March 20, 2014
NEW DELHI: India has declined China's proposal to allow four of its warships to join the hunt for the MH370 jetliner near the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, even as it is now dispatching two aircraft to Malaysia to join the international search force that is now scanning southern Indian Ocean off Australia for the missing 777-200ER aircraft.
March 20, 2014
LONDON: Tech giant Microsoft is working on next generation technology that will enable 'no-touch' phones, tablets and televisions that can be operated from afar, without the need to swipe them.
Microsoft is working on 'no-touch' phones, tablets and TVs that can be operated from afar, without the need to swipe them
March 20, 2014
WASHINGTON: There is no reason to believe that anyone in the highest ranks of the Pakistan government knew about the location of slain al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, the White House has said.
A day after a major American daily claimed that the top ISI leadership knew about the presence of bin Laden inside the country, the White House maintained its earlier stance.
March 20, 2014
West Indies bowling mainstay Sunil Narine says there is no variation called teesra like what Saeed Ajmal is believed to deliver and it is only about playing “mindgames” with the opposition batsmen.
An ace up his sleeve: Sunil Narine, fells the bowlers, to keep ahead of the game keep trying out new things everyday.
March 20, 2014
The rupee on Thursday fell by 41 paise to 61.36 against the dollar in early trade due to increased demand for the U.S. currency from banks and importers amid a weak opening in local equities.
The rupee on Thursday fell to 61.36 against the dollar in early trade.
March 20, 2014
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the search for the missing Malaysian airliner was a "top priority" for the United States and offered every possible resource — including the FBI.
March 20, 2014
KOLKATA: If you are planning a vacation in the UK or any other countries in Europe this summer, you won't have to run around to different locations to apply for visas.
One will not have to run around to different locations to apply for visas any more. Just a trip to one address in Kasba will do.
March 20, 2014
NEW YORK: Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that humans have separate and distinct cognitive systems with which they can categorize, classify and conceptualize their world.
March 20, 2014
Brief Scorecard: India 178/4 in 20 overs (V Kohli 74 not out, S Raina 54) beat England 158/6 in 20 overs (M Ali 46, M Lumb 36; R Jadeja 2/23) by 20 runs
Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina added 81 for the fourth wicket
March 19, 2014
Washington: A massive magnetic eruption that barely missed the earth would have hit it hard had it come nine days earlier - wreaking havoc with the electrical grid, disabling satellites and GPS and disrupting our increasingly electronic lives.
