Indian-origin Kshama Sawant elected to Seattle City Council
Indian-American Kshama Sawant has been elected to the prestigious Seattle City Council, making her the first socialist to be voted to an elected office, 97 […]
Day: November 20, 2013
BJP, Cong sparring over snooping row gets shriller
Sparring over the illegal snooping row got shriller on Tuesday with the Congress fielding two senior ministers to taken on Narendra Modi asking him to […]
Allocations tend to be smaller if pie is small: Chidambaram
After senior scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee CNR Rao`s outburst against lack of adequate funding for science, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that competing […]
Multiplexes rake in the rupees in Bollywood-mad India
MUMBAI (Reuters) – For a country that produces twice as many movies a year as Hollywood, India has a problem that’s making cinema theatre operators […]
Afghan security deal clouded by dispute over U.S. admission of "mistakes"
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Last-minute efforts to finalize a security pact between the United States and Afghanistan were clouded on Tuesday by differences over whether President […]
Afghans say deal agreed with U.S. for Obama to acknowledge war 'mistakes'
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan government said on Tuesday it had reached a deal on the framework of a security pact with the United States […]
Refs defend no-call; Patriots puzzled by end
For the second time this season, the New England Patriots lost a game in which a controversial call — or non-call in this case — […]
NFL's VP of refs backs officials' MNF decision
NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino put his stamp of approval on the referees’ decision to pick up a pass interference flag in the […]
Hart backed by England players
Goalkeeper Joe Hart was backed by his England team-mates after his impressive return to action in the 1-0 friendly defeat by Germany. read the full […]
Issues for Hodgson
Adam Bate looks at five issues the England boss faces following England’s second defeat in a week. read the full story about Issues for Hodgson