to higher altitudes, says an alarming study.
Global warming and changing rainfall patterns have resulted in shifts or extensions in species' range in every terrain, region and ecosystem in India, the findings showed.
October 1, 2014
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit was "disappointing" as there were "no major takeaways" from the trip.
"When you look at the outcome, it is definitely disappointing. There are no major takeaways of this much hyped visit," Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma told the media here.
