May 30, 2013
LONDON: Rudyard Kipling, India-born famed author of 'The Jungle Book', in a letter has admitted to plagiarizing some of his best known works, including parts of the iconic children's book.
May 30, 2013
The treaty will help both the countries in expedited extradition of fugitives and further strengthen the relationship between law enforcement agencies.
May 30, 2013
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The game to oust N Srinivasan from the pinnacle of Indian cricket seemed to have entered the death overs on Wednesday, with powerful politicians like Sharad Pawar and the government openly asking for his resignation.
May 30, 2013
BANGALORE/NEW DELHI: India's top security brass has claimed that the Obama administration came up with an executive order that resembles India's cyber security initiatives after it had failed to get the Cyber Security Bill approved in the US Senate.
May 30, 2013
BEIJING: Even as the official media here charged Japan with attempting to "encircle" China by courting India and neighboring countries, Beijing on Thursday reacted cautiously to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Tokyo hoping India-Japan ties could be conducive to regional peace.
May 29, 2013
By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON, DC – The Fiesta Asia Street Fair, held on the Avenue of the Presidents for the eighth consecutive year, highlighted the vibrant, rich and colorful culture of Asia, the world’s largest and most populous continent.
May 29, 2013
NEW DELHI: "Rajiv Shukla has only reiterated what I had said on Sunday that I will keep away from inquiry process", said BCCI president N Srinivasan.
Ever since the scandal broke out, Srinivasan has shown defiance, refusing to quit
May 29, 2013
WASHINGTON: A record number of American women are now the sole or primary breadwinners in their families, a sign of the rising influence of working mothers, a new study finds. Mothers now keep finances afloat in 40 percent of households with children, up from just 11 percent in 1960.
May 28, 2013
LONDON: Mercedes-Benz has decided to stick Quick Response (QR) stickers on its car to allow rescue workers to find the car's schematics and try to save crash victims.
The barcodes of the QR have been designed to help firefighters and paramedics get critical information about the crash victims and save them in the most efficient manner possible.
May 28, 2013
Melbourne: Breastfeeding is not only good for the baby, it also has health benefits for moms!
Breastfeeding lowers a mother’s odds of developing high blood pressure even decades later, a new study has found.
Researchers from the University of Western Sydney School of Medicine found the longer a woman breastfed, the lower her odds of developing high blood pressure before the age of 64.
The benefits of breastfeeding are diminished after 64 years of age, the study found.
