The US Senate has confirmed career diplomat Nancy Powell as ambassador to India, a position that had remained vacant for the past year.The Senate confirmed ambassadors to 16 countries following......
If we can buy things online, there's no reason why we can't vote online too. Lakshmi Ajay describes India's first experiment with voting via the Internet. In a low-key, but potentially......
After suffering successive defeats in elections since 2004, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief J Jayalalithaa has made a spectacular comeback in Tamil Nadu by shedding her rigid......
Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano has killed 191 people since it began erupting late last month, with more than 340,000 people in makeshift camp Media sources say that the volcano is still......
Observing that a "new situation" has emerged in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday described the recent unrest in the state as "painful" and appealed to all......
More than 185 business schools have closed down in 2012, and another 150 schools are struggling for survival.While these figures may lead to the perception that the future of management education......
The Indian card processor - used in the heist on December 21, 2012 - was ElectraCard Services, which is based in Pune, India. One of the credit card processing companies whose security was breached......
The euro is the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union and is the official currency of the eurozone, which consists of 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union: Austria,......
Unemployment levels will remain high in most of the developed world till the end of next year and low-skilled people are expected to bear the brunt, OECD said. "To get employment rates back to......
The markets had a blow-hot blow-cold time through the day before signing off on the lower side as Moody's downgrading of Italy and follow-up selling on banking counters extinguished any hopes of a......
Ah, the Eighties. A simpler time for Hindi cinema, as the formula films of the seventies reached their inevitably trashy peak. As we started packing our films with masala, no matter how little......
Anushka Sharma wowed audiences, critics and fellow actors with her performance in Band Baaja Baarat, and looks all set to sweep all the awards this year. The actress now steps into her new role in......
US sprinter Justin Gatlin overcame a bout of jitters to win his comeback race following a four-year doping ban in 10.24 seconds on Tuesday. Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic 100 metres champion, was running......
US sprinter Justin Gatlin will return from a four-year doping ban with two races in Estonia next month, he said on Monday.Gatlin will launch his comeback with a 100 metres at Rakvere, Estonia, on......
Striker Luis Fabiano scored just before halftime as Brazil beat Estonia 1-0 in a friendly for their ninth win in a row in Tallinn on Wednesday.After solid defence by the Estonians for most of the......
Justine Henin made a belated start to her build-up for next week's Australian Open by thumping Estonia's Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 6-0 at the Sydney International on Wednesday.The Belgian world number one's......
Wayne Rooney's welcome return to scoring form in Saturday's 3-0 win over Estonia delighted England coach Steve McClaren, whose men are now just one win away from next year's European Championship......
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