P Chidambaram seeks support on Insurance, Pension bills; BJP reluctant
Keen to ensure passage of key bills, Finance Minister P Chidambaram reached out to opposition leaders for support in Monsoon Session. read the full story […]
Day: August 4, 2013
Narendra Modi writes to PM, seeks Central assistance for Sardar Sarovar
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has once again written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that the Sardar Sarovar Project should be given 90 % […]
UPSC declares Civil Services Prelims exam results
About 16,000 candidates have successfully qualified this year`s Civil Services (Preliminary) examination, results of which have been declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). […]
U.S. NSA revelations could hurt collaboration with 'betrayed' hackers
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s efforts to recruit talented hackers could suffer from the recent revelations about its vast domestic surveillance programs, as […]
England in deep trouble despite Pietersen ton
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen defiantly struck a mature century but England were staring down the barrel at 294 for seven at stumps on […]
Zimbabwe's Mugabe re-elected, Tsvangirai vows court challenge
HARARE (Reuters) – Africa’s oldest leader Robert Mugabe was declared winner of Zimbabwe’s disputed election on Saturday, while his main rival Morgan Tsvangirai dismissed the […]
Dodgers down Cubs for 12th straight road win
Mark Ellis extended his hitting streak to 13 games before both he and manager Don Mattingly were ejected, and the Los Angeles Dodgers matched an […]
Sources: A-Rod's ban likely through 2014
Alex Rodriguez will be suspended Monday, likely through the end of the 2014 season, sources told “Outside the Lines” Saturday, along with about 12 other […]
Woods retains huge advantage
Tiger Woods will carry a seven-shot cushion into the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron on Sunday. read the full story about Woods […]
Iversen leads home Woffinden
Niels-Kristian Iversen took victory in the Italian Grand Prix as Britain’s Tai Woffinden trailed him home to finish on the podium for the third time […]