Uttarakhand: more than 60,000 stranded, hundreds feared dead
Jun 20, 2013
Saif, Kareena's dinner date with Salman's sister
Jun 19, 2013
In Tamil Nadu, a school that grants admissions by drawing lots
Jun 19, 2013
The Army's rescue plans for Kedarnath
Jun 19, 2013
10-year-old prodigy to enter Harvard this fall
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 20, 2013
He's only 10-years old but thanks to an IQ similar to Albert Einstein's, Luis Roberto Ramirez will begin the next school year studying applied quantum physics at Harvard University.
Now pay before you book your appointment for passport
Press Trust of India | Thursday June 20, 2013
To reduce non-availability of appointments and to check 'no-shows' of applicants at Passport Seva Kendras, the government has made prior online payments compulsory for booking appointments at more centres, including in the National Capital Region, wi...
Pleasant morning in Delhi, partly cloudy day ahead
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 20, 2013
It was a pleasant morning in the capital today with the minimum temperature settling at 25.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below average for this time of the season. The Met Office has forecast a partly cloudy and humid day ahead.
The Empire Strikes Back: American superheroes, now British
Robin Bansal | Thursday June 20, 2013
The iconic American superhero is a Brit now. Behind Spider-Man's mask, at the wheel of the Batmobile and now under Superman's cape, a British heart beats - against impressive pectorals.
LK Advani meets RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Thursday June 20, 2013
Senior BJP leader LK Advani is meeting Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh or RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at the Sangh's office in New Delhi today. Yesterday, Mr Advani had cancelled the meeting because he was unwell.
Why rupee, Sensex have plunged on Fed's comments
Thursday June 20, 2013
The Indian rupee hit a record low of 59.94 on Thursday, while the BSE Sensex plunged over 400 points after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed that the Fed would begin reducing its stimulus spending later this year. Fed's overnight c...
Anand loses to Nakamura, slips further in Round 6 of Moscow Chess
Press Trust of India | Thursday June 20, 2013
The loss proved extremely costly in fact as Anand was pushed to eighth spot in world rankings and was staring at his worst world ranking for almost two decades now.
Himachal Pradesh: No fuel for Air Force rescue choppers, Chief Minister hits out
Edited by Mala Das | Thursday June 20, 2013
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has hit out at the Centre for sending helicopters without fuel for rescue operations in the rain-ravaged state.
James Gandolfini, Sopranos star, dies at 51
Dave Itzkoff/ The New York Times | Thursday June 20, 2013
James Gandolfini, the Emmy Award-winning actor who shot to fame on the HBO drama The Sopranos as Tony Soprano, a tough-talking, hard-living crime boss with a stolid exterior but a rich interior life, died on Wednesday. He was 51.
UN vows 'despicable' attack will not end Somalia mission
Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 20, 2013
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon expressed outrage at a "despicable" Islamist attack on a UN compound in Somalia which left 16 dead but vowed that the organisation would not end its work in the troubled country.
US tries saving Taliban talks after Hamid Karzai objects
Associated Press | Thursday June 20, 2013
Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the US and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials scrambling to preserve the ...
Sopranos star James Gandolfini dead at 51
Agence France Presse | Thursday June 20, 2013
Emmy award-winning US actor James Gandolfini, the star of the long-running mafia drama The Sopranos, has died at the age of 51 in Italy, his managers said on Wednesday (June 20, 2013).
Monsoon rains toll in Kerala put at 17
Press Trust of India | Thursday June 20, 2013
A total of 17 persons have died so far due to rain-related incidents in Kerala since the onset of monsoon, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Wednesday.
In Tamil Nadu, a school that grants admissions by drawing lots
Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, edited by Samira Shaikh | Thursday June 20, 2013
A lucky dip could ensure admission for your child's in the Lower Kindergarten (LKG) at the A R L M Matriculation Higher Secondary School, a private institution in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district.
US Federal Reserve stays bond buying at $85 billion a month
Wednesday June 19, 2013
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would keep buying $85 billion in bonds per month and gave no explicit indication that it was close to scaling back the program, despite intense market speculation it could soon start drawing it to a close.
