January 25, 2014
NEW DELHI: In what is being termed as the biggest international hacking scandal, possibly involving corporates, associations and big individuals, coordinated raids were conducted by investigative agencies in India, China and Romania, on the basis of intelligence from Federal Bureau of Investigation about the "organized hacking" happening in three countries and others.
January 25, 2014
WASHINGTON: Five years into his presidency, Barack Obama is still falling short of his number one goal: to fix the economy for the middle class.
U.S. Vice PResident Joe Biden listens as President Barack Obama speaks during an event for the Council on Women and girls at the White House in Wednesday January 22, 2014.
January 24, 2014
Mumbai: The Indian rupee on Friday crashed by 73 paise to close at two-month low of 62.66 against the US currency on strong dollar buying by banks and importers.
A file picture of Indian Rupee coins.
January 24, 2014
ISLAMABAD: Lawyers in the high treason case of former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf say he is pushing to leave the country so he can undergo treatment for a heart condition abroad.
The military hospital treating Musharraf submitted a second report to the court about his condition on Friday. It was also given to his lawyers.
January 24, 2014
MUMBAI: Taking a cue from price war in the domestic sector, two foreign carriers — Emirates and Air Asia — have cut fares for Indian travelers so as to beat the March quarter blues.
January 24, 2014
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank has advised the public to start exchanging pre-2005 notes at banks, saying the volume of such notes that are being withdrawn from circulation is ‘not significant.’
RBI advised the public to start exchanging pre-2005 notes at banks.
January 24, 2014
MELBOURNE: Resurgent Roger Federer relished passing a stiff mental and physical test against a dogged Andy Murray to book his 11th successive Australian Open semi-final and a mouthwatering clash with great rival Rafa Nadal.
Federer and Nadal have always produced their best when they've faced off. Prajwal Hegde picks five classics...
January 24, 2014
SEOUL: South Korean regulators on Wednesday vowed tougher penalties for financial firms and executives who fail to protect customer data, following the unprecedented theft of information from at least 20 million people.
"If an accident like this happens again, the company in question will be shut and its executives will no longer be able to work in this industry," Shin Je-yoon, the head of the financial supervisory commission (FSC), told reporters.
January 24, 2014
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani officials used a secret counterterrorism fund to buy wedding gifts, luxury carpets and gold jewellery for relatives of ministers and visiting dignitaries, according to documents seen by AFP.
The revelations cast a spotlight on high-level corruption in Pakistan as the impoverished but nuclear-armed country battles a surge in Taliban violence.
January 24, 2014
WASHINGTON: Fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has said that he has no plans to return to the United States, because he would have "no chance" for a fair trial.
NSA Leaker - Edward Snowden
