November 14, 2013
COLOMBO: On the eve of the CHOGM summit, allegations of human rights abuses against Tamil civilians during the war against the LTTE on Thursday dominated a press conference by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was at his combative best claiming he had "nothing to hide".
November 14, 2013
MUMBAI: Internet penetration in the country may not have crossed 16% of the population yet, but in absolute numbers this percentage works out to nearly 10 times the population of Australia.
The Internet and Mobile Association of India said India will have over 213 million users by the end of December.
November 13, 2013
BANGALORE: Australian great Adam Gilchrist on Wednesday supported former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid on the subject of legalizing betting in India if it helps eradicate corruption in sports.
November 13, 2013
PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday unveiled a model of the world's largest Hindu temple with a towering height of 405 feet and a hall with a seating capacity of 20,000 people, to be built in the state.
The temple is expected to be ready by 2015
November 13, 2013
CHICAGO: The new World Trade Center tower in New York knocked Chicago's Willis Tower off its pedestal as the tallest building in the US when an international panel of architects announced on Tuesday that the needle atop the New York skyscraper can be counted when measuring the structure's height.
November 12, 2013
NEW DELHI: The annual consumer price inflation quickened more than expected to 10.09 per cent in October from 9.84 per cent in September, driven by food prices, government data showed on Tuesday.
A labourer spreads onions for sorting at a wholesale vegetable market in Chandigarh.
November 12, 2013
NEW DELHI: Expressing dismay at the new reserve price of spectrum set by TRAI, BJP on Tuesday said the steep reduction in costs will benefit a few operators and cause a loss to the exchequer and demanded that Prime Minister ask his office to reject the recommendations.
November 12, 2013
With their copybook batting techniques, Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid ground out the opposition pace attack when travelling overseas. While Gavaskar played without a helmet even against the feared West Indian attack of the 70s, Dravid blunted England’s bowlers with great aplomb.
November 12, 2013
NEW DELHI: Asking CBI to respect the line that divides between policy making and policing, finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday came down heavily on investigating agencies and CAG for "overstepping" their limits by attempting to convert bonafide executive decisions into either crimes or abuse of authority.
November 12, 2013
MUMBAI: Emirates, the Dubai-based airline, has brought a new fee to India that targets passengers flying out of the country during peak travel days. Called the "peak surcharge," it will be levied on flights departing from India to the US and Europe in the first two weeks of January.
