Bell rues `bad habit` of repeated failures of England top-order batsmen to ...
Sydney – England batsman Ian Bell has said that the repeated failure of England’s top order to cash in on starts has become a match-losing habit’. Each of England’s top seven got into double-figures on the opening day of the fourth Ashes Test, but only Kevin Pietersen... read more »
India to become world’s third largest economy by 2028: Report
Beijing – India will overtake Japan in 2028 to become the world’s third largest economy, a new report has found. The London-based Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said Japan is likely to follow a weak currency policy in future, which means that India will overtake its... read more »
Twitter stocks jump 2.5% post Christmas day
Washington – Twitter’s shares reportedly jumped 2.5 percent following Christmas and traded at another all-time high of 71.65 dollars per share. The microblogging site made its public debut with 45.10 dollars per share price on its first day of trading and briefly topped 50 dollars that day... read more »
Mid-life job stress could raise health problems later in life
Washington – A new study has suggested that more mid-life job stress means more health problems during old age. The research from Finland found that both physical and mental job strain were linked to illness later in life, Fox News reported. Mental job strain is generally a result of tight... read more »
Taiwan fines Apple for unfair practices
Taipei – Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Wednesday slapped Apple Inc’s Asia subsidiary with a fine of 20 million new Taiwan dollars ($666,800) for pricing... read more »
China exposes corrupt disciplinary officials
Beijing – The top disciplinary arm of the Communist Partyof China (CPC) Wednesday detailed four corruption cases involving disciplinary officials as part of an anti-graft effort,... read more »
Gulmarg snowfall raises adrenaline level of holidayers
By Sheikh Qayoom Gulmarg – This world-famous ski resort and tourist destination came alive Monday with scores of domestic and foreign tourists enjoying the snowfall that gave the... read more »
Anushka Shetty waiting to be part of ‘Gabbar Singh 2’
Chennai – Having worked with stars such as Akkineni Nagarjuna, Nandamuri Balakrishna and Mahesh Babu, southern actress Anushka Shetty has expressed interest in working with Pawan... read more »
A Christmas Tree that is India’s tallest – and growin...
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai – Gaily decorated with twinkling fairy lights, angels, reindeers and cotton snow, this is one Christmas tree that stands out – and stands tall – in the... read more »
