December 9, 2013
WASHINGTON: The US establishment appears to be gearing up for the eclipse of the Congress Party-led UPA government, going by various pronouncements in the administration, in the Congress, and in the media.
December 9, 2013
MELBOURNE: A group of Sydney-based Indian-Australian professionals have come together to form a venture which would invest in feature films, documentaries and TV shows with Indian themes.
The Australia India Film Fund (AIFF) would be led by two Sydney-based professionals of Indian origin — Devendra Gupta and Yateendra Gupta.
The AIFF was launched on Friday and has also managed to rope in perhaps the best known Indian film personality Down Under, Anupam Sharma, as its head of films.
December 9, 2013
NEW DELHI: Sonia Gandhi on Sunday acknowledged that the drubbing had come as a shocker and identified price rise as the culprit, while Rahul Gandhi responded to the setback by vowing to aggressively follow the AAP model to bring the common man into the party and transform it.
December 8, 2013
Washington – President Barack Obama warned Saturday that Israel's vision of an "ideal" nuclear agreement with Iran was unrealistic and put the chance of any acceptable final deal emerging at no more than 50/50.
December 8, 2013
Brief Scorecard: South Africa 280 for 6 (De Kock 106, Amla 100, Shami 3-48) v India 146 (Tsotsobe 4-25, Steyn 3-17) by 134 runs
Quinton de Kock scored his second hundred in as many games in this series
December 8, 2013
NEW DELHI: After 15 long years in power the Congress was headed for a rout in Delhi, with the BJP on the winning track, but it was debutante Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that put up a spectacular show in the battle for the 70-member assembly.
December 7, 2013
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan on Saturday said recently-retired Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar was lucky to have never faced the ferocious West Indies pace attack of '70 and '80s.
December 7, 2013
MUMBAI: Making a strong case for a correct balance between the executive, legislature and judiciary, finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said India cannot achieve sustainable growth unless powers of the executive to govern are restored.
December 6, 2013
The menace of "paid news" in some parts of the Indian media during election time, has not only been controlled and contained, but is now also declining significantly — thanks to stringent self-regulation by the media in general, as well as strong scrutiny by the Election Commission (EC).
December 6, 2013
World leaders & public figures reacted to the passing of Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday at the age of 95. His funeral will be held Dec. 15 in Qunu, South Africa.
Nelson Mandela's death: World mourns 'hero,' 'icon,' 'father'
