India
Badals promoted themselves: Sonia Gandhi

Badals promoted themselves: Sonia Gandhi

SAMRALA (LUDHIANA )/ GURDASPUR: If inclement weather played spoilsport during her earlier visit to Punjab…

USA
Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina Republican primary

Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina Republican primary

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA: Newt Gingrich stormed to an upset win in the South Carolina primary,…

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Community
PM to frame budget, promote trade and chide at Davos

PM to frame budget, promote trade and chide at Davos

OTTAWA — Stephen Harper’s discussions with global economists, world leaders and thinkers at Davos, Switzerland this week will be partly…

Surveillance video may give clues to Mexico beating

Surveillance video may give clues to Mexico beating

Surveillance video may have captured the brutal beating of a Calgary woman in a Mexico hotel, according to the local…

Shooting victim’s sister demands friends come forward

Shooting victim’s sister demands friends come forward

The grieving sister of homicide victim Anthony Spencer stood in front of a mass of cameras and reporters,…

Russell Williams’ ex-wife will fight pub ban appeal

Russell Williams’ ex-wife will fight pub ban appeal

TORONTO — The estranged wife of convicted sex killer Russell Williams plans to fight a decision by Ontario’s…

Tech

Now, a pesticide-free way of killing weeds

London: It could be what gardeners have long wished for — a gadget that kills…

Sony top contender for Olympus equity tie

Tokyo: is the leading contender among firms jostling for an equity stake in Olympus Corp,…

Now, cool semiconductors using laser light

London: Scientists have now devised a new method to cool semiconductor membranes using laser light,…

Digital comics launched for Aakash tablets

New Delhi: Indian Army Chief V K Singh launched the digital version of Indian War…

Engg students design low-cost amphibian car

Nagapattinam: Engineering students of a university in Thanjavur have designed two types of light weight,…

Soon, wi-fi devices to use sound to connect

London: A leading American firm has proposed to use beeping audio tones, which once came…

Health
Wider hips protect against diabetes

Wider hips protect against diabetes

Sydney: Wider hips can reduce chances of premature death by protecting against metabolic disorders such as…

Physically challenged to get artificial limbs at home

Physically challenged to get artificial limbs at home

Chandigarh: Physically challenged people in four districts of Haryana will not have to go to a…

Business
Microsoft Q2 net income flat at $6.62 bn

Microsoft Q2 net income flat at $6.62 bn

NEW YORK: Software major Microsoft Corp has reported a negligible decline in net income to USD…

Oil prices lower on Europe debt worries

Oil prices lower on Europe debt worries

SINGAPORE: Oil prices were lower in Asian trade amid renewed concerns over Europe’s ability to deal…

Editorial

Disconcerting telepresence

The ‘Arab Spring’ had its technological genesis in Silicon Valley-generated social networks such as Twitter and…

Republic of fear

There’s uncanny similarity, and some differences, between events playing out in India and Pakistan. Mansoor Ijaz,…

World
Australian PM Julia Gillard’s majority cut to a single seat

Australian PM Julia Gillard’s majority cut to a single seat

CANBERRA: Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s tenuous grip on power weakened when a key independent lawmaker withdrew…

Japan PM Noda to announce sales tax plan

Japan PM Noda to announce sales tax plan

TOKYO: Japan’s prime minister will tell parliament he plans to double sales tax and set a…