April 21, 2013
The court, in its judgment of February 2, 2012 cancelling the 122 licences, castigated the TRAI on the same grounds that the JPC uses to defend the UPA.
April 20, 2013
LONDON: A 40-year-old woman, said to be an "illiterate" Indian, was beaten, raped and given out-of-date food and passed between three middle-class families as a slave for many years in Britain, a daily reported.
April 20, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Zimbabwe 389 (Taylor 171, Waller 55) and 227 for 7 dec (Taylor 102*, Robiul 6-71) beat Bangladesh 134 (Jahurul 43, Jarvis 4-40, S Masakadza 4-32) and 147 (Cremer 4-4, Jarvis 3-75) by 335 runs
April 20, 2013
YA'AN (CHINA): More than 150 people were killed and 5,700 injured when a strong earthquake hit a mountainous part of southwestern China on Saturday, destroying thousands of homes and triggering landslides.
April 20, 2013
CHENNAI: Nearly 11 years ago, DMK president M Karunanidhi reportedly made a controversial statement that the term 'Hindu' meant 'thief'. A criminal case filed against him for hurting the sentiments of Hindus by making the statement has now returned to haunt him.
April 20, 2013
A five-year-old girl from New Delhi was locked in a room and brutally raped after being abducted while playing in her neighborhood this week. She was found after a passerby heard her cries and alerted the police.
April 20, 2013
Washington — Finance Minister P Chidambaram has flagged to the US Indian concerns over the proposed "discriminatory" fee hike for H1-B visas coveted by Indian techies, saying "knowledge workers" should not be confused with immigrants.
April 20, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 124 for 6 beat (Hussey 40, Jadeja 36*) Kolkata Knight Riders 119 for 9 (Jadeja 3-20, Ashwin 2-21) by 4 wickets
Jadeja and Bravo celebrate after their team's win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL match in Kolkata on Saturday, April 20, 2013
April 20, 2013
FAIZABAD/AYODHYA: For the first time in 64 years, the district administration didn't allow the special Ram Navami rituals at the Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya as per a Supreme Court order passed 19 years ago. Despite the apex court's order, the rituals were performed every year.
April 20, 2013
WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS: Gunfire erupted on Friday night amid the manhunt for the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, and police in armored vehicles and tactical gear rushed into the Watertown neighborhood in a possible break in the case.
