June 8, 2012
HOUSTON — Transportation officials in Texas are testing a new 41-mile segment of highway to see whether it would be safe to post the state's first 85 mph speed limit, setting it on a path to have the highest posted speed limit in the U.S.
June 8, 2012
Scorecard: Pakistan 135 for 4 (Hafeez 37, Akmal 36*) beat Sri Lanka 135 for 8 (Thirimanne 42*, Gul 3-24, Sami 3-19) by six wickets (D/L method)
Umar Gul was the most incisive of the Pakistan seamers with three wickets
June 7, 2012
As the US cracks down on foreign bank and financial accounts, it only means one thing for Indian Americans - more reporting! If you thought you were done with this year's reporting when you filed your tax returns in April, you probably forgot about the FBAR - Foreign Bank and Financial Account Report.
June 7, 2012
Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhuphati sailed through the mixed doubles semi-finals in the French Open, winning the first two sets against their opponents. Depending on the outcome of the second semi-final match, the two Indian players may face their colleague Leander Paes who is teamed up with Russia's Elena Vesnina.
June 7, 2012
Afghanistan has accused Pakistani spies of poisoning schoolgirls in an attempt to sabotage Afghanistan’s education system. Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence is criticized in Afghanistan for its links to the Taliban.
June 7, 2012
India indicated its unease over the US move to shift bulk of its naval fleet to the Asia Pacific region to counter China by making it clear that it favours a multilateral security architecture in the area.
June 7, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh set a target of adding of 2000 MW of nuclear power capacity within the next year.
This 2000 MW power will be added after commissioning two 1,000 MW units of the Kudankulam Atomic Power Project.
June 7, 2012
By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON – The national capital region got its first-ever South Asian Film Festival offering a rare treat to movie-goers and a great platform for film-makers, actors and actresses, alike.
June 6, 2012
Five days after retiring as Chief of the Army Staff, Gen VK Singh on Tuesday affirmed his belief in civilian supremacy over the military "rooted in justice and fairness", and said any violation of this "must be resisted".
June 6, 2012
Nagpur: A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight with 114 passengers on board made an emergency landing at the Nagpur airport today due to some technical snag.
In a statement issued by IndiGo airlines, it said the flight, 6E308 from Hyderabad to Delhi, was diverted to Nagpur this morning after the pilot received an engine vibration indication in the cockpit.
