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.
February 25, 2013
Myanmar has become the new hotspot for global oil and gas companies, despite lack of proof on the country’s potentially vast energy reserves. French company Total bought a 40 percent stake in an offshore exploration venture last year.
February 24, 2013
Chennai — The fuelling of the second stage of the Indian rocket that would sling seven satellites into space Feb 25 evening is expected to be done by Monday morning while the countdown for the launch is progressing smoothly, said officials of the Indian space agency.
February 24, 2013
Scientists have found evidence of a micro continent that formed 61-83 million years ago after Madagascar split from India. The Indian Ocean could be littered with hidden land fragments that broke off millions of years ago.
