December 20, 2013
By Geeta Goindi
Washington, DC – Recognizing that voting has been a long-felt need of Non Resident Indians (NRIs), India’s Chief Election Commissioner, on a three-day visit to the nation’s capital, explored various options to spur registration and enrollment in the Indian electoral system.
December 20, 2013
KAMPALA: Uganda's parliament on Friday adopted an anti-homosexuality bill that will see repeat offenders jailed for life, with lawmakers hailing it as a victory against "evil" for the deeply religious nation.
December 20, 2013
NEW DELHI: India angrily brushed aside fresh efforts by the United States on Friday to defuse a row over the arrest and strip-search of one of its diplomats, warning Washington that "times have changed".
Devyani Khobragade was charged last week with visa fraud and making false statements.
December 20, 2013
Brief Scorecard: South Africa 213 for 6 (Smith 68, Philander 48*, Ishant 3-64) trail India 280 (Kohli 119, Philander 4-61) by 67 runs
Ishant Sharma inspired India's fightback after tea
December 19, 2013
WASHINGTON DC: Target said Thursday that credit and debit card account information for 40 million of its customers may have been stolen during the height of the holiday shopping season.
December 19, 2013
NEW DELHI: An owner of a billboard dedicated to Nelson Mandela was red-faced on Thursday after the discovery that a photo of actor Morgan Freeman was used instead of one of the anti-apartheid hero.
The billboard was erected on the side of a road in Coimbatore as part of memorials across India and the world to Mandela, who died on December 5.
December 19, 2013
LONDON: A British man paralyzed during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks on Thursday won his claim to sue the owners of Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in a British court of law.
December 19, 2013
Murthy says adequate training should be provided in the areas of macro economics, rudimentary micro economics, international trade and on the role of technology in improving public governance
December 19, 2013
NEW DELHI: India has escalated its confrontation with the US over the humiliation heaped on its diplomat, Devyani Khobragade, by virtually accusing Washington of conspiring to facilitate the illegal immigration of Khobragade's maid Sangeeta Richards and her family, comprising her husband and two children, to America.
December 18, 2013
Brief Scorecard: India 255 for 5 (Kohli 119) v South Africa
Kohli's maiden Test century in South Africa had some several punishment of the spinners, taking 50 off 44 deliveries
