February 2, 2014
NEW YORK: American retail giant Wal-Mart expects to incur higher expenses related to its split with Indian joint venture partner Bharti Enterprises.
Wal-Mart splits with Indian joint venture partner Bharti Enterprises
February 2, 2014
NEW DELHI: Expressing disillusion with the Aam Aadmi Party's functioning of late, founder member Madhu Bhaduri has dissociated herself from the political outfit.
Founder member Madhu Bhaduri quits, says AAP not treating women as human beings.
February 2, 2014
Even as they seek to control damage from the cross-LoC trade standoff, India and Pakistan are in for fresh acrimony over a visit by Pakistan pilgrims (zaireen) to India.
The government has said no to a "sudden" request from Pakistan to allow over 150 such pilgrims to visit a little known shrine in Agra.
February 2, 2014
NEW DELHI: Long before Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti ventured into politics, he ran a business on the web that many allege was "unethical" and operated in the "grey zone". His name is linked to a tech firm that spammed website owners and tried to make them pay for directory services they never solicited.
February 1, 2014
BEIJING: Motivated by wildlife protection campaigns and Buddha's teachings, more than 50 million Chinese defied deep-rooted tradition of meat eating and turned vegetarians, making the Communist nation one of the fast emerging countries with vegan population.
February 1, 2014
MUMBAI: The flight to campus is not always beyond the seas. The comfort of being close to home is driving several young Indians to different Indian states to pursue an education.
In the last 10 years, a total of 37 lakh moved to get a degree, showing that a discouraging academic landscape near home is no longer keeping its youth from travelling to the brighter lights elsewhere.
February 1, 2014
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, but the underlying trend suggested the labor market continued to heal.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 19,000 to a seasonally adjusted 348,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Claims for the prior week were revised to show 3,000 more applications received than previously reported.
February 1, 2014
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday said it added Congress president Sonia Gandhi and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's names in the list of "corrupt leaders" against whom it has decided to field candidates in the Lok Sabha elections as they were leading a party of tainted politicians and protecting them.
February 1, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO: Like huge lumbering beasts, the luxury buses shuffle down Valencia Street.
Even as the tech companies extend their global reach and jostle to own the future, their hometown is turning from admiration to anger.
January 31, 2014
Brief Scorecard: New Zealand 303 for 5 (Taylor 102, Williamson 88) beat India 216 (Kohli 82, Dhoni 47, Henry 4-38) by 87 runs
Ross Taylor's second ton in the ODI series saw the Kiwis setting a 304-run target, which they comfortably defended against a struggling Indian batting order
