US and Japanese aviation safety officials finished an initial investigation of a badly damaged battery from a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jet on Friday as Boeing said it was halting deliveries until the battery concerns were resolved. Boeing said it would continue building the carbon-composite 787, but deliveries were on hold until the US Federal Aviation Administration approved and implemented a plan to ensure the safety of potentially flammable lithium-ion...
06:35 PM, Jan 19, 2013
India's move to raise the price of subsidised diesel should help with its plans to sell shares in state companies including Oil India Ltd to help bridge the government's fiscal deficit and gives a boost to private oil refiners looking to enter the market for bulk diesel sales. ...
04:59 PM, Jan 18, 2013
New astonishing pictures by the European Space Agency have revealed a 1500 km long and 7 kilometre wide river that once ran across Mars. The agency's Mars Express imaged the striking upper part of the remnants of Reull Vallis river on Mars with its high-resolution stereo camera, ESA said in a statement. ...
01:53 PM, Jan 18, 2013
Nations around the globe need to press forward with fiscal and reform promises, especially in the United States and Europe, to reduce the uncertainties shackling growth, the head of the IMF said on Thursday, warning that the global economy barely dodged a bullet in 2012. ...
04:25 AM, Jan 18, 2013
Actress Sophiya Haque, best known for her stint as a video jockey on MTV, passed away in London on Thursday morning. According to sources, she was suffering from pneumonia and had been admitted to a London hospital for treatment for close to a week. After a successful stint as a VJ, Sophiya tried her hand in acting and appeared in a film called 'Snip'. The actress also dabbled in modelling...
11:09 PM, Jan 17, 2013
Europe's air safety authority has followed the United States in ordering the grounding and safety review of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner following a series of incidents with the aircraft in recent days. ...
06:58 PM, Jan 17, 2013
The IABF has been banned, both by AIBA and the Indian sports ministry, due to a faulty electoral process. Most of all, the boxers will suffer. ...
12:27 PM, Jan 17, 2013
The Union Cabinet will take a decision on increasing diesel and LPG prices on Thursday. Diesel prices may be hiked by Rs 4.50 per litre. The Petroleum Ministry has proposed to increase diesel, kerosene and cooking gas rates. ...
11:56 AM, Jan 17, 2013
One of the things I want to do as captain is continue the Seve legacy said the New Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley. ...
02:42 PM, Jan 16, 2013
McGinley, who holed the winning putt on his Ryder Cup debut in 2002, has been quiet since his name was linked to the position. ...
08:36 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Djokovic defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 at Rod Laver Arena. ...
11:34 AM, Jan 14, 2013
The world number one meets France's Paul-Henri Mathieu in the final game of the day session on Rod Laver Arena. ...
09:12 PM, Jan 13, 2013
The double Olympic gold medallist and three-time 'FIH Player of the Year' award winner feels that Indian youngsters will gain vital exposure due to this league. ...
08:03 PM, Jan 12, 2013
The north east club finished fifth last term but are down in 15th this season and have been shipping goals. ...
08:52 AM, Jan 12, 2013
EU's competition commissioner intends to prevent Google from allegedly distorting choices for consumers and taking business from rivals. ...
02:57 PM, Jan 11, 2013
The European Commission (EC) will provide 42 million euros (around $55 million) in humanitarian aid to Pakistan for 2013, a media report said Friday. The aid was announced in Brussels Thursday, as part of a 661 million euros assistance the EC has allocated for 2013, the Dawn reported. ...
01:20 PM, Jan 11, 2013
Emerging markets ended 2012 with a modest acceleration in economic growth thanks to a pick-up in manufacturing activity that hints at further improvement in coming months, a survey found on January 10. All four big BRIC economies posted a rise in economic activity in the last quarter of 2012, with Chinese manufacturing returning to growth for the first time in 18 months, according to HSBC's emerging markets index (EMI). ...
12:07 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Shares in Oil & Natural Gas Corp rose as much as 3.6 per cent on January 10 as part of a rally across oil companies after the oil ministry moved a proposal to raise diesel prices to the federal cabinet. ...
11:26 AM, Jan 10, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday favoured phased rationalisation of energy prices to bring it in line with global levels and curbing energy subsidies to achieve the targeted rapid, inclusive and sustained growth. He said the central and state governments must work together to create awareness among the public on the need for 'curbing' energy subsidies. ...
12:12 AM, Jan 08, 2013
