India

Obama Orders for Federal Worker Pay Raise: Military, Civilian Employees to get 1 percent Pay Revision in 2014

US President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Monday which sets 2014's pay rate for the federal civilians and military employees, a move that marks the first raise for civilian workers in four years.

Dec 24, 2013

'Dhoom 3' Box Office Collection: Aamir Starrer Set to Become Fastest Film to Surpass ₹200 Crore Mark

"Dhoom 3" is on a record breaking spree at worldwide box offices. The film starring Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra and Katrina Kaif is set to create another record by grossing ₹200 crore at worldwide box offices in just five days.

Dec 24, 2013

AAP Won't be Congress' Stooge: Arvind Kejriwal Reiterates Stance in Five-Point Promise

In a five-point promise, AAP that is all set to form government in the Delhi assembly, has reiterated its stance to bring in legislation to fight corruption.

Dec 24, 2013

Yearender 2013 Football: Focus on the B's as Bayern Munich and Brazil Take Centre-Stage

This year -- 2013 -- was the year of the B's as Brazil took centre-stage, sometimes for the wrong reasons, ahead of hosting the World Cup next year, while Bayern Munich dominated European club football, and with it ending the reign of another B - Barcelona -- as the we-don't-want-to-play-them European team.

Dec 24, 2013

India to Acquire Israeli Barak Missiles for Navy

The Defence Ministry of India on Monday gave the green signal to acquire 262 Israeli Barak-I missiles for the Indian Navy in an ₹880 crore deal.

Dec 24, 2013

Samsung Galaxy S5 Flexible Screen Feature Dropped, Company to Stick with Flat Display Panel: Report

The much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S5 which is rumoured to debut in early 2014 will reportedly boast of a flat display panel and not the flexible screen as previously thought.

Dec 24, 2013

Khobragade Arrest vs Russian Diplomats' Medicaid Fraud: Would Devyani be Arrested if She was Russian?

New questions have begun emerging on why Devyani Khobragade was meted out with humiliation, while 49 Russian diplomats alleged of $1.5 million 'Medicaid fraud' were not even arrested.

Dec 24, 2013

Volkswagen Passat Discontinued in India

German car maker Volkswagen has reportedly stopped the production of its Passat in India, owing to dwindling demand for the vehicle in the domestic market.

Dec 24, 2013

Mikhail Kalashnikov is No More: Tribute to the Man Who Made AK47

Mikhail Kalashnikov, designer of the world famous assault rifle, AK47, died in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, on Monday. He was 94.

Dec 24, 2013

'Twilight' Co-stars to Reunite: Kristen Stewart Plans to Spend New Year's Eve with Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are planning to spend the New Year's Eve together in one of their favourite places in England.

Dec 24, 2013

Jared Padalecki Welcomes Baby Boy with wife Genevieve Cortese

The hunky Jared Padalecki, who plays Sam in the hit horror thriller series "Supernatural" has reportedly become a father of another baby, Dec.22, 2014 with wife Genevieve Cortese,

Dec 24, 2013

Battlefield 4 PC Patch Released with Server Issue Fixes

DICE has released its PC patch for Battlefield 4 with a fix for Obliteration bug.

Dec 24, 2013

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Put up for Pre-order in India

Soon after launching the Galaxy Grand 2 on Monday (23 December) in India, Samsung has begun taking the orders of the new smartphone on their official website.

Dec 24, 2013

Kawasaki Introduces Z1000 and Ninja 1000 in India; Priced at ₹12 lakh

Japanese two-wheeler major, Kawasaki on Monday introduced two motorcycles in India dubbed as Z1000 and Ninja 1000 with a price tag of ₹12 lakh each (ex-showroom Delhi).

Dec 24, 2013

EPL: Tottenham Give Permanent Job to Tim Sherwood

After a lot of big names were bandied around, Daniel Levy and owner Joe Lewis eventually decided to promote from within, giving Tim Sherwood, who was acting as caretaker manager, the permanent job, with a contract up to the end of the 2014-15 season.

Dec 24, 2013