Savita`s husband too stressed to attend inquest
As the inquest into Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar`s death entered its fifth day in an Irish courtroom on Friday, her stressed husband excused himself from […]
Month: April 2013
Beijing reports first case of new bird flu strain
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese capital Beijing reported on Saturday its first case of a new strain of bird flu, state news agency Xinhua said, the […]
Obama's income fell in election year, paid 18.4 pct tax rate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama paid an effective federal tax rate of 18.4 percent in 2012 and saw income from his best-selling books drop […]
Bollywood's 'bad man' Pran to get Dadasaheb Phalke award
MUMBAI (Reuters) – One of Bollywood’s most famous villains, Pran, will receive the highest award in Indian cinema to honour the actor whose career has […]
Day hopes to end Aussie jinx
Jason Day is determined to end Australia’s Masters jinx after he vaulted into the 36-hole lead at Augusta National. read the full story about Day […]
Bad break frustrates Tiger
Tiger Woods remained in the hunt for a fifth Masters title despite faltering down the stretch in the second round at Augusta. read the full […]
Progress in Indo-Pak ties could be undone by terror attack: US
Indo-Pak ties have made “modest progress” after 2 countries took calculated decisions to improve relations, a top US intelligence official has said. read the full […]
India is an open book and an open society: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said there were effective checks to address whenever aberrations – whether of civil rights or human rights – come to […]
`Invisible Congress hand` behind heckling of Mamata: Subrata
Senior Trinamool Congress leader Subrata Mukherjee today hinted at an `invisible` Congress hand behind the heckling of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and manhandling […]
Focus on sales, not margins, drives Infosys turnaround
BANGALORE (Reuters) – Indian software services firm Infosys Ltd’s stepped-up sales push, including a willingness to sacrifice margins, is helping it win business and halt […]