October 12. 2013
WASHINGTON: Taliban could not intimidate her, but evidently she is not inhibited in the presence of the President of the United States either.
Malala Yousafzai speaks at an International Day of the Girl event at World Bank Headquarters on October 11, 2013 in Washington, DC
October 12, 2013
ICHAPURAM/BHUBANESWAR: Rain and wind lashed India's east coast on Saturday, forcing about 450,000 people to flee to shelters as one of the country's largest cyclones closed in, threatening to cut a swathe of devastation through farmland and fishing hamlets.
October 12, 2013
WASHINGTON: It's only a small frown of concern just now, but it was enough for P Chidambaram, the country's finance minister, to ask his officials to add up and let him know the amount of US bonds India is holding — just in case Uncle Sam goes belly-up — before he left for Washington this week.
October 12, 2013
NEW DELHI: Through a bunch of omissions, Census 2011 appears to seriously underestimate the number of slum dwellers in India, putting it at 6.5 crore people spread over 2613 towns.
October 11, 2013
MUMBAI: The rupee gained for the second day, adding 32 paise to close at a fresh two-month high of 61.07 against the dollar amid a rise in local equities and sustained capital inflows.
October 11, 2013
MUMBAI: Here is an uncomfortable statistic that will pile more guilt on busy, stressed and struggling working parents - one of five patients walking into Bangalore-based NIMHANS for psychiatric and counseling help is a toddler.
October 11, 2013
OSLO – The global chemical weapons watchdog working to eliminate chemical arms stockpiles around the battlefields of Syria's civil war won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
October 11, 2013
NEW DELHI: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Nabam Tuki on Friday condemned granting of stapled Chinese visa to two young women archers who were prevented at the IGI Airport from leaving for China to take part in the upcoming Youth World Archery Championship.
October 11, 2013
JAMMU: Violating the ceasefire for the third time in less than 24 hours, Pakistani troops on Friday shelled mortars and fired on forward areas along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
October 11, 2013
NEW DELHI: Around 20 years from now, Mumbai and Chennai could routinely start witnessing temperatures hotter than the two cities have experienced in 150 years, an alarming new University of Hawaii study predicting the climate 'tipping points' of various cities around the world has warned.
