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Russia tests ballistic inter-continental missile
27 Oct 2012 5:14 AM ISTRussia has successfully test fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile which will be used by the country’s elite forces to get through...
Obama pledges to end tax breaks for companies outsourcing jobs
27 Oct 2012 5:12 AM ISTSpelling out his agenda for a second term if re-elected, US President Barack Obama on Thursday pledged to end the tax breaks for companies that are...
Einstein look-alike monkey in Malaysia
26 Oct 2012 8:04 AM ISTGenius finds his match! A Malaysian monkey has been found to have a striking resemblance to Albert Einstein, the man who gave us the theory of...
20 dead in latest Myanmar unrest: official
26 Oct 2012 7:55 AM ISTAt least 20 people have been killed in a fresh wave of communal violence sweeping western Myanmar, a Rakhine state spokesman said on Thursday, adding...
Bhullar sizzles with six-under 65; Tiger cards 66
26 Oct 2012 5:48 AM ISTGaganjeet Bhullar, who has bagged two titles in the last six weeks, on Thursday showed why he is currently Asia’s hottest golfer as he carded a...
Chelsea host Man United as top two face off in EPL
26 Oct 2012 5:44 AM ISTUncomfortable with the billing of English Premier League favorite, Chelsea will be unable to avoid that tag if the team beats Manchester United on...
Real’s Agony In Germany Continues
26 Oct 2012 5:43 AM ISTGermany defender Marcel Schmelzer hit a second-half winner as Borussia Dortmund beat Real Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday in the Champions League to snatch...
Rajat Gupta: A honcho’s fall from grace
26 Oct 2012 5:18 AM ISTA US court held Gupta guilty in June this year of providing insider information to Galleon hedge fund founder and friend Raj Rajaratnam, in one of...
China set to end nuclear moratorium
26 Oct 2012 5:10 AM ISTChina said today that it is ready to approve new nuclear power plants as part of ambitious plans to reduce reliance on oil and coal, ending a...
Musharraf to contest Pak general polls
26 Oct 2012 5:09 AM ISTFormer Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who is a "proclaimed offender" in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, today announced that he will...
Tiger Woods admits doubts over Major record bid
26 Oct 2012 4:51 AM ISTTiger Woods on Wednesday admitted harbouring doubts over whether he could overhaul Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 Major titles and said a new...
Serena sees off injury scare to win
26 Oct 2012 4:48 AM ISTSerena Williams overcame an injury scare on Tuesday during a winning start to her bid to cap a brilliant comeback season by regaining the WTA...


