August 31, 2013
NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi's journey from a common man to the chief minister of Gujarat has caught the fancy of NRI filmmaker Mitesh Patel, who is making a projected Rs 40 crore movie on him. He admits the film on the politico couldn't be better-timed, but denied it being an "image-building exercise" for Modi ahead of the general elections due next year.
August 31, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Friday said that a battle to shed light on secret US government requests for internet user data would play out in court after failed peace talks.
August 30, 2013
The World Health Organization said that medical professionals in hospitals in five countries didn’t always wash their hands effectively, thus failing to prevent the spread of infections to patients and other staff members.
August 30, 2013
According to Shanghai-based research firm Hurun, China surpassed the US this year as the country with the maximum number of billionaires.
August 30, 2013
LONDON: Poverty and the all-consuming fretting that comes with it require so much mental energy that the poor have little brain power left to devote to other areas of life, according to the findings of an international study published on Thursday.
August 30, 2013
BANGALORE: India's first exclusive defence satellite GSAT-7 was successfully launched by European space consortium Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana on Friday, giving a major push to the country's maritime security.
August 29, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Pakistan 299 for 4 (Hafeez 136*, Amin 59) beat Zimbabwe 209 (Taylor 79, Waller 40, Junaid 4-15) by 90 runs
Pakistan's batsman Mohammad Hafeez bats during the 2nd game of the three match ODI cricket series between Pakistan and Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club.
August 29, 2013
SINGAPORE: Singapore now has a record number of billionaires, up from 16 a year ago to 21, according to the latest Forbes Singapore rich list.
The combined net wealth of Singapore’s 50 richest is US$80 billion.
Property magnates Robert and Philip Ng added $1.4 billion to their wealth to hold on to the No. 1 spot as the country’s richest.
Their net wealth is $10.6 billion, up from $9.2 billion last year.
August 29, 2013
MUMBAI: Breaking the streak of severe battering it suffered in the last few days, the rupee on Thursday soared by a staggering 225 paise to end at 66.55 against the dollar and the sensex jumped by over 400 points on the back of RBI opening a special dollar facility for PSU oil companies.
August 29, 2013
By Geeta Goindi
Washington, DC – Anna Hazare is a man on a mission: he is taking his anti-corruption movement, so far confined and rooted in India, to a global level. First stop is the US.
