April 19, 2013
Indian political parties have come to an understanding on a contentious land acquisition bill to better reward landowners whose property is bought for industrial development. Business lobbies welcome land acquisition reform but fear the measure could push up property purchase costs.
April 19, 2013
BOSTON/WATERTOWN (MASSACHUSETTS): The two suspects in the deadly Boston marathon bombings, one of whom was killed in a shootout with police overnight, are brothers of Chechen origin, NBC News reported on Friday.
April 19, 2013
The draft report of the JPC also rubbishes the loss figure of Rs. 1.76 lakh crore
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with former Telecom Minister A. Raja.
April 19, 2013
Washington — Bollywood star Aamir Khan has been featured on one of the seven special covers of the Time magazine listing the world's 100 most influential people.
April 19, 2013
WASHINGTON: The United States has already made "tremendous progress" in expanding weapons sales to India since 2008, and US companies could see "billions of dollars" in additional sales in coming years, a senior US State Department official said on Thursday.
April 18, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 169 for 4 (Hussey 65*, Dhoni 44) beat Delhi Daredevils 83 (Mohit Sharma 3-10, Ashwin 2-18) by 86 runs
The Super Kings celebrate Virender Sehwag's wicket, Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings, IPL, Delhi, April 18, 2013
April 18, 2013
WEST, TEXAS: A Texas fertilizer factory exploded in a huge fireball on Wednesday, flattening nearby homes and perhaps killing as many as several dozen people, with one official likening the blast to a "nuclear bomb."
April 18, 2013
TAIPEI: Rising Indian shuttler PV Sindhu pulled off an upset victory over former world No. 1 Shixian Wang of China to storm into the women's singles quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Championship on Thursday.
April 18, 2013
CHENNAI: In a swift action, the city police have traced the registered owner of the motorbike which was used for bomb blast in Bangalore, in which 16 people were injured.
Policemen secure the area around a damaged police bus after an explosion in a residential neighborhood near the office of BJP in Bangalore.
April 18, 2013
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Thursday ordered to be arrested immediately by a court here over the sacking of 60 judges during emergency rule in 2007, but amid high drama he fled from the premises despite thick security blanket.
