India
Students continue to gherao Jadavpur University VC, pro-VC as protests continue
The Vice-Chancellor, Pro- Vice-Chancellor and Registrar of Jadavpur University continued to be under gherao for the third day on Friday by a section of engineering faculty students demanding withdrawal of suspension order of two students on charges of rag...
US eyes co-development of anti-tank missile with India
US Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter this week proposed ways to deepen defense ties between the United States and India, including co-development of the next version of the Javelin anti-tank missile now built by Raytheon Co (RTNN) and Lockheed Martin...
Pak arrests 58 Indian fishermen who allegedly strayed into their territorial waters
Pakistan's maritime security agency on Thursday arrested 58 Indian fishermen after they allegedly strayed into the country's territorial waters.
Sizzling Stenson one ahead, Woods battles to a 73
Stenson totally upstaged his playing partner Tiger Woods as he surged into a one-shot lead in the opening round of the elite Tour Championship.
Andy Murray to have back surgery, may miss rest of season
Murray is to undergo minor back surgery and may be sidelined for the rest of the season, the BBC reported on Thursday.
Agnieszka Radwanska reaches quarter-finals at Korea Open
Top-seeded Radwanska advanced to the quarter-finals of the Korea Open with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Estrella Cabeza Candela.
Hiroshi Yamauchi, the man who transformed Nintendo, dies at 85
Yamauchi was company president from 1949 to 2002, and engineered Nintendo's global growth.
After US Fed's move, rupee rallies to near 5-week high, closes at 61.77
The rupee surged 2.6 percent on Thursday, hitting its highest in nearly five weeks, as the US Federal Reserve's decision not to dial back its easy money policy is expected to provide a reprieve to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its policy making.
BBM on Android, iOS versus WhatsApp: Why BBM has the advantage
As BBM enters the Android and iOS arenas to take on WhatsApp, Ivor Soans bats for the BlackBerry Messenger.
AP: 4 men arrested for gangraping 35-year-old woman at bus stand
A 35-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped by four persons, including a police constable and a homeguard, at Kothkota bus stand in Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Thursday, police said.
Pakistan court acquits accused in Pervez Musharraf attack case for lack of evidence
A Pakistani national, accused of attacking a convoy of former president Gen Pervez Musharraf in 2003, has been acquitted by an anti-terrorism court due to lack of evidence.
Jammu: 2 arrested for misleading probe in shelter home rape case
One of the girls who was allegedly raped was reportedly made to undergo an abortion at a private clinic.
In sign of downturn, Indian retail landlords finally capitulate on price
In a capitulation that speaks to the depth of the slump in India's economy, usually tight-fisted retail landlords have become uncharacteristically flexible on rents, as Lacoste India CEO Rajesh Jain knows well.
Google launches health company Calico; will focus on aging diseases
The company will be headed by Arthur Levinson, the current chairman and former CEO of biotechnology company Genentech and the chairman of Apple Inc.
Seemandhra ministers, MPs urge Congress to reconsider Telangana decision
Central ministers and MPs from Seemandhra region on Wednesday met senior Congress leaders Veerappa Moily and Ahmed Patel and asked them to reconsider the Congress Working Committe (CWC) decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.
'Plot to kill Indian author Sushmita Banerjee was hatched in Pakistan'
India will follow with "laser- like precision" the developments in Indian author Sushmita Banerjee murder case after it has emerged that the plot to kill her was hatched in Pakistan, which it termed as "disturbing".
