February 13, 2013
Washington — Two US athletes, Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Barry Larkin and Olympian Natasha Watley, are headed to India as sports envoys to encourage youth participation in sports.
During their Feb 12-18 trip to India, Larkin and Whatley will lead baseball and softball clinics in New Delhi and Imphal for underserved youth and their coaches, as well as engage in dialogue on sports and diversity, the State Department announced Tuesday.
February 12, 2013
US online retailer Amazon asked the Indian government Tuesday to consider relaxing laws that prevent its Indian subsidiary from selling directly to customers. Amazon entered the India market early last year with the launch of shopping website Junglee.com.
February 12, 2013
Noel Stehly’s organic farm is at the end of a winding country road just north of San Diego. It’s a 200-acre farm, but orange and avocado crops only fill about half of it. The rest is empty.
February 12, 2013
Noel Stehly’s organic farm is at the end of a winding country road just north of San Diego. It’s a 200-acre farm, but orange and avocado crops only fill about half of it. The rest is empty.
February 12, 2013
Bhutan will become the first country to produce exclusively organic food, after banning the sale of pesticides and herbicides, relying only on animal and farm waste to fertilize crops. The country is largely organic already, but with this change the Bhutan expects to be able to grow even more.
February 11, 2013
DUBAI: India maintained its number one spot in the ICC ODI Championship table while Virat Kohli retained his number three position among batsmen in the latest rankings issued on Monday.
February 11, 2013
While the world impatiently awaits the official unveiling of the rumoured iPhone 5S and iPhone 6, tech journalists and bloggers are filling the world wide web with various tidbits about the devices.
Now a batch of alleged iPhone 5S photos has surfaced online, which claims to give the first glimpse into the design and dimensions of the upcoming smartphone.
February 11, 2013
ROME: Pope Benedict XVI, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who took office in 2005 following the death of his predecessor, said on Monday that he will resign on February 28, the first pope to do so in six centuries.
February 11, 2013
NEW DELHI: If you felt the government would encourage airlines to expand their fleets after the closure of Kingfisher caused fares to spike, think again. Low-cost carrier IndiGo wanted to import 16 aircraft this year but the aviation ministry has allowed them to bring in only five.
February 11, 2013
BANGALORE: A satellite-based study has indicated that a huge glacial lake has formed atop the Himalayas in Sikkim with a "very high" potential for it to burst and create devastation downstream.
