September 4, 2013
MUMBAI: The rupee recovered sharply on Wednesday as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) aggressively sold dollars to prevent the currency from falling to a record low amid volatility in global markets over the US push for limited US strikes on Syria.
September 4, 2013
NEW YORK: Veteran Indian tennis star Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek advanced to the US Open men's doubles' semifinals after a hard-fought win in the last-eight stage.
September 3, 2013
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today visited the line of control (LoC) to assess the security situation in the wake of violations of a ceasefire in the region over the past few weeks.
Kayani visited Kotli sector of the Line of Control, an area that has witnessed heavy exchanges of fire between Indian and Pakistani troops.
September 3, 2013
MUMBAI: A birth certificate, passport or even an Aadhaar card may not be enough to prove that you are an Indian citizen if you were born after July 1, 1987. Citizenship laws say a person born in India after July 1, 1987 cannot claim automatic citizenship unless at least one of the parents is an Indian.
September 3, 2013
HELSINKI: Microsoft on Tuesday said it would buy Nokia's mobile phone business for 5.44 billion euros, and the Finnish firm said its CEO, Stephen Elop, would join Microsoft when the transaction closed.
Finland's Nokia, once the undisputed leader in mobile phones, has been struggling to respond to the challenge from smartphone makers such as Apple and Samsung.
September 3, 2013
MUMBAI: The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex on Tuesday fell 651 points as the rupee once again breached the 68-mark to the dollar after a spate of negative news, including escalating tension in Syria.
All sectoral indices led by banking and consumer durable were in red.
September 3, 2013
NEW DELHI — A series of recent high-profile gang rape cases in India has ignited a debate: Are such crimes on the rise, or is it simply that more attention is being paid to a problem long hidden within families and villages? The answer, experts say, is both.
September 2, 2013
RBI, govt take steps to curb demand for gold after imports of the metal widen current account deficit
New Delhi: With a view to curb appetite for gold, banks are sanctioning advances, including personal loans, only if borrowers agree not to use the proceeds to buy the metal beyond permitted levels.
September 2, 2013
Modi was the IPL chairman-cum-commissioner during the first three editions but was suspended on charges of financial irregularities
New Delhi: The BCCI in all likelihood will impose a life ban on former IPL commissioner and its vice-president Lalit Modi at a Special General Meeting (SGM) to be convened in Chennai on September 25.
September 2, 2013
JODHPUR: Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl, was Monday sent to judicial custody for 14 days by a court here in Rajasthan.
According to Jodhpur Police, Asaram Bapu claimed innocence before investigators and denied the allegation of sexual assault leveled against him.
