January 25, 2014
NEW DELHI: Global medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres slammed on Friday a statement by Bayer's chief executive that the giant German firm only developed its cancer drug Nexavar for people who could afford the medicine, not "for Indians".
January 25, 2014
Brief Scorecard: New Zealand 314 (Guptill 111, Williamson 65) tied with India 314 for 9 (Jadeja 66*, Ashwin 65, Dhoni 50, Anderson 5-63)
Ravindra Jadeja slaps the ball over third man, New Zealand v India, 3rd ODI, Auckland, January 25, 2014
January 25, 2014
WASHINGTON: Not a word was said about the toxic, month-long spat that seemed to poison the much-vaunted strategic relationship between the two sides. Instead, there was gloss and platitude aimed ostensibly at healing the lacerations caused by the so-called Khobragade episode, which both sides are trying to consign to the back-burner.
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...
