May 24, 2012
A Houston-area whiz kid is the new champion of 2012 National Geographic Bee after correctly answering the question: "Name the Bavarian city located on the Danube River that was a legislative seat of the Holy Roman Empire from 1663 to 1806."
May 24, 2012
Washington, May 24: The fate of an Indian American woman facing the prospect of deportation 30 years after she came to the US as an adopted infant hangs in the balance with no official word on her strange case.
According to the Salt lake Tribune, which first reported the case, Kairi Abha Shepherd was adopted in 1982 by a Utah woman as a three-month-old child.
But when she was eight, her adoptive mother died of cancer. When she was 17, she was arrested and convicted of felony cheque forgery to fuel a drug habit.
May 24, 2012
Size zero may be a fad, but actress Vidya Balan, who flaunted her curves unabashedly in The Dirty Picture, says she is all for the Indian woman's curvaceous body. "The only zero I am associated with is the zero cholesterol and zero trans-fat that are feature of Aliva snacks... and yes,
May 24, 2012
ISLAMABAD: The United States should respect a Pakistan court’s decision to imprison a doctor accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden, the Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
May 24, 2012
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service will move ahead with a plan to shut or consolidate mail-processing facilities as part of its cost-cutting effort but will spread out the closings to maintain overnight delivery of local mail.
May 24, 2012
NEW DELHI — Bribery and molestation, star tantrums and rave parties, yet growing crowds — this year's Indian Premier League is proving there is no such thing as bad publicity.
Full stadiums have been a welcome sight after sparse attendance last year due to a post-World Cup hangover. Refreshed and ready for cricket, fans also have been digesting news of a string of off-field controversies.
May 24, 2012
By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON DC, May 19 – Under a pristine blue sky on a summer-like day in the nation’s capital, thousands of people converged on the Avenue of the Presidents to partake in the Fiesta Asia Street Fair.
May 23, 2012
KARACHI: Following an attack on Awami Tehreek’s (AT) ‘Mohabbat-e-Sindh’ rally which left 12 people dead on Tuesday evening, life in the old city areas remained paralysed on Wednesday, Geo News reported.
Additional forces of Police, Rangers and Frontier Corps (FC) were deployed in affected areas after which the situation came under control.
May 23, 2012
Google has completed the acquisition of cellphone maker Motorola Mobility for USD 12.5 billion in an all-cash deal and appointed Dennis Woodside as the new CEO in place of Sanjay Jha, who has decided to step down.
May 23, 2012
NEW DELHI: Exporters may cheer rupee falling below the psychological 55-level, but currency volatility has left software services firms worried as fluctuation hampers planning process for the USD 100 billion Indian IT-BPO industry.
Usually, a depreciating rupee helps IT companies improve their margins as they earn revenues in dollars.
