June 20, 2013
Kedarnath and Badrinath have been so badly devastated that there was nothing "but mud, devastation and death" around the highly revered temples visited by millions.
June 20, 2013
NEW DELHI: India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance program that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament, several sources said.
June 19, 2013
Brief Scorecard: England 179 for 3 (Trott 82*, Root 48 ) beat South Africa 175 (Miller 56*, Kleinveldt 43, Tredwell 3-19, Broad 3-50) by seven wickets
Jonathan Trott made sure England had no problems during their chase
June 19, 2013
By Geeta Goindi
Indian Ambassador Mrs. Nirupama Rao (right) with Sri Srinivasan, the first Indian-American judge in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, at a reception honoring the legal luminary, held at the Embassy Residence. Photo credit: Embassy of India, Washington
June 18, 2013
WASHINGTON: Global warming could lead to more extreme droughts in large parts of India, resulting in widespread food shortages and hardship in the country, in the next few decades, a new World Bank report warned today.
June 18, 2013
Uttarakhand state authorities believe that at least 64 people have died because of flash floods and landslides as a result of heavy rain. Television footage showed bridges, houses and multi-story buildings crashing down and being washed away by swirling waters.
June 18, 2013
AHMEDABAD: In an apparent move to avoid stoking a fresh controversy as BJP comes to terms with a bitter separation from JD(U), Gujarat chief minister NarendraModi has declined an invitation to visit Ayodhya, his office said on Tuesday.
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has declined an invitation to visit Ayodhya.
June 18, 2013
SYDNEY: Australia secured their place at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil Tuesday with a late strike from Josh Kennedy firing them to a tense 1-0 win over an under-strength Iraq at Stadium Australia.
Josh Kennedy is embraced by Tommy Oar after scoring against Iraq to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
June 18, 2013
MUMBAI: The rupee fell 1.5 per cent to a record closing low on Tuesday as traders worried that the country's current account deficit made the currency especially vulnerable to any scaling back of the US Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus.
