October 13, 2012
CHENNAI: Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged school managements to give students, particularly boys, full pants and shirts to prevent themselves from being exposed to dengue-mosquito.
Mosquito sucking blood
October 13, 2012
United Nations — Noting that black money debilitates the economy limiting growth and investment in productive sectors, India has called for a war on corruption and transparency and accountability in governments.
October 13, 2012
Washington — Weaker momentum in Asia's growth engines, China and India, coupled with setbacks in the recovery in advanced economies, has slowed down growth in the region, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Friday.
For Asia as a whole, GDP growth fell to its lowest rate since the 2008 global financial crisis during the first half of 2012 averaging 5.50 percent though still well above the global average, it said.
October 13, 2012
Washington: Charismatic former US president Bill Clinton has endorsed Indian-American physician Ami Bera, giving the Democratic Party candidate a big boost in a tight congressional race in Northern California.
October 12, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO—Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Wednesday (Oct. 11) launched a smaller version of its Galaxy S III smartphone, featuring a 4-inch screen and running version 4.1 of Google Inc.'s operating system, codenamed Jelly Bean.
Samsung Galaxy S III mini
October 12, 2012
NEW DELHI: In his capacity as Rajya Sabha member, Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has prepared a roadmap for Indian sports, which he submitted to Union human resource development minister Kapil Sibal and sports minister Ajay Maken last month.
According to sources, the batting maestro has given a two-page summary and attached a 25-slide presentation to show the road ahead for Indian sports.
OCtober 12, 2012
The European Union has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for six decades of work in advancing peace in Europe.
The committee said the EU had helped to transform Europe "from a continent of war to a continent of peace".
The award comes as the EU faces the biggest crisis of its history, with recession and social unrest rocking many of its member states.
October 12, 2012
Millions of girls worldwide are not going to school and the education gap condemns them to lives of hardship and entrenches broader extreme poverty, a new report says. the report adds that one in three girls is denied education.
October 12, 2012
CHENNAI: Gone are the days when marriage was all about getting tied to a person the parents choose and living with him/her for the rest of life. Today, it is all about understanding the partner’s needs, equal respect and what not. And it comes as a shock that a conservative and traditional city like Chennai is seeing a drastic change.
October 12, 2012
NEW DELHI: Congress today took a dig at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi after he welcomed the UK government's statement on resuming engagement with him, wondering whether he was happy about a "stamp of approval".
