September 13, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter announced on Thursday, in a tweet, that it has submitted papers for the most hotly anticipated stock offering in the tech sector since Facebook's last year.
Twitter has become one of the fastest-growing and most influential social media services, used widely by celebrities, journalists and others.
September 12, 2013
MULBERRY, Florida: Law enforcement officers arrested a Florida pastor on Wednesday as he drove to a park to light nearly 3,000 Qurans on fire to protest the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Pastor Terry Jones (L) is being handcuffed by Polk County Sheriff's deputies.
September 12, 2013
MOSCOW: Syria decided to cede control of its chemical weapons because of a Russian proposal and not the threat of US military intervention, Interfax news agency quoted President Bashar al-Assad as saying in a Russian television interview.
September 12, 2013
WASHINGTON: An Indian techie has been sentenced to nine months of imprisonment on charges of sexually assaulting an American woman during a flight, and faces deportation to India after serving his sentence.
Srinivasa S Erramilli has two previous convictions for nearly identical crimes.
September 12, 2013
The police says interrogation of the arrested people revealed plans to revive terrorism in Punjab by foreign-based terrorists
September 12, 2013
KATHMANDU: After missing the semifinal, Sunil Chhetri admitted, "It's tough to watch the match from the stands." Watching from the bench must have been even tougher.
Afghanistan players celebrate after winning the SAFF Championship 2013 by defeating India in the final.
September 12, 2013
The case had evoked nationwide outrage and led the government to bring in stringent anti-rape laws.
September 11, 2013
NEW DELHI: India has refused visa to Pakistani team, Faisalabad Wolves, to participate in Champions League Twenty20 tournament scheduled to begin from September 17 in view of abundance precaution.
September 11, 2013
BEIJING/LONDON: Long after concerns about tightening US monetary policy have faded, a more profound issue will still dog global policymakers: how to handle the second stage of China's economic revolution.
China will remain the most powerful engine of global growth for the next couple of decades.
September 11, 2013
NEW DELHI: L K Advani on Wednesday appeared to be a stumbling block for the BJP in finalizing the name of Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate and hectic efforts were underway to convince him to give up his opposition.
