May 2, 2012
NEW DELHI: Developing nations, including India, lag on meeting targets to provide food and nutrition to their citizens, and child and maternal mortality rates are "unacceptably high", according to a joint study by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
"The developing world's progress is seriously lagging on global targets related to food and nutrition, with rates of child and maternal mortality still unacceptably high," it said.
May 2, 2012
NEW YORK: Republican Mitt Romney has accused President Barack Obama of politicizing the death of Osama bin Laden a year ago but said it was "totally appropriate" for him to claim credit for ordering the U.S. military raid that ended with the terrorist leader's death in a hideout in Pakistan.
May 2, 2012
Scorecard: Deccan Chargers 186 for 4 (Sangakkara 82, White 74) beat Pune Warriors 173 for 5 (Smith 47*, Ganguly 45) by 13 runs
The highest third-wicket partnership of 157 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Kumar Sangakarra and Cameron White steered Deccan Chargers to their second win in the fifth edition.
May 2, 2012
New Delhi: “It’s a bouncer,” quipped Sachin Tendulkar on being asked what prompted him to accept Rajya Sabha nomination.
May 1, 2012
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Sunday that he had evidence related to the corruption of the Sharif brothers and would present it in the Supreme Court via the Attorney General.
Speaking with the media outside his residence, Malik added that he would soon reveal how the sons of Nawaz Sharif accumulated billions in wealth.
May 1, 2012
Scorecard: Kolkata Knight Riders 140 for 5 (Gambhir 63, Ashwin 2-22) beat Chennai Super Kings 139 for 5 (Raina 44, Kallis 2-21) by five wickets
Skipper Gautam Gambhir struck his fourth half-century of the season and spearheaded Kolkata Knight Riders to a five-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings with two balls to spare in the Indian Premier League here Monday.
May 1, 2012
Bollywood Badshah Shahrukh Khan seems to be on a peacemaking mission of sorts. Over the years, King Khan has lost many friends for various reasons. But now it is heard that he is making special efforts to mend the bridges and start all over. And here is an interesting bit on that aspect.
May 1, 2012
New Delhi: Australia's Acting High Commissioner to India, Lachlan Strahan, applauded the new 'International Code of Ethics' for education agents.
The code aims to ensure that all international students, including Indian students, receive professional and ethical service when they use agents to help them apply to Australian institutions.
May 1, 2012
Menlo Park (California): The first annual US-India Business West Coast Summit attended by 300 top business leaders from the two countries has highlighted the dynamic potential that exists in present and future collaboration between them.
Hosted by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the summit held at the Rosewood Sand Hill in Silicon Valley over the weekend attracted prominent business and policy leaders from both countries.
May 1, 2012
London: While the world knows Albert Einstein for his theory of general relativity which effected a revolution in physics, a book has revealed the genius expected his wife to abide by a cruel list of rules which included sex ban.
