Sandeep takes India past Pak
Guangzhou, Nov. 20: Sandeep Singh scored two goals as India stormed into the Asian Games men’s hockey semifinals with a 3-2 win over Pakistan on Saturday, their fourth success over their archrivals th
Gold steady on Euro boost
Singapore, Nov. 19: Gold prices steadied on Friday, holding onto gains from the previous session, as a cure is seen imminent for Ireland’s debt crisis, which helped boost the euro.
Ireland insisted
Gates, Ballmer defend stock sale
Seattle, Nov. 17: Microsoft Corp chairman, Mr Bill Gates, and chief executive officer, Mr Steve Ballmer, defended recent stock sales on Tuesday as they faced tough questions from shareholders frustrat
Facebook offers email, threatens Google’s rise
San Francisco, Nov. 16: Facebook rolled out an all-in-one messaging service that for the first time allows its half-billion members to communicate with people outside the social network, intensifying
Honorary Oscars for Coppola, Godard
Oscar organisers began giving out film industry gold on Saturday when they bestowed honours on four movie veterans, including groundbreaking directors Jean-Luc Godard and Francis Ford Coppola.
SC directs Vodafone to pay $550m
New Delhi, Nov. 15: The Supreme Court on Monday directed Vodafone to deposit $550 million within three weeks in relation to a $2.5 billion tax dispute, even as the company looks for an out-of-court se
Potter premiere
Emma Watson at the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 in London on Thursday. PHOTO: Reuters
Facts about Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar's fight against military dictatorship, is scheduled to be released from house arrest on Saturday, just days after a military-backed party won the first election in
Rumours of Suu Kyi's imminent release sweep Burma
Yangoon: Rumour and speculation about the imminent release of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi swept across Burma on Friday but there was no word from the country's secretive military rulers about whet
Gold trembles due to euro debt
London,Nov. 12: Gold was lower on Friday as worries over some euro zone countries’ ability to service their debts battered stocks and commodities, but the metal recovered from lows as the dollar surre