March 27, 2013
By Geeta Goindi
At a reception for Astronauts Sunita Williams and Akihiko Hoshide, at the Embassy Residence, are seen from left to right: Indian Ambassador Mrs. Nirupama Rao; Williams; Hoshide; and Japan’s Ambassador to the US, Kenichiro Sasae. Photo credit: Embassy of India, Washington
March 27, 2013
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has called for a referendum among Sri Lankan Tamils on the formation of a 'Separate Eelam' (Tamil land) within Sri Lanka. The referendum, she said, should be held for the sake of their future welfare.
March 27, 2013
According to Russian state media, Alexander Abnosov’s adoptive family didn’t treat him well — he lived on the streets of Philadelphia and had to steal to survive. The Kremlin banned American adoption of Russian children in December.
March 27, 2013
RAJKOT: They were the most eligible bachelors in their village. Then drought struck Dedan village near Amreli and the same men suddenly turned unfit for marriage. The water crisis here has effectively extended their bachelorhood.
March 27, 2013
BJP sources said the issue was flagged by US Ambassador Nancy J Powell when she called on party president Rajnath Singh
March 27, 2013
Bush was granted almost 400,000 dollars for 8,000 square feet of office space in Dallas, plus 85,000 dollars in telephone costs. Another 60,000 dollars went to travel costs
Washington: The US government spent nearly 3.7 million dollars on former presidents in 2012, according to an analysis.
March 26, 2013
Son Heung-min scored in the sixth minute of injury time on Tuesday to give South Korea a 2-1 win over Qatar in the football World Cup qualifying match.
March 26, 2013
Islamabad/Lahore: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has left for Dubai after a tiff with his father, President Asif Ali Zardari, over the affairs of the PPP, leaving the party without its star campaigner for Pakistan’s general election.
March 26, 2013
Miami — India's Sania Mirza and American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands moved into the women's doubles quarter-finals of the Sony Open Miami Masters tennis while her compatriot Rohan Bopanna was knocked out from the second round.
The Indo-America duo of Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands
March 26, 2013
Washington — US President Barack Obama yesterday said that it was time for a comprehensive and sensible reform to fix the country’s broken immigration system in order to attract “the best and the brightest” the world has to offer.
