February 26, 2013
Since Marissa Mayer became chief executive of Yahoo, she has been working hard to get the Internet pioneer off its deathbed and make it an innovator once again.
Yahoo has made a surprise move: abolishing its work-at-home policy and ordering everyone to work in the office.
February 26, 2013
DUBAI: Promises and pointers, delivered in telling fashion, stood out as milestones as the big guns of the men's game took aim in the new season. The owner of a record 17 Grand Slam singles titles, the stylish Swiss Roger Federer backed himself for an 18th crown, while pinning No. 20 in the realm of possibility.
February 26, 2013
Commercial surrogacy is a booming industry in India with many of childless foreign couples looking for a legally simple route to have children of their own at low cost. The Confederation of Indian Industry estimates the industry now generates more than $2 billion in revenues annually.
February 25, 2013
Taiwanese American director Ang Lee won his second best director Oscar, this time for "Life of Pi" at the 85th Academy Awards. His fans in India were ecstatic when he ended his acceptance speech with "Namaste".
Ang Lee holding his best director Oscar for 'Life of Pi'
February 25, 2013
NEW DELHI: BlackBerry on Monday launched its first BB10 smartphone Z10 in India at a maximum retail price of $800.
BlackBerry BB10 smartphone Z10 launched in India
The launch in India follows the global launch of the new operating system and two devices - Z10 and Q10 – powered by the new platform on January 30.
February 25, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Australia 232 for 9 (Henriques 75*, Ashwin 5-90) lead India 572 (Dhoni 224, Kohli 107, Tendulkar 81, Pattinson 5-96) by 40 runs
India's spinners kept the pressure on Australia
February 25, 2013
A nationwide blackout left Pakistan without electricity for almost two hours on Sunday night. Officials blamed technical problems for the breakdown, and insisted it was not caused by sabotage.
A Pakistani shopkeeper uses a battery-powered light during a blackout in Karachi on March 6, 2008
February 25, 2013
CHENNAI: Celebrations to mark Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's 65th birthday began on Sunday across the state amidst much pomp and fanfare with posters everywhere declaring that 'Amma' would be victorious in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
February 25, 2013
SEOUL: Park Geun-Hye was sworn in as South Korea's first female president Monday, vowing zero tolerance with provocation from North Korea and demanding Pyongyang "abandon its nuclear ambitions" immediately.
February 25, 2013
AHMEDABAD -- With just one temporary protection officer (PO) to handle as many as 875 complaints of domestic violence (DV) in Ahmedabad district, the Gujarat High Court has pulled up the Narendra Modi government and given it eight weeks' time to appoint an adequate number of these officers and staff members.
