January 27, 2013
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic became the first man to win three successive Australian Open titles in the professional era when he beat third seed Andy Murray 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 in a battle of attrition on Sunday.
January 27, 2013
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was ranked first in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list with annual estimated earnings last year of $37.7 million. Salman Khan and cricket player Mahendra Singh Dhoni were placed second and third in the list.
January 27, 2013
Washington — Yoga has shown promising results in in major psychiatric disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, ADHD and sleep complaints, say findings from a review of over 100 studies.
Effects of Meditation and Yoga on Brain
January 27, 2013
Washington DC — Indian community in the US celebrated India's 64th Republic Day with Ambassador Nirupama Rao unfurling the national flag at a colourful function at the Indian embassy here on a clear but chilly day.
After hoisting the flag in front of the embassy overlooking a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Rao read out President Pranab Mukherjee's address to the nation.
January 27, 2013
India wil host Pakistan's women cricketers in the World Cup starting next week. The visiting team's batting coach hoped the team will 'build bridges' between the two nations despite recent tensions.
January 27, 2013
Washington DC -The White House and Congress must move quickly to enact just and humane comprehensive immigration reform.
In the wake of the 2012 elections, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have expressed the need to act on the issue. The window for bipartisan legislation is now open.
January 26, 2013
PALAKKAD (Kerala): Veteran south Indian playback singer S Janaki has declined to accept the Padma Bhushan award as she feels that the honour has come late in her five-and-half-decade long career.
January 26, 2013
NEW DELHI: As a pleasant winter sun shone on the manicured lawns of the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Pranab Mukherjee mingled with dignitaries at a reception he hosted here Saturday, and in a break from tradition, walked up to the guests and exchanged greetings with them.
January 26, 2013
Sri Lanka 5 for 138 (Mathews 35*) beat Australia 3 for 137 (Warner 90*, Voges 25*) by 5 wickets
January 26, 2013
India is disappointed with the 35-year sentence given to David Headley for the 2008 Mumbai attack, saying he deserved more prison time for terrorism that killed 166 people. Headley was born in the U.S. to a Pakistani father and an American mother and changed his changed his birth name from Daood Gilani.
