Legendary Telugu actor Akkineni Nageshwara Rao’s funeral today
Hyderabad – The Telugu film industry will take the body of Akkineni Nageshwara Rao in a procession from the AP Film Chamber of Commerce from Jubilee Hills to Annapurna Studios where the final rites of the departed actor will be performed. The funeral procession with state honours will start... read more »
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) unlikely to cut rates despite dip in food p...
The Reserve Bank of India will likely hold interest rates steady when it meets next week thanks to easing inflation and as it waits for more data, according to a Reuters poll of economists, who also predict better economic growth in the next fiscal year. Since being appointed governor in September,... read more »
China January manufacturing PMI falls to 49.6, first contraction in 6 month...
Beijing – Activity in China’s factory sector contracted in January for the first time in six months as new orders declined, a preliminary private survey showed on Thursday, confirming that a mild slowdown at the end of 2013 has continued into the new year. The flash Markit/HSBC... read more »
Edward Snowden Denies Being a Russian Spy
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden denied allegations that he was acting as a Russian spy when he took classified intelligence documents and later fled the U.S. “This ‘Russian spy’ push is absurd,” Snowden told the New Yorker in an interview conducted over what that publication... read more »
Delhi ministers protest : How can Sushilkumar Shinde sleep as rapes occur every day in Del...
The Chief Minister along with his six cabinet colleagues and scores of supporters spent the night outside the Rail Bhavan, the venue of their protest, braving the cold winter. The protest... read more »
Australian Open 2014: Maria Sharapova crashes out with fourth-round defeat to Dominika Cib...
Maria Sharapova followed Serena Williams out of the Australian Open after losing in the fourth round to Dominika Cibulkova. Like world number one Williams, who struggled with back problems... read more »
Hockey : Black Sticks fume at failure to fire
Bitter disappointment at failing to produce their best when it really mattered will be tempered by satisfaction at strides taken by the New Zealand Black Sticks hockey side at the World... read more »
1st ODI : Virat Kohli’s ton in vain as India lose to New Zealand by 24 runs
Napier – Mitchell McClenaghan (4 for 68) starred with the ball with Corey Anderson clicking with both bat and ball as New Zealand defeated India by 24 runs here on Sunday to go 1-0... read more »
Agni – IV missile successfully test fired
India today successfully test-fired its nuclear – capable strategic missile Agni – IV, with a strike range of about 4000 km, from a test range off the Odisha coast. “The test firing... read more »
