May 17, 2013
MELBOURNE: A 21-year-old Australian man was sentenced to 45 years in jail with a minimum non-parole period of 30 years for the "planned and premeditated" rape and murder of Indian student Tosha Thakkar, who he strangled to death, stuffed into a suitcase and dumped in a canal.
May 17, 2013
Washington — India and the US will further expand cooperation in the knowledge sector, Human Resource Development Minister Pallam Raju said here during a round table discussion on the US-India Academic Partnership.
The round table was organized by the International Institute of Education to discuss issues such as collaboration in the field of community colleges and promoting online courses and technology enabled education.
May 17, 2013
CHENNAI: Mother is a magical word in any language. In what could be a candid admission, AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday said she was proud to be addressed as 'Amma' by the people of the state.
May 16, 2013
In Bangalore, India’s technology capital, tattoo artists have reported an uptick in men asking for brand tattoos to celebrate jobs at the world’s top technology companies, including Microsoft and IBM.
Microsoft Vista
May 16, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Kings XI Punjab 171 for 4 (Marsh 45, Miller 44*, Gilchrist 42) beat Delhi Daredevils 164 for 7 (Rohrer 49, Sandeep 3-23) by seven runs
David Miller's 44 off 26 helped Kings XI Punjab put up a strong total
May 16, 2013
NEW DELHI: India's second largest software services firm Infosys has said that terror attacks like the ones in Mumbai and the US as well as hostilities with Pakistan can affect the firm's business. Such acts of aggression could impact the image of India in terms of investments and could disrupt communications, the Bangalore-based IT major added.
May 16, 2013
NEW DELHI: Prices of 348 medicines, including life-saving drugs, will be cheaper soon by up to 80 per cent as the new drug price control order (DPCO) has come into effect. Industry experts said the implementation of the new drug policy will lead to slashing of prices of many anti-cancer and anti-infective drugs by 50-80 per cent.
May 16, 2013
New Delhi — The cricketing world was in shock after Delhi Police late Wednesday night arrested Rajasthan Royals players Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila in Mumbai for alleged spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
May 16, 2013
LONDON: In a major medical breakthrough, scientists have for the first time converted human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, capable of transforming into any other cell type in the human body.
May 15, 2013
Brief Scorcard: Mumbai Indians 166 for 8 (Tare 59, Watson 2-30) beat Rajasthan Royals 152 for 7 (Hodge 39, Kulkarni 2-21, Johnson 2-23) by 14 runs
Mumbai pacers bowled incisive spells to slice through the opposition batting line-up.
