November 11, 2013
MUMBAI: The rupee dropped by 83 paise to 63.30 against the American currency after a gap of nearly eight weeks on persistent dollar demand from importers and banks on the back of higher dollar overseas.
November 10, 2013
WASHINGTON: When President Barack Obama travels abroad, his staff packs briefing books, gifts for foreign leaders and something more closely associated with camping than diplomacy: a tent.
November 10, 2013
AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal's 'Jhadu Chalao Yatra' has come under Election Commission scanner
November 10, 2013
KOLKATA: Heaping lavish praise on Sachin Tendulkar, West Indies cricket great Brian Lara on Sunday likened the batting legend to another legend, in boxing, Mohammad Ali.
Lara also said Tendulkar had made the right decision to retire from international cricket after playing his 200th Test match at his home ground in Mumbai.
November 10, 2013
WASHINGTON: The United States is "not blind, and I don't think we're stupid" in nuclear talks with Iran, secretary of state John Kerry said in a US television interview that aired on Sunday.
November 10, 2013
Dravid will shed light on tackling fixing in cricket during the three-day international conference on corruption and crime
November 10, 2013
MUMBAI: Extortion is thriving in cyberspace, with malicious software denying users access to their computers or files until they pay a ransom. Last month, a senior executive from Pune found himself shut out of his personal computer and all data stored on it by 'ransomware'.
November 9, 2013
Washington — At least five Indian-American candidates scored victories in Tuesday's US polls with three of them becoming legislators in two states and two others winning elections to local bodies.
The most significant gains for the Indian American community came in New Jersey where Kolkata-born Raj Mukherji scored a victory in the 33rd district to join fellow Democrat Upendra Chivukula, who retained his 17th district seat, in the State assembly.
November 9, 2013
CHENNAI: World champion Viswanathan Anand started his title defense in style, holding off world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway to a draw in quick time in the first game of the World chess championship on Saturday.
November 9, 2013
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Salman Khurshid will head the Indian delegation at the CHOGM to be held in Sri Lanka next week with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deciding against undertaking the visit in view of the opposition by parties in Tamil Nadu as well as a section in Congress.
