January 22, 2013
As more young, small-scale farmers launch into agriculture, many are stumbling on a major obstacle: a lack of cash.
So the U.S. Department of Agriculture is stepping in to help. Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a "microloan" program that will distribute loans of $35,000 or less in an effort to smooth the path for first-time farmers. The program is expected to distribute $100 million a year.
January 22, 2013
BANGALORE: The Philippines, led by its capital Manila and followed by secondary cities such as Cebu, Mandaluyong and Taguig, has emerged as a key IT/ITeS destination, posing a challenge to India's outsourcing story.
January 22, 2013
Women regularly get harassed and even groped by men as they try to go about their daily routine. There are signs that women are being ignored when it comes to harassment in the work place as well.
January 21, 2013
Melbourne — It was a good day for Indian mixed doubles players at the Australian Open as Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna advanced to the quarter-finals in their respective matches here at the Melbourne Park Monday.
However, the Indian men's doubles campaign came to an end as Mahesh Bhupathi lost his third round match.
Sania and her American partner Bob Bryan beat the American pair of Abigail Spears and Scott Lipsky 4-6, 6-1, 10-4 in the second round of mixed doubles.
January 21, 2013
The Mahaparinirvana will chug through locations in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha and tourists will also make a brief foray into Nepal, where Lumbini, the Buddha's birthplace, is located
January 21, 2013
NEW DELHI - A DNA investigation of bloodstained clothes and body swabs has linked all five men and a juvenile accused of the gang rape and murder of a woman in New Delhi to the crime, providing evidence the prosecution claims will be enough to convict them.
January 21, 2013
MS Dhoni has done it again. After leading India to the pinnacle of Test rankings, in December 2009, the Indian skipper achieved the same in ODIs.
Dhoni-led world champions are No. 1 in the ODI rankings with 119 points.
January 21, 2013
JAIPUR: A day after his anointment as Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi struck an emotional chord with a packed auditorium, moving a collection of battle-hardened party leaders to tears and drawing a rapturous standing ovation that marked a perfect beginning to the tricky task of running the grand old party.
January 20, 2013
BEIJING: China said it was "strongly dissatisfied" Sunday after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a veiled warning to Beijing not to challenge Tokyo's control of disputed islands at the centre of a bitter territorial row.
January 20, 2013
WASHINGTON: The United States' first mixed race president was sworn in for second term on Sunday amid palpably less popular enthusiasm and energy, pointing to four more challenging years in the White House at a time of gradual waning of American power.
