In dozens of tanks and armoured vehicles, Syrian troops have stormed rebellious areas near the capital, shelling neighbourhoods that have fallen under the control of army dissidents and clashing with fighters. At least 62 people were killed in violence nationwide, activists and residents said.
The widescale Sunday offensive near the capital suggested the regime is worried [...]
Washington: Aneesh Chopra, President Barack Obama’s first IT czar and the highest ranking Indian-American in the White House, is stepping down after three years of ground-breaking work aimed at advancing the government’s technology agenda, amid reports that he may enter politics.
“Aneesh found countless ways to engage the American people using technology, from electronic health records [...]
HYDERABAD: In the second such incident in less than a week, unidentified people desecrated a statue of BR Ambedkar in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district on Thursday, triggering protests from Dalit groups.
A statue of the architect of the Indian constitution, who is a Dalit icon, was found desecrated on the Republic Day in Dowleswaram, a [...]
Beirut: Syria rejected on Monday a proposal by Arab League foreign ministers that President Bashar al-Assad hand over power to a deputy and set up a new unity government, saying the plan was part of a “conspiracy against Syria”.
“Syria rejects the decisions from the Arab League ministerial council … and considers them a violation of [...]
Last September, when the Samajwadi Party launched its UP election campaign, Mulayam Singh Yadav, whose government had been voted out in 2007 for letting loose “bullies” and “ruffians” in the state, put his son Akhilesh Yadav in the driver’s seat and withdrew into the background.
Over the next four months, Akhilesh Yadav travelled extensively on his [...]
Giglio Island: Rescuers found a body in the wreck of the Costa Concordia early today, bringing to seven the death toll after the liner ran aground off the coast of Italy, daily La Stampa said on its website as the captain faced interrogation. The body had not yet been recovered, the report said, quoting rescuers. [...]
Mumbai: Greed isn’t always good. Haryana-based RC Mishra learnt this after paying a hefty price: Rs 51 lakh. The Joint General Manager of Ircon International Limited is the latest victim of what is widely known as the ‘Nigerian email fraud’. Haryana police has now detained two conmen from Mumbai and Thane who had cheated the [...]
Pakistan’s ruling coalition leaders have decided to call an urgent session of Parliament tomorrow in the wake of a warning from the Supreme Court that action could be taken against the President and Prime Minister for failing to reopen high-profile corruption cases.
The decision was made at a meeting jointly chaired by President Asif Ali Zardari [...]
Brussels/Tehran: European governments have agreed in principle to ban imports of Iranian oil, EU diplomats said Wednesday, dealing a blow to Tehran that crowns new Western sanctions months before an Iranian election. The prospective embargo by the European Union, along with tough U.S. financial measures signed into law by President Barack Obama on New Year’s [...]
New Delhi: India will allow individual foreign investors direct access to its stock market from January 15, the government said on Sunday, the latest step to liberalise Asia’s third-largest economy after a year of big losses on the benchmark Sensex index.
Previously, foreign nationals were limited to investing in India’s equity market through indirect routes such [...]
The Indian Army’s imagery interpretation capabilities, critical to providing information on the locations of enemy troops and their military assets, have been compromised by flawed contracts placed with a company that has failed to provide critical software upgrades, an investigation by The Hindu has found.
Documents obtained by The Hindu from the Ministry of Defence show [...]
U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a sweeping indictment of economic inequality in the U.S. on
Tuesday, laying out a theme that will shape his re-election campaign next year.
While Republicans are looking to keep Mr. Obama on the defensive over the weak U.S. economy, Mr.
Obama has been attacking them for repeatedly refusing to allow tax increases on [...]
China has overtaken India to wrest the title of the ‘Diabetes Capital of the World’, going by the latest figures revealed by the 5th edition of Diabetes Atlas.At 90.0 million, China today has the largest number of people with diabetes. India follows with about 61.3 million, and the third on the list is far behind [...]
New Delhi: The government has decided to put on hold its decision to allow foreign direct investment or FDI in retail till a consensus is reached among political parties. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee called BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and LK Advani and Left leader Sitaram Yechury this morning to inform them of the latest decision. [...]
The population of endangered migratory bird species is either decreasing or stable, but the central government is working to protect them during their sojourn, says Environment and Forests Minister Jayanthi Natarajan.
The number of migratory birds arriving in India depends on various factors, including habitat quality, preference and human disturbances along their migratory routes, Ms. Natarajan [...]
New Delhi: Another Monday, another stormy week is set to begin in Parliament. The government is gearing up for yet another battle, this time over allowing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the retail sector, which it announced late last week. The government’s decision would allow stores like Walmart and Tesco [...]
Scientists claim to have carried out a pioneering stem cell transplant that rebuilt brain circuitry in mice, an achievement which could pave the way for a new and effective treatment for conditions from Parkinson’s to autism.
In their experiment, an international team, led by Harvard University, put healthy stem cells from mouse embryos into the brains [...]
Alain Baran, a close friend and associate of Tintin creator Herge, talks about the many avatars of the intrepid boy reporter, including his latest one.
Alain Baran says he first met Hergé “as a baby. He was a close friend of my mother,” elaborates the Goa-based Alain over the telephone. “I started [...]
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