December 31, 2012
MUMBAI: The rupee fell due to oil-related dollar demand on Monday, ending 2012 with its second consecutive yearly fall, weighed down by a wide current account gap, the slow pace of financial reforms, and economic uncertainty at home and abroad.
December 31, 2012
WASHINGTON: The White House and Senate Republicans sorted through disputes over taxing the wealthy and cutting the defense department and other federal agencies as Monday's midnight deadline for avoiding a "fiscal cliff" drew to within hours.
December 31, 2012
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been admitted to a New York hospital for treatment of a blood clot, her spokesman said Sunday.
December 31, 2012
India – Come to think of it, for all our wildly fluctuating emotions, 2012 was quite a year for Indian sport! Thanks to Vishwanathan Anand. And Sushil Kumar. And Vijay Kumar. And Mary Kom. And Saina Nehwal. And Gagan Narang. And Yogeshwar Dutt. And Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara. And the visually impaired cricketers. And Ajay Maken.
December 30, 2012
As Congress races to pass legislation before the Jan. 1 "fiscal cliff" deadline, President Barack Obama in an interview which aired Sunday publicly touted the support of the American people for the plan he offered to Republicans.
December 30, 2012
7 train psycho laughs maniacally as she's charged with pushing Indian immigrant to his death in front of a Queens train. During questioning, Erika Menendez, 31, said, 'I pushed a Muslim off the train tracks because I hate Hindus and Muslims.'
December 30, 2012
The gang-rape death of a young medical student has rocked India.
A police morgue vehicle is parked in front of the Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore on December 29, 2012
December 30, 2012
In a video statement, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban has said they want a peace deal. The group, however, refuses to disarm.
December 29, 2012
Former England captain and respected commentator Tony Greig, one of the architects of cricket's World Series revolution in the 1970s, has died at the age of 66 after suffering a heart attack at his Sydney home.
Greig, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in October, was taken to a Sydney hospital but died at about 1:45 pm (02:45 GMT).
December 29, 2012
Washington — As the American media kept up prominent coverage of the tragic saga of an Indian gang-rape victim, a leading US daily said the rising economic power "can never reach its full potential if half its population lives in fear of unspeakable violence".
Indian women live in fear of violence
