March 5, 2014
WASHINGTON: Nasa is plotting a daring robotic mission to Jupiter's watery moon Europa, a place where astronomers speculate there might be some form of life.
Last year, scientists discovered liquid plumes of water shooting up through Europa's ice.
March 4, 2014
WASHINGTON/KIEV: US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin's rationale for his incursion into Crimea was not "fooling anybody" and said Russian "meddling" would push states away from Moscow.
US Secretary of State John Kerry
March 4, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Pakistan 329 for 7 (Shehzad 103, Alam 74, Afridi 59, Hafeez 52) beat Bangladesh 326 for 3 (Anamul 100, Kayes 59, Mominul 51, Mushfiqur 51* ) by three wickets
Shahid Afridi came out hitting and helped Pakistan pull off their highest chase in ODIs
March 4, 2014
Singapore has topped 131 cities globally to become the world's most expensive city to live in 2014, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Singapore has been moving up the ranks of the world's most expensive cities to live in over the last decade
March 4, 2014
"To err is human; to forgive, divine", said the English poet Alexander Pope. Words that may be of some comfort to his namesake (sort of) Pope Francis after he accidentally used some distinctly unholy language during a papal address to thousands in St Peter's Square.
Pope Francis
March 4, 2014
NEW DELHI: You are more likely to die in a bomb blast in India than in Afghanistan. Strange as it may sound, government data show that India is among the most dangerous places in the world as far as bomb blasts per year are concerned - next only to Iraq and Pakistan, with even war-torn Afghanistan and Syria doing better.
March 3, 2014
They have not practised well and there can nothing be something like optional practice, Gavaskar said after India’s narrow loss against Pakistan
March 3, 2014
WASHINGTON: Any Russian ultimatum to Ukraine threatening a possible attack would be a "dangerous escalation" of the tensions in Crimea, a US official said on Monday.
March 3, 2014
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India on Monday granted an additional nine months for the public to exchange currency notes printed before 2005, including Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations, and set a deadline of January 1, 2015.
March 3, 2014
US President Barack Obama speaks to European allies over Russia’s violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity; says it is a breach of international law and threat to peace and security
