January 1, 2013
The measure would extend Bush-era tax cuts for family incomes below $450,000 and briefly avert across-the-board spending cuts set to strike the Pentagon and domestic agencies this week.
January 1, 2013
Researchers have finally solved the cryptic deathbed puzzle renowned Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan claimed came to him in dreams.
Srinivasa Ramanujan
December 31, 2012
Five elephants were killed in eastern India when a speeding train crashed into a herd crossing the tracks. It took workers several days to clear the tracks.
December 31, 2012
MUMBAI: With little hope of being airborne again in the near future, a section of Kingfisher Airlines pilots are now pinning their hopes on the erstwhile Deccan Air founder Capt Gopinath's proposed new carrier and making frequent enquiries about its launch.
December 31, 2012
MUMBAI: The rupee fell due to oil-related dollar demand on Monday, ending 2012 with its second consecutive yearly fall, weighed down by a wide current account gap, the slow pace of financial reforms, and economic uncertainty at home and abroad.
December 31, 2012
WASHINGTON: The White House and Senate Republicans sorted through disputes over taxing the wealthy and cutting the defense department and other federal agencies as Monday's midnight deadline for avoiding a "fiscal cliff" drew to within hours.
December 31, 2012
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been admitted to a New York hospital for treatment of a blood clot, her spokesman said Sunday.
December 31, 2012
India – Come to think of it, for all our wildly fluctuating emotions, 2012 was quite a year for Indian sport! Thanks to Vishwanathan Anand. And Sushil Kumar. And Vijay Kumar. And Mary Kom. And Saina Nehwal. And Gagan Narang. And Yogeshwar Dutt. And Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara. And the visually impaired cricketers. And Ajay Maken.
December 30, 2012
As Congress races to pass legislation before the Jan. 1 "fiscal cliff" deadline, President Barack Obama in an interview which aired Sunday publicly touted the support of the American people for the plan he offered to Republicans.
December 30, 2012
7 train psycho laughs maniacally as she's charged with pushing Indian immigrant to his death in front of a Queens train. During questioning, Erika Menendez, 31, said, 'I pushed a Muslim off the train tracks because I hate Hindus and Muslims.'
