A 10-man Malaga held Barcelona to 2-2 at the Camp Nou in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. ...
09:03 AM, Jan 17, 2013
Researchers at Queensland Institute of Medical Research here have claimed of making a breakthrough that could lead to a potential cure for AIDS. According to a researcher David Harrich scientists have discovered how to modify a protein in HIV so that, instead of replicating, it protects against the infection. ...
12:09 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Police in Hyderabad Monday arrested spiritual leader Swami Kamlananda Bharati for allegedly making a hate speech against Muslims. The police arrested him in Srisailam, about 250 km from here. He is being brought to Hyderabad, police said. ...
01:05 PM, Jan 14, 2013
A airlines employee was on Saturday arrested for allegedly pushing his wife into prostitution, said police. ...
02:42 AM, Jan 13, 2013
With its AutoRip service Amazon.com is taking aim at Apple's dominant iTunes store. ...
02:29 PM, Jan 11, 2013
Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala, undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer in New York, was pleasantly surprised when fellow actor and friend Rituparna Sengupta visited her. ...
11:08 AM, Jan 09, 2013
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Council on Monday gave a go-ahead to the proposed hike in the tuition fee for undergraduate students. With the go-ahead to the proposal, the fee will be hiked from Rs 50,000 to Rs 90,000 per year from 2013. ...
06:12 PM, Jan 07, 2013
A 21-year-old Ludhiana based woman, who was allegedly forced into prostitution and spent over a year into captivity, was on Sunday rescued by the police Fatehgarh. The police have booked a man and two other members of his family. ...
04:40 AM, Jan 07, 2013
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is being treated for "respiratory deficiency" after complications from a severe lung infection, his government said, pointing to a deepening crisis for the ailing 58-year-old president. Chavez hasn't spoken publicly or been seen since his December 11 operation in Cuba, and the latest report from his government on January 3 night increased speculation that he is unlikely to be able to be sworn in for another...
06:23 PM, Jan 04, 2013
The United States must do more than the recently passed "fiscal cliff" measures if the country is to rescue its Aaa debt rating from its current negative outlook, rating agency Moody's Investors Service said on January 3. Standard & Poor's said the deal does not affect its negative view of the US credit outlook, and said more work remains ahead for policymakers. ...
11:25 AM, Jan 03, 2013
The United States looked on track to tumble over the "fiscal cliff" at midnight on Monday, at least for a day, as lawmakers remained reluctant to back last-minute efforts by Senate leaders to avert severe tax increases and spending cuts. ...
03:23 AM, Jan 01, 2013
The home team reduced Hyderabad to 160 for 5 at stumps after compiling 384 in their first innings. ...
07:30 PM, Dec 30, 2012
Serving anxious moments to the BJP government in Karnataka, party MLA Basavaraj Patil Attur, a known loyalist of former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on December 28 announced that he would resign his assembly membership. The announcement by Attur, a former Minister, came a day after Shettar and other BJP leaders dismissed the threat to government and also took a dig at the January 4 deadline set by KJP supremo Yeddyurappa....
06:02 PM, Dec 28, 2012
President Pranab Mukherjee on December 28 pitched for improving the standards of higher education by Indian universities and also asked the private players also to contribute their best as there were 'unlimited' demands and 'limited' resources in the sector. "The standards of higher education in India today need improvement. In ancient India, we had universities like Nalanda and Takshashila which had established themselves as international centers of educational excellence where...
04:55 PM, Dec 28, 2012
Of its Rs 10,500 crore investment plan for India, IKEA has got FIPB approval to bring in only Rs 4,200 crore, even as Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today batted for allowing the Swedish furniture major's global model which includes cafeterias inside their stores. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), under Sharma, has already forwarded a request to Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in the Finance Ministry...
04:17 PM, Dec 26, 2012
Egyptian voters overwhelmingly approved a drafted by President Mohamed Mursi's allies, results announced on December 26 showed, proving that liberals, leftists and Christians have been powerless to halt the march of Islamists in power. ...
12:55 PM, Dec 26, 2012
Egypt's new constitution, drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Morsi, has been approved by 63.8 per cent of voters in a two-round referendum, the supreme election committee said on Tuesday. ...
11:37 PM, Dec 25, 2012
Egypt will announce on Tuesday the official r esults of a vote on its new constitution, the head of the elections committee told state media on Monday, a step which paves the way for the formation of a new parliament in about two months. ...
01:41 AM, Dec 25, 2012
Egypt's Islamist-backed constitution received a "yes" majority in a final round of voting on a referendum that saw a low voter turnout, but the deep divisions it has opened up threaten to fuel continued turmoil. Passage is a victory for Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, but a costly one. ...
01:09 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Egyptians voted on a constitution drafted by Islamists on Saturday in a second round of balloting expected to approve the charter that opponents say will create deeper turmoil in Egypt. ...
03:47 PM, Dec 22, 2012
