August 2, 2013
WASHINGTON: US embassies that would normally be open this Sunday - including those in Abu Dhabi, Baghdad and Cairo - will be closed that day because of unspecified security concerns, the US State Department said on Thursday.
CBS News reported that the embassy closings were tied to US intelligence about an al-Qaida plot against US diplomatic posts in the Middle East and other Muslim countries. CBS said the intelligence did not mention a specific location.
August 2, 2013
NEW DELHI: N Srinivasan's desperate bid to return as BCCI president was thwarted with the under-fire bard deciding to call off its working committee meeting here on Friday fearing legal trouble after the Bombay High Court declared its IPL spot-fixing probe "illegal and unconstitutional".
August 2, 2013
ISLAMABAD: US secretary of state John Kerry told Pakistanis on Thursday that Washington planned to end drone strikes in their country soon - a message aimed at removing a major source of anti-American resentment in the strategically important country.
August 1, 2013
LONDON: A controversial US surveillance programme that sweeps internet usage data had 700 snooping servers installed at 150 locations around the world, including one in India, according to a report.
August 1, 2013
NEW DELHI: State-run fuel retailers on Wednesday announced they would raise the price of petrol by 70 paise and diesel by 50 paise a litre, both excluding local taxes.
The revised prices will come into effect from Wednesday midnight. The actual increase at petrol pumps will be a tad higher due to the incremental increase in state levies.
August 1, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO: Dell's board rejected CEO Michael Dell's attempt to change the voting rules for his bid to buy the slumping personal computer maker, a decision that is likely to doom the deal.
July 31, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Sri Lanka 307 for 4 (Dilshan 99, Sangakkara 75*, Thirimanne 68) beat South Africa 179 (De Villiers 51, Lakmal 3-24, Mendis 3-36) by 128 runs
Sri Lanka piled up 307-4 in the fifth and last ODI against South Africa. Tillakaratne Dilshan missed his century by one run.
July 31, 2013
By Geeta Goindi
Washington, DC – National Dance Day drew thousands to the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in a spirited celebration of this universal art form. On July 27, packing a spacious outdoor venue was a diverse, receptive, dance-happy crowd which couldn’t get enough of the myriad performances.
July 31, 2013
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has called for economic reforms in US saying that not doing so would mean waving the white flag to the rest of the world especially to emerging countries like India and China.
July 30, 2013
NEW DELHI: While fresh hiring has already taken a hit, thanks to the slowing economy, India Inc has for the first time acknowledged that large-scale layoffs are already underway and the job market is likely to get much worse if growth isn't revived fast.
