August 27, 2013
NEW DELHI: A military intervention in Syria complete with cruise missiles looks more likely after the US cited "evidence" of use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar-al Assad, with US officials threatening the attacks could happen "within days".
August 27, 2013
Indian IT companies could also be affected as they have invested heavily in cloud computing
Chennai: Global information technology service providers may take a $180-billion hit, or take a 25 per cent hit in overall revenue, in the next three years due to PRISM, the US National Security Agency’s electronic surveillance programme.
August 27, 2013
The gang also admitted to having raped a sex worker in Shakti Mill, say police
Mumbai: The accused in the Mumbai gangrape case have admitted to having earlier committed two rapes and a molestation inside the deserted Shakti Mills compound, investigators said on Tuesday.
August 27, 2013
Upper House approves amendments seeking negation of SC verdict which said those in jail can't contest elections
August 27, 2013
The spiritual guru has been booked under various sections of IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
Jodhpur: Jodhpur police have written to the immigration department to issue a look-out notice against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu to ensure he does not leave the country.
August 27, 2013
Brief Scorecard: South Africa A 341 (Harmer 96, Parnell 91) & 166 for 5 dec (Elgar 62, Nadeem 3-56) beat India A 201 (Pujara 54, Hendricks 5-36, Harmer 4-74) and 185 (Rahane 86, Saha 77*, B Hendricks 6-27) by 121 runs
Beuran Hendricks (left) collected his first ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket
August 27, 2013
MUMBAI: The rupee hit a record low on Tuesday and posted its biggest single-day fall in nearly 18 years after the lower house of Parliament approved a nearly $20 billion plan to provide cheap grain to the poor, raising concerns the fiscal deficit will blow out even further.
August 26, 2013
WASHINGTON: Jonathan Wajskol, an Italian graphic designer who moved to the United States about three decades ago, has a life with the hallmarks of an immigrant success story: graduate studies at an American university; a successful international business with partners in Milan and Beijing; and a residence in Greenwich Village that he shares with his wife and two children.
August 26, 2013
Ragi on sale in Bangalore. Nationwide, ragi — which is one of the most expensive cereals in the US — accounts for less than one per cent of the cropped area and cereal production.
August 26, 2013
LONDON: In a distasteful postscript to their Ashes triumph, three top England players were on Monday at the centre of a huge controversy following reports that they allegedly urinated on the pitch at the Oval hours after the fifth and final Test ended last night.
