January 14, 2014
Delicacies sold like hot cakes with stalls running out of food before 8 p.m.
ON A PLATTER: People at the ‘Amma Unavagam’ Pongal celebration 2014 at Tamil Nadu Bhawan, in New Delhi on Sunday
January 14, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc on Monday announced plans to acquire Nest Labs Inc, a maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms, for $3.2 billion, signaling the internet company's intention to expand into a broader array of devices and bringing valuable hardware design expertise in-house.
January 14, 2014
PARIS: After months of tension between the United States and Russia over issues ranging from Edward Snowden's intelligence leaks to the Syrian conflict, US secretary of state John Kerry sought to bridge the diplomatic gap on Monday by giving his Russian counterpart an unusual gift of potatoes.
January 14, 2014
CHENNAI: It was a moment of bliss for Anantha Padmanabhan who reached Sabarimala on foot all the way from Chennai on Monday.
Anantha Padmanabhan, a 52-year-old devotee from Chennai, conducting Namaskara Padayatra from Pampa as part of his annual pilgrimage to Sabarimala on Monday.
January 13, 2014
NEW DELHI: India Inc on Monday expressed strong displeasure over the Delhi government's decision to withdraw approval to FDI in multibrand retail, saying the move was likely to hinder foreign investments flowing into the country.
January 13, 2014
NEW DELHI: Some moderation in vegetable and fruit prices eased December retail inflation to three-month low of 9.87 per cent, giving the Reserve Bank of India more leeway to manage interest rates.
January 13, 2014
Ancient Egyptians created pyramids by piling up rubble on the inside and attaching bricks on the outside later, according to a new theory proposed by a British engineer.
A file photo of the historical site of the Giza Pyramids near Cairo, Egypt.
January 13, 2014
The last case was detected in January 2011 in Howrah district
India will be declared polio-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) if no cases of polio are detected in the country by January 13, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here on Monday.
January 12, 2014
CAPE CANAVERAL: Orbital Sciences Corp, one of two companies hired by US space agency Nasa to make supply runs to the International Space Station, delivered its first cargo ship on Sunday, a Nasa TV broadcast showed.
January 12, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Sri Lanka 388 (Mahela 129, Silva 95, Junaid 3-102) and 137 for 1 (Karunaratne 62*, Silva 58) beat Pakistan 165 (Manzoor 73, Pradeep 3-62, Herath 3-26) and 359 (Misbah 97, Younis 77, Sarfraz 74, Lakmal 4-78) by nine wickets
