November 28, 2012
WASHINGTON - Facing one of his most important political and economic challenges, President Barack Obama reached out to business leaders over the looming fiscal cliff, and Tuesday said he wants to extend low income tax rates for middle-class Americans, but let tax rates rise on income over $250,000 a year per family,
November 28, 2012
Former Australia leg spinner Shane Warne believes Alastair Cook is the ideal captain for controversial batsman Kevin Pietersen, saying their match-winning partnership in the Mumbai Test against India can mark a start of new era in England.
Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen having a chat
November 28, 2012
The chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka will meet in Bangalore Thursday to arrive at an amicable solution to the protracted dispute over sharing of Cauvery river waters.
The Tamil Nadu government in a statement Tuesday said Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa would meet her Karnataka counterpart Jagadish Shettar Nov 29 in the Karnataka capital.
November 28, 2012
MUMBAI: The Indian cricket board on Wednesday claimed it was unaware of any talks between senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar and national selectors on his future in the wake of a prolonged form slump.
November 28, 2012
Syed Asif Ibrahim has become the first Muslim to lead India’s Intelligence Bureau. Many see the appointment as a breakthrough for the country, where Muslims are significantly unrepresented in security forces.
Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Nakhoda Mosque in Kolkata.
November 27, 2012
India will be the Cannes Film Festival’s “guest country” next year to celebrate Bollwood’s 100th anniversary. The news was announced last week at the Film Bazaar in Goa.
The Cannes film festival is to make India its "guest country" for the 2013 event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the nation's film industry.
November 27, 2012
India’s Mahindra & Mahindra, known for making tractors, is likely to obtain a 40 percent stake in Aston Martin. Another Indian company, Tata Motors, bought Jaguar and Land Rover in 2008 for $2.3 billion.
November 27, 2012
New Delhi — The UPA is meeting here Tuesday to thrash out a consensus on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi−brand retail, an issue that has stalled parliament for four days.
The meeting began around 12.30 p.m. in the parliament library building, a Congress source said.
November 27, 2012
New Delhi — An official of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) deposed in a Delhi court Monday and identified the letters exchanged between former telecom minister A. Raja and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2007 over the 2G spectrum allocation.
November 27, 2012
New Delhi — London's Mayor Boris Johnson Monday met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and offered his city's expertise in higher education, public transport and other infrastructural areas for India's capital.
"He offered expertise in the field of higher education, transport, traffic, waste management, housing and private sector financing for infrastructural developmental projects in Delhi," said a Delhi government official.
