June 12, 2013
NEW YORK: The US economy should regain momentum in the latter half of the year, improving from what will likely be a weak second quarter even as the sting of tighter fiscal policy keeps growth restrained, a Reuters poll found.
June 12, 2013
Senior Janata Dal (United) leaders said that the party had made up its mind to snap the 17-year-old alliance with the BJP over the rise of Modi.
June 12, 2013
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister's Office has refused to part with records related to its affidavit filed in Allahabad high court in response to a writ petition seeking probe into allegations made against Robert Vadra on controversial land deals, saying these are "confidential".
June 12, 2013
TIRUCHIRAPALLI: Smart phones, emails and SMS seem to have pushed the humble telegram service to a quiet corner with the BSNL deciding to discontinue the 160-year-old telegraph service from July 15.
June 12, 2013
WASHINGTON: Three of the largest Internet companies called on the US government to provide greater transparency on national security requests on Tuesday, as they sought to distance themselves from reports that portrayed the companies as willing partners in supplying mass data to security agencies.
June 11, 2013
WASHINGTON: Immigration is a driving force in American economy, President Barack Obama said as he called on the Congress to pass the immigration reform bill which would provide pathway to citizenship to millions of undocumented workers from countries like India.
June 11, 2013
Five people were killed when part of a four-story building collapsed during heavy monsoon rain in Mumbai. Building collapses are common in India as builders try to cut corners by using substandard materials, and as multistory structures are built with inadequate supervision.
June 11, 2013
Police in Mumbai have arrested Suraj Pancholi, Jiah Khan's boyfriend on charges of abetting her suicide. A letter she wrote alleges that Pancholi cheated on her, physically abused her and forced her to have an abortion.
Bollywood actress Jiah Khan committed suicide in Mumbai, India
June 11, 2013
JIUQUAN, China: China's latest manned spacecraft successfully blasted off on Tuesday on a 15-day mission to dock with a space lab and educate young people about science.
The Shenzhou 10 capsule carrying three astronauts lifted off as scheduled at 5:38pm (0938 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert.
June 10, 2013
Brief Scorecard: South Africa 234 for 9 (Amla 81) beat Pakistan 167 (Misbah 55, McLaren 4-19) by 67 runs
South Africa's Francois du Plessis (right) celebrates with teammates after catching Pakistan's Kamran Akmal during the ICC Champions Trophy at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
