December 21, 2013
Brief Scorecard: South Africa 244 and 138 for 2 (Petersen 76*) need another 320 runs to beat India 280 and 421 (Pujara 153, Kohli 96)

Hashim Amla was bowled in bizarre fashion, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Johannesburg, 4th day, December 21, 2013
December 21, 2013
NEW DELHI / WASHINGTON: Efforts to resolve the India-US diplomatic standoff over senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade's arrest continued on Saturday with both sides stating that they are in "conversations" to find a way out.

US should understand value of partnership: Salman Khurshid
December 21, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Sri Lanka 287 for 8 (Sangakkara 58, Junaid 3-52) beat Pakistan 284 for 4 (Shehzad 124, Misbah 59*) by two wickets

Dimuth Karunaratne and Sachithra Senanayake celebrate Sri Lanka's win, Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Dubai, December 20, 2013
December 21, 2013
BEIJING: China's military lashed out Saturday at Japan's plans to boost defence spending, accusing Tokyo of raising regional tensions under the pretext of safeguarding national security.

BJP slams ‘unholy alliance’, says ‘don’t know what’s going on between Congress and AAP’
Decemebr 20, 2013
NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP on Friday questioned the Centre's motive behind granting more time to Aam Admi Party to form a government in Delhi and said it seems both the parties were not able to finalize a "deal".

December 20, 2013
By Geeta Goindi
Washington, DC – Recognizing that voting has been a long-felt need of Non Resident Indians (NRIs), India’s Chief Election Commissioner, on a three-day visit to the nation’s capital, explored various options to spur registration and enrollment in the Indian electoral system.

December 20, 2013
KAMPALA: Uganda's parliament on Friday adopted an anti-homosexuality bill that will see repeat offenders jailed for life, with lawmakers hailing it as a victory against "evil" for the deeply religious nation.

December 20, 2013
NEW DELHI: India angrily brushed aside fresh efforts by the United States on Friday to defuse a row over the arrest and strip-search of one of its diplomats, warning Washington that "times have changed".

Devyani Khobragade was charged last week with visa fraud and making false statements.
December 20, 2013
Brief Scorecard: South Africa 213 for 6 (Smith 68, Philander 48*, Ishant 3-64) trail India 280 (Kohli 119, Philander 4-61) by 67 runs

Ishant Sharma inspired India's fightback after tea
December 19, 2013
WASHINGTON DC: Target said Thursday that credit and debit card account information for 40 million of its customers may have been stolen during the height of the holiday shopping season.







































































































