June 17, 2013
The Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh says Rahul Gandhi has the right qualities to lead the Congress party and would be happy to see him 'step into my shoes'
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday indicated readiness to make way for Rahul Gandhi if the UPA wins the Lok Sabha elections next year.
June 17, 2013
NEW YORK: US authorities today raided 14 popular convenience stores and arrested nine owners and managers, charging them with harboring and hiring illegal immigrants, including Pakistanis.
Federal authorities seized 14 7-Eleven stores on Long Island and in Virginia this morning, The New York Times reported.
Immigration and customs enforcement agents and federal prosecutors in Brooklyn were also investigating 40 other 7-Eleven franchises in New York City and elsewhere, the paper quoted sources as saying.
June 17, 2013
WASHINGTON: Japanese engineers have unveiled the prototype of a flexible, plasma television that can roll up like a window shade.
Japanese engineers unveiled the prototype of a flexible, plasma television
June 17, 2013
HYDERABAD: Home to Asia's first office of Facebook and Google's first in India, these companies have put Hyderabad right on top of the global map by providing zillions of solutions worldwide from the city, but when it comes to their own toilet waste, they apparently have no clue where it is heading.
June 17, 2013
WASHINGTON: The US government only searched for detailed information on calls involving fewer than 300 specific phone numbers among the millions of raw phone records collected by the National Security Agency in 2012, according to a government paper obtained by Reuters on Saturday.
June 16, 2013
HALLE (Germany): Roger Federer won his first title of the year on Sunday, the world number three beating Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4 in the ATP final at Halle.
Swiss Roger Federer (left) and Russia's Mikhail Youzhny pose with their trophies after the ATP Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany.
June 16, 2013
NEW DELHI: The Indian economy is in a crisis with growth slowing down, fiscal and current account deficits running high amid persistent inflation, says a study by an economic think tank.
"The Indian economy is in a crisis. While the growth rate has been declining... the issue (of high CAD) gets amplified against the backdrop of slowing economy, high fiscal deficit and persistent inflation," National Council of Applied Economic Research said.
June 16, 2013
BEIJING: China is pushing ahead with a sweeping plan to move 250 million rural residents into newly constructed towns and cities over the next dozen years — a transformative event that could set off a new wave of growth or saddle the country with problems for generations to come.
June 16, 2013
NEW DELHI: The right of mentally-ill patients to decide their mode of treatment, decriminalizing suicide for them and a ban on electric shock treatment without anesthesia are some of the progressive provisions of the new mental health bill proposed by the government.
June 16, 2013
KARACHI: In the aftermath of the crushing defeat to India, former skipper Aamir Sohail has launched a scathing attack on one of Pakistan's greatest cricketers, Imran Khan, saying the World Cup-winning captain is responsible for the current state of sport in the country.
