September 9, 2013
MUMBAI: Analysts and heads of treasuries at banks have opined that "the Rajan effect"' — the impact of the measures unveiled by new Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan — will continue to play out in the forex market this week as well.
Market participants see the rupee rising to 63 against the dollar this week and trading in the 63-65.50 range.
September 9, 2013
NEW DELHI: Jhumki's (name changed) red and white sakha-pola (wedding bangles) and sindoor jar sharply with her starched uniform. She was forced by her father to marry when she was barely 11 but she feels lucky to be allowed to attend school.
September 9, 2013
PARIS: The United States left the door open on Sunday to seeking a United Nations Security Council resolution that could endorse punishing Syria for a chemical weapons attack last month and indicated Arab countries were seeking a tough response.
September 9, 2013
BUENOS AIRES: Seven months after losing its Olympic place, wrestling was reinstated for the 2020 Olympics on Sunday as the IOC overturned a decision that many members thought was a mistake.
September 8, 2013
Washington — On September 7th the local Indian American community was in shock as a vigil was held outside Saleh's Market in Elkhart, Indiana, where two Sikh men, Jagtar Bhatti and Pawan Preet Singh, running a grocery store were shot and killed during an attempted robbery. Both were natives of Punjab.
September 8, 2013
Asif Ali Zardari steps down as Pakistan's president on Sunday having defied expectations by holding onto power for a record five years. Six years after his wife was murdered, he retires having presided over the only civilian government in Pakistan history to complete a full term in office.
September 8, 2013
NEW DELHI: Leander Paes, 40, won his third US Open doubles title and the eighth major of his career when he combined with Radek Stepanek to win the men's doubles final in New York on Sunday.
The Indo-Czech pair comprehensively beat the Austria-Brazil pair 6-1, 6-3 to wrap up the match and lift the prestigious trophy.
September 8, 2013
BERLIN: The US National Security Agency is able to crack protective measures on iPhones, BlackBerry and Android devices, giving it access to users' data on all major smartphones, according to a report on Sunday in German news weekly Der Spiegel.
September 8, 2013
Brief Scorecard: India A 261 for 4 (Uthappa 103, Chand 94, Milne 3-43) beat New Zealand A 257 (Mitchell 51, Kulkarni 3-38, Menaria 3-43, Rahul Sharma 3-45) by six wickets
Robin Uthappa and Unmukt Chand put on 178 for the opening wicket in 30 overs
September 8, 2013
BERLIN: Syrian government forces may have carried out a chemical weapons attack close to Damascus without the personal permission of President Bashar al-Assad, Germany's Bild am Sonntag paper reported on Sunday, citing German intelligence.
