5 injured in bomb attack on Arabiya TV in Baghdad
A suicide car bomber wounded at least five people in an attack that appeared to target the office of Dubai-based Al Arabiya television in Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.
Rupee up as risk appetite rises
Mumbai, July 23: The rupee rose to its strongest level in a week on Friday boosted by a rise in global risk appetite after a string of strong data and expectations of bullish bank stress test results
India likely to miss road target, says panel official
NEW DELHI, July 21: India may miss its investment target in railways, ports and roads during the five-year plan period that started in 2007, Mr Gajendra Haldea, an adviser to the country’s Planning Co
ONGC eyes BP stake in Vietnam
NEW DELHI/DALAT, July 21: Indian state-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp wants to buy BP’s stake in an offshore Vietnam gas field, as Hanoi stressed BP must give priority to its partners in the sa
That’s cricket
School cricketers honour Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan with a bat salute on Tuesday, the third day of the first Test against India, in Galle, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: Reuters
Winston Churchill’s dentures up for sale
A partial set of British wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s gold-mounted dentures, specially designed to disguise his natural lisp, go up for sale this month.
Gold nears 2-month low mark
Mumbai, July 20: Gold in India extended losses for a second day to trade near its two-month low on Tuesday, spurring physical buying as traders braced for a second round of festivals from August, but
Louis tops table, Casey follows
July 18: South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen maintained his grip on the British Open on Sunday and with a stunning 40-foot eagle putt at the ninth kept closest challenger Paul Casey four shots at bay.
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‘AIDS drug cocktails halve new HIV cases’
Treating HIV patients with cocktails of AIDS drugs helps to stop them spreading the infection further and more than halved the number of new HIV diagnoses in a study in Canada, scientists said on Sund
Indonesians told to face Mecca
Jakarta, July 17: Indonesia’s Muslims learned on Friday they have been praying in the wrong direction, after the country’s highest Islamic authority said its directive on the direction of Mecca actua