January 7, 2014
CHICAGO/CLEVELAND: A blast of Arctic air gripped the vast middle of the United States on Monday, bringing the coldest temperatures felt in two decades, causing at least four deaths, forcing businesses and schools to close and canceling thousands of flights.
January 7, 2014
People can report complaints against corruption, says Delhi Chief Minister, adding that immediate punitive action and crackdown against corrupt officers will be carried out
January 7, 2014
NEW DELHI: With an eye firmly on China, India and Japan on Monday decided to consolidate and strengthen their strategic and global partnership in the defence arena through measures ranging from regular joint combat exercises and military exchanges to cooperation in anti-piracy, maritime security and counter-terrorism.
January 7, 2014
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court ruling on Monday permitting the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) to audit telecom companies has the potential to open up yet another massive scandal, according to indications available from limited official audits done in the past.
January 6, 2014
NEW DELHI: The famous Nataraja temple in the town of Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu will be managed by priests and not by the state government, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered.
The Nataraja Temple, Chidambaran, Tamil Nadu
January 6, 2014
MUMBAI: The average eighth grader in India spends a cumulative 130 hours more in school in an academic year than his or her peers in an OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) country, reveals an analysis of global data.
In other words, Indian secondary students pack in nearly 21 days of six-hour classes more than those in advanced countries.
January 5, 2014
CHICAGO: Temperatures not seen in years are likely to set records in the coming days across the US Midwest, northeast and south, creating dangerous travel conditions and prompting church and school closures.
January 5, 2014
LONDON: A terrified pilot of a passenger jet has reported a near miss in which a rugby ball-shaped UFO passed within a few feet of his aircraft while flying near Heathrow Airport, baffling aviation authorities here.
January 5, 2014
History never repeats itself, but it sure does rhyme, it has been said. Now an internationally respected historian is warning that today's world bears a number of striking similarities with the build-up to the First World War
An undated file picture shows a hand on the battlefield in the north of France during World War I.
January 5, 2014
NEW DELHI: Premarital sex is "immoral" and against the "tenets of every religion", a Delhi court has said while holding that every act of sexual intercourse between two adults on the promise of marriage does not become rape.
