November 27, 2013
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday named Lieutenant General Raheel Sharif as its new army chief, taking over from the retiring General Ashfaq Kayani.
November 26, 2013
GHAZIABAD: Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were on Tuesday sentenced to life term by a CBI court after they were convicted of killing their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj five-and-a-half years ago.
November 26, 2013
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has cited the case of an Indian-American woman entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley, who got a green card following over 12 years of agonizing wait, to push for a comprehensive immigration reform that would attract best talents from across the globe.
November 26, 2013
UNITED NATIONS: As India marks the fifth anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks on November 26, it is "important" that the perpetrators of the "terrible crime" should be brought to justice, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon's spokesman said.
November 25, 2013
London: To a tabloid connoisseur the story had everything: celebrities, money, politics and more than a whiff of scandal.
A newspaper reported that relations between Murdoch and Tony Blair had "collapsed" because of Blair's close friendship with the media mogul's ex-wife, Wendi Deng.
November 25, 2013
NEW DELHI: The violence on the line of control (LoC) has perceptibly come down. And almost unnoticed, the conversations between India and Pakistan have increased.
November 24, 2013
AHMEDABAD: In a unique row over trademark, a temple has sued a real estate developer for using its name and logo to benefit from the goodwill generated by the religious organization.
November 24, 2013
NEW YORK: In a shocking incident, a small plane after experiencing engine trouble made an emergency landing on a highway near Portland in the US during rush hour and taxied along the road without damaging any vehicles.
November 24, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Australia 295 (Haddin 94, Johnson 64, Broad 6-81) and 7 for 401 dec (Warner 124, Clarke 113, Haddin 53) beat England 136 (Johnson 4-61, Harris 3-28) and 173 (Cook 65, Johnson 5-42) by 381 runs
November 24, 2013
GREATER NOIDA: India's largest and only profitable domestic airline IndiGo is likely to go public and also induct small planes in its fleet to improve regional connectivity in the country. Without disclosing the timeframe, IndiGo promoter Rahul Bhatia said both these issues were on the radar.
