December 19, 2012
By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON – Senator Mark Warner (Democrat - Virginia), powerful co-chair of the Senate India Caucus, an erstwhile Governor of Virginia and a multimillionaire entrepreneur, has heaped praise on the Indian-American community, acknowledging its rise and prominence on the American stage.
December 19, 2012
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is at present in a worse situation than it was in 1971, said disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, warning that "the day will not be far off when we disintegrate again" if social evils are not rectified soon.
December 19, 2012
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama was named TIME's Person of the Year for 2012, citing his historic re-election last month as symbolic of the nation's changing demographics amid the backdrop of high unemployment and other challenges.
Brack Obama '2012 - Person of the Year'
December 19, 2012
NEW DELHI: Internet services and devices industry has potential to increase its contribution to up to 3.3 per cent to India's gross domestic product by 2015, a report by McKinsey & Company said.
December 19, 2012
NEW DELHI: Ram Singh, 33, the prime accused in Sunday's gang rape, is a volatile man, known among friends as "Mental," a police source said on Tuesday. During investigation, he is learnt to have told police how he lost control and ended up brutalizing the woman and assaulting her friend.
December 18, 2012
Ireland will legalize abortions when the mother’s life is at risk, following the tragic death of Indian woman Savita Halappanavar. Savita died after being refused abortions while she was suffering a miscarriage.
A protest against the death of Savita Halappanavar
December 18, 2012
Sunny G believes Kohli is ready for captaincy
Nagpur: Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar feels young Virat Kohli is the future of Indian cricket and he is ready to take up the captaincy job from incumbent Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the aftermath of the series defeat against England.
December 18, 2012
During the recent hike, on November 19, the fuel prices were Rs 68,397 and the FSC charged was Rs 15
December 18, 2012
Washington — The Indian economy suffered $1.6 billion in illicit financial outflows in 2010, capping-off a decade in which it experienced black money losses of $123 billion, according to a new report.
India is ranked as the decade's 8th largest victim of illicit capital flight behind China, Mexico, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the Philippines, and Nigeria, respectively in the report by Global Financial Integrity, a Washington-based research and advocacy organization.
December 18, 2012
Pakistan’s interior minister has said that Malala Yousafzai will have to live under heavy security for the rest of her life. Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls education and will remain threatened as long as terrorists are in Pakistan.
