October 13, 2013
Abu Dhabi: Cricket's governing body launched the World Test Championship 2017 on Saturday aimed at preserving the primacy of the longer format of the game.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) said the inaugural championship will be hosted by England and will feature the top four teams in the ICC Test rankings, with a total prize money of $10 million at stake.
October 12, 2013
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad: The University of the West Indies' Seismic Research Center is reporting an earthquake hit Friday night northwest of Trinidad.
The quake measured magnitude 6.4 at a depth of 37 miles (60 kilometers).
The Seismic Research Center said it had received no reports of damage or injuries.
It was the strongest earthquake in Trinidad since 1997, when a magnitude-6.1 quake caused some damage on the island of Tobago north of Trinidad.
October 12, 2013
Washington – The secret federal court overseeing US wiretapping programs has extended the government's authority to collect US telephone records, the office of the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said late Friday.
October 12, 2013
NEW DELHI: Intense and destructive storms are likely to occur more frequently as global warming intensifies, Greenpeace said on Saturday.
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.
