March 19, 2014
NEW DELHI: With Russia facing sanctions from the US and some other countries after it annexed Crimea from Ukraine, India on Wednesday made it clear that it will not support any "unilateral measures" against Russian government.
March 19, 2014
LONDON: The Oxford English Dictionary has included more than 900 new words, phrases, and senses in its latest edition, including 'beatboxer','bestie' and 'wackadoodle'.
March 19, 2014
BANGALORE: The demand for the US H-1B work visas for the coming year is expected to be so high that the quota of 65,000 is expected to be exhausted on the very first day they open for submission - April 1.
The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa that allows US employers to temporarily employ foreign workers.
March 19, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR: An international land and sea search for a missing Malaysian jetliner is covering an area the size of Australia, authorities said on Tuesday, but police and intelligence agencies have yet to establish a clear motive to explain its disappearance.
March 18, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Bangladesh 132 for 2 (Anamul 42) beat Nepal 126 for 5 (Khadka 41, Al-Amin 2-17) by eight wickets
Bangladesh's Al-Amin Hossain celebrates with teammates the fall of a Nepal wicket during their ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match in Chittagong, on Tuesday.
March 18, 2014
There may soon be so much debris in orbit around the Earth that future space missions could become impossible, scientists have warned.
March 18, 2014
KARACHI: A frenzied mob attacked a Hindu temple and set a dharamshala on fire over alleged desecration of a holy book, prompting authorities to impose a curfew in the Larkana city of Pakistan's southern Sindh province.
Curfew in Larkana city of Pakistan's southern Sindh province.
March 18, 2014
WASHINGTON: Seldom has one day captured the breadth, aspirations and limitations of American foreign policy.
Over the last five years, the president and his advisers have argued that diplomatic and economic pressure can be more effective than war in solving crisis situations.
March 18, 2014
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: Some US doctors are becoming concerned about the quality of generic drugs supplied by Indian manufacturers following a flurry of recalls and import bans by the Food and Drug Administration.
India supplies about 40 percent of generic and over-the-counter drugs used in the United States, making it the second-biggest supplier after Canada.
March 18, 2014
CHENNAI: For the first time, a large section of the still classified Henderson Brooks Report, which details a comprehensive operational review of India’s military debacle in 1962, has been made public.
A wounded Indian soldier being evacuated to hospital during the 1962 war with China.
