May 6, 2012
The unemployment rate slipped a notch to 8.1 percent in April, but not because employers went on a hiring spree.
People wait at a job fair in New York City's Queens borough on Thursday. While millions of out-of-work Americans continue to seek employment, others have given up looking.
May 6, 2012
Officials said a suicide bomber in Pakistan’s restive northwest tribal region along the Afghan border, have killed 20 people and wounded at least 40. Five policemen are among the dead.
Authorities say the bomber detonated his explosives Friday as he approached a police checkpoint near a market in Khar, the main town of the Bajaur tribal district.
The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. A Taliban spokesman said the attack was revenge for the killing of its members.
May 6, 2012
A bill to guarantee Indian women a role in national-level politics may come to a vote soon, after being debated and shaped for nearly two decades.
May 6, 2012
Bangalore: Several cricketers have explored various careers after their retirement. Few turned commentators, few selectors and few even actors! Here we take a look at all those cricketers who turned to politics after their exit from the cricketing world.
Mohammad Azharuddin
May 5, 2012
As the president and first lady hit the campaign trail together today for their first public rallies of 2012, here are five things to watch that could make this a noteworthy day.
1. CAMPAIGNER-IN-CHIEF TAKES ON ROMNEY
May 5, 2012
Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 160 for 6 (du Plessis 42) beat Deccan Chargers 150 for 5 (White 77) by 10 runs
Faf du Plessis works one to the leg side, Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers, IPL, Chennai
May 5, 2012
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Transportation Department has slapped a USD 80,000 fine on ailing Air India for failing to post customer service and tarmac delay contingency plans on its website and adequately inform passengers about its optional fees.
This is the first penalty assessed for a violation of the Department’s new airline consumer rules that took effect last August.
May 5, 2012
New Delhi: Making a strong pitch for formation of an anti-terror hub, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the establishment of NCTC is not a State versus Centre issue but will work as a vehicle of country's combined efforts to curb terrorism.
May 4, 2012
The United States had another month of disappointing job growth in April.
The nation’s employers produced a net gain of 115,000 positions, after adding 154,000 in March, the Labor Department said Friday. April’s job growth was less than economists had been predicting.
May 4, 2012
“Good Night, Good Morning,” a romantic comedy that uses the split-screen technique to tell a story about a brief encounter between two Indian American singles, will screen during the 2012 Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival this month in Pittsburgh, Penn..
