August 5, 2013
BANGALORE: Companies in India's vast services sector suffered a fall-off in activity for the first time in nearly two years in July, according to a survey released on Monday, hurting chances for a recovery in growth in Asia's largest economy.
August 4, 2013
NEW DELHI: India may have at least 50 states in future if demands for new states are to be conceded as the home ministry has received representations for creation of more than 20 states.
Auguat 4, 2013
WASHINGTON: US trade representative Michael Froman overruled a June decision by the US International Trade Commission, which had banned imports of the iPhone 4 and some variations of the iPad 2.
August 4, 2013
MUMBAI: Runny noses and stomach flu aren't the only ills associated with overcast skies. The absence of sunlight hits production of Vitamin D in the body, adversely affecting blood pressure. A recent study in London by an Indian-born researcher has proved beyond doubt that the lower the vitamin level, the higher the BP.
August 3, 2013
LONDON: Holi may be celebrated only once in India, but in Britain it is fast catching on as a new rage in the party and clubbing circuit with thousands flocking Holi-themed festivals in the country.
Mass paint fights, where people hurl bags of brightly coloured powder over each other, are being hosted up and down the country.
August 3, 2013
Brief Scorecard: India 167 for 3 (Rahane 50, Jadeja 48*) beat Zimbabwe 163 (Williams 51, Mishra 6-48) by seven wickets
Amit Mishra picked up a career-best 6 for 48 to rout Zimbabwe for 163. His 18 wickets for the series equalled the record for the most successful haul by a bowler in a bilateral ODI series
August 3, 2013
Friendship Day, celebrated in India on the first Sunday in August, is an odd event. Its history suggests it was made up for commercial or promotional purposes.
August 3, 2013
NEW DELHI: Hit by yet another suicide bomb attack on its mission in Jalalabad, India on Saturday said "terror machines" that operate from "beyond the borders" was the main threat to the security of Afghanistan and refused to be deterred from its commitment to assist the war-torn country.
August 3, 2013
WASHINGTON: The New York Times Company announced on Saturday that it has agreed to sell The Boston Globe newspaper for $70 million cash to the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team.
The Times, the premier US newspaper, is selling The Globe for a fraction of the $1.1 billion it paid for the Boston newspaper in 1993.
August 2, 2013
MUMBAI: The rupee fell to a record closing low on Friday, posting its worst week in 22 months, raising concerns the RBI is losing the battle to prop up the currency while the government has yet to take any meaningful measures to bring in inflows.
