European leaders hold summit on tax evasion
byBrussels, May 23 (IANS/EFE) The heads of state and government of the European Union held a summit Wednesday in an effort to make more…
May, 2013
Lydia Davis wins Man Booker Prize
byLondon, May 23 (IANS) American author Lydia Davis was declared the winner of the fifth Man Booker International Prize at an award ceremony held…
Dead Boston bomber involved in 2011 slayings: Report
byWashington, May 23 (IANS) Deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev participated in a 2011 gruesome triple murder outside Boston along with a Chechen…
Delhi sizzles as mercury soars
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The heat wave continued unabated in the Indian capital Thursday with the minimum temperature settling five notches above average…
IPL: plot thickens, rot gets deeper
byLast word in the cricket fixing racket is yet to be heard as the investigation widens and more skeletons tumble out of the popular league cupboard
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
byWashington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers…
All set to welcome President Pranab Mukherjee
byShimla : President of India, Pranab Mukherjee starting his three days visit to Himachal today, the Himachal Pradesh University, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha and…
Bangladesh’s Green Radio heralds new era of environment education
byDhaka, May 23 (IANS) Nature lovers in Bangladesh can tune in to 89.6 FM for their daily dose of green awakening, courtesy a 45-minute…
Italy has lowest graduate share in Europe
byRome, May 23 (IANS/AKI) Italy has the lowest graduation rates in Europe with just one-fifth of people aged 30-34 holding a university degree, according…
New mango named Nirbhaya after gang-rape victim
byLucknow, May 23 (IANS) A new variety of mango, harvested at Uttar Pradesh’s famous mango centre Malihabad, has been named Nirbhaya after the 23-year-old…