Washington: Want to miss school? Get a good absent note. A fifth-grader in the US did just that by getting a handwritten note from Barack Obama asking the teacher to excuse his absence from school as he was with the American President. Tyler Sullivan, a fifth-grader in Rochester, went to watch his father, Ryan Sullivan, introduce Obama before the president's speech at Honeywell in Golden Valley. When he returns to...
12:23 PM, Jun 04, 2012
London: A Briton has been sentenced to 16 years in jail for savagely punishing his son whom he suspected of stealing his stepmother's jewellery. He welded his son into a cage and threatened to set him on fire. Kevin Clifford, 51, also beat Gary, 29, with a baseball bat and garden hose as the latter hung upside down in agony, The Sun reported. Clifford, an engineer by profession, also took...
07:18 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Gold prices on Saturday jumped sharply up to Rs 1,095 per 10 gram crossing the Rs 30,000 per 10 gram level, its all-time high, on account of rise in global prices of precious metal and weakening rupee. The maximum jump in prices was seen in Chennai, where gold became costlier by Rs 1,095 at Rs 30,380 per 10 gram, followed by Delhi with a again of Rs 960...
08:33 PM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: United Spirits, the drinks group owned by Indian businessman Vijay Mallya, said profits in the first three months of 2012 were severely hit by higher domestic taxes and foreign exchange losses. The world's largest spirits company by volume on Wednesday said it suffered an 83 per cent drop in net profits to Rs 100 million ($1.8 million) in the three months ending March 31, compared to Rs 599...
12:43 AM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: Prime minister Manmohan Singh today hosted a farewell dinner for Army Chief General VK Singh who retires on May 31. The dinner was attended by several senior ministers including Defence Minister AK Antony. Earlier, Antony too had hosted a dinner for General VK Singh and his wife Bharati Singh on May 23. Gen Singh's last major function would be the National Defence Academy passing out parade on May...
09:59 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony's dinner for outgoing Army Chief Gen VK Singh on Wednesday night was marked by bonhomie but there were no farewell speeches. No speeches were made at the farewell dinner for Gen Singh and his wife Bharati Singh hosted by Antony and his wife Elizabeth, sources said on Thursday, adding it was unusual as generally officials present say a few lines about the outgoing Service...
11:39 AM, May 24, 2012
Chennai: The US on Sunday said several recent policy decisions by India were discriminatory to foreign companies and have "dampened sentiment" about its investment climate. "The adoption of manufacturing policies discriminatory to foreign companies and the inclusion of retroactive tax provisions in the Finance Bill are two examples," US Ambassador to India Nancy J Powell said. Voicing concern over challenges to trade and investment between the two nations, she called...
05:15 PM, May 21, 2012
Chennai: The United States is committed to help Tamil Nadu realise the goals set in its Vision 2023 document, to put the state on par with upper middle income countries in southeast Asia, said the US envoy to India. Speaking at a function organised by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce here Monday, US Ambassador Nancy J. Powell said: "The United States is committed to helping Tamil Nadu realise these goals...
01:26 PM, May 21, 2012
Los Angeles: Time was when TV talent shows set out to turn wannabes into stars. These days? Not so much. It's the celebrity judges who are raking in the cash and using TV contests not only as a way to re-launch a fading career, but to further boost a thriving one. For music stars in an era of weak record sales, the trend spells victory for their bank account, but...
03:23 PM, May 18, 2012
Charlotte: Arjun Atwal landed two eagles in the final round of the Wells Fargo Championships to finish tied 21st in what has been best result of an otherwise dismal season. Atwal, who ballooned to a 75 on third day, shot three-under 69 with two eagles, three birdies but also had four bogeys, including three in a four-hole span between ninth and 12th. Atwal, seven-under for the week, has made only...
05:22 PM, May 07, 2012
Charlotte, N.C.: Rickie Fowler finally picked up his first PGA Tour win on Sunday in what might be the start of a rivalry for years to come. Fowler brought style and substance to a sudden-death play-off at Quail Hollow and delivered a clutch shot " a wedge into 4 feet to birdie the 18th hole and win the Wells Fargo Championship over US Open champion Rory McIlroy and DA Points....
09:14 AM, May 07, 2012
Charlotte (USA): Indian golfer Arjun Atwal endured a tough day, carding a three-over 75 in the third round to slip from overnight tied 10th to tied 42nd at the Wells Fargo Championship. Atwal is now four-under 212 for 54 holes and will need a brilliant final round for a decent finish. Atwal bogeyed the third and fourth and dropped another stroke on the eighth after a birdie on seventh. On...
05:26 PM, May 06, 2012
Charlotte, North Carolina: Home-town favourite Webb Simpson birdied the 17th hole to break a logjam at the top and seize a one-stroke lead going into Sunday's final round of the Wells Fargo Championship, as Rory McIlroy charged into contention with a 66. Simpson, who lives near the Quail Hollow golf course at Charlotte, North Carolina, carded a three-under-par 69 for a total of 202 to lead second-placed countrymen Ryan Moore...
09:32 AM, May 06, 2012
New Delhi: A CBI special court has decided to frame charges against 10 accused, including ex-officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), for alleged lapses in the allotment of plots as part of the resettlement of slum dwellers. The accused were allegedly involved in allotment of plots in fictitious names under the scheme executed by the Slum and Jhuggi Jhopri Department. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Anoop...
08:59 AM, May 06, 2012
Charlotte (USA): Arjun Atwal, who made just one cut in 11 starts before this week, showed signs of revival as he was tied 10th and in sight of his first top-10 finish at the Wells Fargo Championship. Atwal, the only Indian winner on the PGA Tour, was seven-under 137 for two rounds following rounds of 68 and 69. Atwal's fiend Tiger Woods though missed only the eighth cut of professional...
06:44 PM, May 05, 2012
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