June 4, 2012
NEW DELHI: Stock markets may continue the downslide in near-term amid declining global trend led by euro-zone crisis, say analysts.
Analysts feel domestic GDP data which came at less than expected level has made sentiments jittery and all eyes will now be on the forthcoming monetary policy on June 18.
June 4, 2012
Ipoh (Malaysia): Five-time champions India came from behind to stun Great Britain 3-1 and clinch the bronze medal in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Sunday.
India dominated the match, but squandered several scoring opportunities to concede the lead to pre-tournament favourites Great Britian before staging a spirited comeback in the second session.
June 3, 2012
LONDON - A flotilla of 1,000 boats will sail London's River Thames on Sunday in a spectacular highlight of four days of nationwide celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne.
Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by Chelsea pensioners at Chelsea Pier on June 3, in London, England.
June 3, 2012
Scorecard: Pakistan 122 for 6 (Afridi 52*, Kulasekara 2-13) beat Sri Lanka 99 (Afridi 2-17) by 23 runs
Shahid Afridi followed up his half-century with a high-impact bowling performance
June 3, 2012
How thousands of Indian women have their heads shaved to please the gods... only for the hair to end up as £3,000 extensions.
Selfless act: Pujari Aruna before and after having her head shaved at the Hindu temple of Tirumala Venkateswara
June 3, 2012
A man in India is being accused of blasphemy after claiming the source of a “dripping crucifix” was a leaky toilet drain. After water began falling from the feet of Jesus, Indians drank the water hoping it had special powers.
June 3, 2012
Rome – A 37-year-old Indian migrant in Italy killed his pregnant wife because she loved wearing western clothes and he wanted to punish her for going against Indian traditions.
The Indian -- whose name was given as Singhj Kulbir -- told police in Piacenza city in northern Italy that he strangled to death his 27-year-old wife -- named as Kaur Balwinde -- before throwing her corpse in the Po river, the AKI news agency reported.
June 3, 2012
A court in Pakistan has acquitted four men accused of involvement in the attempted 2010 Times Square bombing. Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty to trying to blow up his SUV.
An image of terror suspect Faisal Shahzad is seen on a tv screen
June 3, 2012
Five global financial services majors, including Morgan Stanley, Stanchart and Citi, have lowered India's growth prospects to 5.7-6.4 percent for the current fiscal, a day after markets received a "shock" from nine-year low GDP growth of 6.5 percent for 2011-12.
June 3, 2012
India may have low penetration of computers, but it is ahead of countries like US, Japan and Singapore when it comes to basic PC protection, says a report by security software maker McAfee.
