May 4, 2013
Washington: Two years after the killing of former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, the terror network has become so decentralized that its affiliates in Yemen and elsewhere now pose a greater direct threat to the US.
May 3, 2013
NEW DELHI: Top seed PV Sindhu stormed into the final of the women's singles event at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament with a straight-game win over Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
Sindhu needed just 34 minutes to get the better of her third-seeded opponent, 21-17 21-11 in the semifinal clash.
May 3, 2013
NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Friday told a Delhi court that the US authorities are unable to "execute" the request for assistance in serving summons to 11 US-based websites, including Facebook and Google, accused of promoting class enmity and undermining national integrity.
May 3, 2013
Washington — The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has welcomed President Barack Obama's nomination of a "friend of India", Michael Froman, to the position of US Trade Representative (USTR).
"There is no individual better qualified to fill this important position at this crucial time than Mike Froman," said Ron Somers, President of the business advocacy association comprising nearly 400 of America's and India's top companies.
May 3, 2013
A Pakistani prisoner was beaten by another inmate in a jail in Kashmir, following the death of a convicted Indian spy who was also bludgeoned by fellow inmates in a Pakistani prison. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry called the Kashmir jail attack an "obvious retaliation" for the killing of the Indian prisoner.
May 3, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Bangladesh 269 for 8 (Nasir 68, S Masakadza 4-51) beat Zimbabwe 148 (H Masakadza 38, Ziaur 5-30) by 121 runs
Nasir Hossain hits down the ground, Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Bulawayo, May 3, 2013
May 3, 2013
KARACHI: A candidate running for Pakistan's national assembly at polls next week was shot dead on Friday along with his three-year-old son in Karachi, police said.
May 3, 2013
WASHINGTON: Challenging the assertion of several American lawmakers that H-1B visas grabbed by Indian IT professionals eat into their employment market, a new study by an eminent US thinktank has said that contrary to such perception, Indian techies create jobs in the country.
May 3, 2013
Pakistan has 254 Indian prisoners, most of them fishermen; China has 157 Indians lodged in its prisons, over charges like drugs or human trafficking, robbery and forgery,
May 3, 2013
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday cut key policy rates by 0.25 percent, a move that will make auto, housing and other loans cheaper and help accelerate economic growth.
