May 1, 2013
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the hurdles for the implementation of FDI in multi-brand retail sector saying that the "consumer is king and if that is the philosophy working behind the policy then what is wrong?"
May 1, 2013
WASHINGTON: "Golly."
That was Barack Obama, flabbergasted at a variant of a question all US presidents get sooner or later — are you still relevant?
Obama appeared taken aback when asked at a White House news conference whether he still had the "juice" to get his agenda through clogged up Congress.
May 1, 2013
NEW DELHI: Tremors were felt in the Indian capital and large parts of north India, including Srinagar, Shimla and Chandigarh, following a 5.8-magnitude quake centred around the Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh border on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of casualties or loss to property.
May 1, 2013
WASHINGTON: Expressing concern over the continuing buildup of nuclear weapons in South Asia, the US has asked India and Pakistan to restrain their atomic and missile programmes and play a positive role in the global non-proliferation community.
US expresses concern over the continuing buildup of nuclear weapons in South Asia.
May 1, 2013
WASHINGTON: The US Global AIDS coordinator ambassador, Eric Goosby, is travelling to India this week to recognize the successful health partnership between the two countries, an official statement said.
May 1, 2013
BJP ends truce, rules out cooperating with government. In protest, BJP decides to boycott meetings called by Speaker, government,
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj
May 1, 2013
NEW DELHI: A third flag meeting between Indian and Chinese troops failed to break the deadlock between the two sides, with the Chinese insisting that India take down security structures in Fukche and Chumar in Ladakh without offering reciprocal commitments.
April 30, 2013
The former presidential candidate told the 2013 graduates of Southern Virginia University that marriage and children are the keys to ‘abundant living.’ And he warned them not to wait long to get started.
April 30, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 164 for 3 (Raina 63*, Dhoni 45*) beat Pune Warriors 127 for 9 (Mohit Sharma 3-21) by 37 runs
MS Dhoni hit 45 off 16 balls as Super Kings downed Warriors by 37 runs in Pune
April 30, 2013
Washington — Even as it acknowledges India as the world's most populous democracy, the Economist magazine's Index of Democracy 2012 ranks India 38th among 165 nations with an overall score of 7.52.
India also gets high scores for electoral process and pluralism (9.58) and Civil liberties (9.41).
