March 18, 2013
New Delhi — India need to enhance trade and business engagements with Africa, in order to enhance "south-south" cooperation, Adi Godrej, president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India' s premier business chamber, said Sunday.
March 17, 2013
Brief Scorecard: South Africa 343 for 5 (Amla 122, de Villiers 128) beat Pakistan 309 (Afridi 88, Hafeez 57) by 34 runs
AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla scored centuries, South Africa v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Johannesburg, March 17, 2013
March 17, 2013
An early diagnosed HIV is curable the PloS Pathogens claims.
AIDS is the most advanced stage of the HIV disease. The HIV attacks the immune system of the body. The immunity goes as low as the individual develops one or more of about 25 ‘opportunistic infections’ (OIs). HIV infection usually progresses to AIDS in an average of 10 years
March 17, 2013
NEW DELHI: Favourable demographics and growth opportunities keep India an "attractive" destination for merger and acquisition (M&A) activities across diverse sectors including consumer goods and pharmaceuticals, according to global consultancy Ernst & Young.
March 17, 2013
No point of alliance with UPA if govt doesn't back UN vote against Sri Lanka, Karunanidhi says
March 17, 2013
NEW DELHI: Italian Ambassador to India, Daniele Mancini, risks becoming the first-ever foreign diplomat to be hauled up for contempt of court because of his failure to keep the commitment to ensure the return of two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen.
March 17, 2013
WASHINGTON: Noted journalist Aparisim Bobby Ghosh, an Indian national, has been named the editor of Time International.
Bobby joined Time in 1998 after ten years as a journalist in India and two on the staff of the Far Eastern Economic Review in Hong Kong.
March 16, 2013
UNITED NATIONS: Muslim and western nations on Friday overcame deep divisions to agree a historic United Nations declaration setting out a code of conduct for combating violence against women.
Iran, Libya, Sudan and other Muslim nations agreed to language stating that violence against women and girls could not be justified by "any custom, tradition or religious consideration."
March 16, 2013
WASHINGTON: Maryland is poised to become the 18th US state to abolish executions after lawmakers voted on Friday to end use of the death penalty.
Maryland: Death Penalty Repeal
The Maryland House of Delegates voted 88 to 56 in favor of abolishing executions, after the state Senate passed the same bill earlier this month.
March 16, 2013
Actress Anushka Sharma believes that Bollywood item songs should not be blamed for depicting vulgarity on screen as such songs are part of entertainment.
Bollywood Actress: Anushka Sharma
