December 4, 2012
To understand why the saffron hordes demolished the Babri Masjid 20 years ago on December 6, 1992, it is necessary to go back to 1984. In that year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was then only four years old, reached the lowest point of its brief political life since it could win only two Lok Sabha seats.
December 4, 2012
Washington — Louisiana's Indian American governor Bobby Jindal may well be making a bid for the White House in 2016, a leading US news site suggested citing a meeting with a wealthy Republican fund raiser.
December 4, 2012
Washington — Calling India a dynamic link that "fuses" the Greater Middle East and East Asia, a top US diplomat has said the Obama Administration's strategic rebalancing to Asia was expected to continue with renewed vigour.
December 4, 2012
Washington — Incredibly life-like wax figures of five Hindi cinema legends, including megastar Amitabh Bachchan and superstar Shah Rukh Khan, will be on display at Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. through the end of the year as part of a travelling Bollywood exhibit at the famed wax attraction.
December 3, 2012
Washington — Metformin, the drug commonly administered in diabetes, has shown a promise in extending the lifespan of patients with ovarian cancers, say findings from a new study conducted by Indian-American medical researchers.
New treatments are desperately needed for ovarian cancer patients. A previous research has indicated that metformin, which originates from the French Lilac plant, may have anti-cancer properties.
December 3, 2012
SYDNEY: Cricketing great Ricky Ponting, who retired from all forms of the game after playing his last Test match at Perth against South Africa, on Monday, said India's Sachin Tendulkar is the best player he has played against.
December 3, 2012
NEW DELHI: Viewing the rapid modernization of Chinese Navy as a "major concern", navy chief Admiral D K Joshi on Monday made it clear that India will protect its interests in the disputed South China Sea, even if it means sending forces there.
December 3, 2012
London: A British-born Sikh soldier, who will become the first to stand guard outside the Buckingham Palace wearing a turban, than the traditional bearskin, is reported to have suffered abuse from his colleagues who objected to his “breaking hundreds of years of tradition.”
December 3, 2012
The Congress and the BJP on Monday traded barbs over the government’s direct cash transfer scheme after the Election Commission sought a reply from the Centre on the timing of the announcement.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said the government would provide information to the EC and asked the BJP to make clear its stance on the scheme.
“The BJP should make its position clear on cash transfers. Are they for cash transfers or are they against it.
December 3, 2012
Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo told National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon here on Monday that China was looking to forge stronger ties with its neighbors following the leadership transition.
