July 12, 2013
UNITED NATIONS: Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls, celebrates her 16th birthday on Friday by addressing the United Nations.
July 12, 2013
NEW DELHI: Suranjana Ghosh Aikara's harrowing experience of boarding a flight from Mumbai to Delhi was one of the most shared stories on social networking sites on Thursday.
July 12, 2013
Brief Scorecard: India 203 for 9 (Rohit 58, Dhoni 45*, Herath 4-20) beat Sri Lanka 201 (Sangakkara 71, Thirimanne 46, Jadeja 4-23, Bhuvneshwar 2-24) by 1 wicket
Moments before mayhem: This ball was headed for the stands
July 11, 2013
PARIS: Astronomers said on Thursday they had found another blue planet a long, long way from Earth -- no water world, but a scorching, hostile place where it rains glass, sideways.
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists from Nasa and its European counterpart, ESA, have for the first time determined the true colour of an exoplanet, celestial bodies which orbit stars other than our own Sun.
July 11, 2013
WASHINGTON: Seeking US investment in manufacturing in India, finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said the government was committed to ensuring a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory environment for foreign investors.
July 11, 2013
BOSTON: Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Wednesday pleaded not guilty on all charges in connection with the April attacks, some of which could carry the death penalty.
July 10, 2013
MUMBAI: The rupee on Wednesday climbed 49 paise to 59.65 against the dollar, the most since June 28, after the RBI and Sebi took steps to curb volatility, while banks and exporters sold the US currency which weakened overseas.
Support came from foreign capital inflows into the equity market as overseas investors bought shares, forex dealers said.
July 10, 2013
NEW DELHI: Using ALMA, the most powerful radio telescope in the world, scientists have for the first time observed details of how a massive star is born within a dark cloud core about 10,000 light years from Earth.
July 10, 2013
ISLAMABAD: US Navy SEALs were able to sneak into Pakistan covertly to kill Osama bin Laden because of advanced American stealth technology and the Pakistani military's obsession with India.
Obama is a murderer, says Former ISI chief Hamid Gul
July 10, 2013
HYDERABAD: Sky watchers would be privy to a visual treat on Wednesday night as the moon and Venus will 'appear' closest to each other at 11.48pm. Termed 'moon in conjunction with Venus', the celestial event will show Venus on the right hand side of the crescent-shaped moon.
