December 22, 2013
UNITED NATIONS: India has written a letter to UN chief Ban Ki-moon informing him of senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade's transfer as counsellor to the Indian mission and requested that she be accorded the same privileges and immunities as a diplomatic officer.
December 22, 2013
MADRID: The winners of Spain's cherished Christmas lottery — the world's richest — celebrated around the country on Sunday, a moment of joy and relief after another year of a brutal financial crisis.
December 22, 2013
LONDON: For the first time, an artificial heart that may give patients up to five years of extra life has been successfully implanted in a 75-year-old French man.
The artificial heart, designed by French biomedical firm Carmat, is powered by Lithium-ion batteries that can be worn externally.
December 22, 2013
MUMBAI: American diplomats were conspicuous by their absence at BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rally here on Sunday in the wake of the chill in India-US relations.
December 21, 2013
Rahul also asserted that the UPA government was ready to deal with corruption and introduce measures to push growth
Indian Congress Part Vice President - Rahul Gandhi
December 21, 2013
Brief Scorecard: South Africa 244 and 138 for 2 (Petersen 76*) need another 320 runs to beat India 280 and 421 (Pujara 153, Kohli 96)
Hashim Amla was bowled in bizarre fashion, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Johannesburg, 4th day, December 21, 2013
December 21, 2013
NEW DELHI / WASHINGTON: Efforts to resolve the India-US diplomatic standoff over senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade's arrest continued on Saturday with both sides stating that they are in "conversations" to find a way out.
US should understand value of partnership: Salman Khurshid
December 21, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Sri Lanka 287 for 8 (Sangakkara 58, Junaid 3-52) beat Pakistan 284 for 4 (Shehzad 124, Misbah 59*) by two wickets
Dimuth Karunaratne and Sachithra Senanayake celebrate Sri Lanka's win, Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Dubai, December 20, 2013
December 21, 2013
BEIJING: China's military lashed out Saturday at Japan's plans to boost defence spending, accusing Tokyo of raising regional tensions under the pretext of safeguarding national security.
Decemebr 20, 2013
NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP on Friday questioned the Centre's motive behind granting more time to Aam Admi Party to form a government in Delhi and said it seems both the parties were not able to finalize a "deal".
