New Delhi:  Sources in the Congress party say Sonia Gandhi is expected to return to Delhi today. However, it is not clear when she will return to work, or be seen at Parliament – the current session ends on September 8. The UPA President has been in the US for an operation. The Congress said  [ Read More ]

Tokiyo:Rescuers and search parties scoured central Japan on Monday as the death toll from the worst typhoon to hit the country in seven years climbed to 26, adding more misery to a nation still reeling from its catastrophic tsunami six months ago. Police officers and Japan Self-Defence Force soldiers search for missing people among the  [ Read More ]

LOS ANGELES –  “Call of Duty” is coming to life. Fans of the shoot-’em-up franchise are converging Friday on the sprawling 12-acre (5-hectare) compound where Howard Hughes built the Spruce Goose for the inaugural “Call of Duty XP” convention, a two-day event celebrating the Activision Blizzard Inc. military shooter with game previews, real-world recreations of  [ Read More ]

An unmanned spaceship funded by internet billionaire Jeff Bezos suffered a major failure during a recent test flight, according to US government and industry officials, highlighting the dramatic risks of private space ventures, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The vertical takeoff and landing spacecraft, developed by closely-held Blue Origin LLC, was on a planned  [ Read More ]

It was one small step for man — and for some astronauts it was a big leap of faith, too. Rare artifacts and trinkets from the history of NASA are going to auction in the upcoming week-long Space & Aviation Autograph and Artifact Auction from RR Auction starting September 15th. The auction will feature a  [ Read More ]

In a sweeping move that opens a new front on the housing crisis, the U.S. government on Friday sued 17 financial firms, including the largest U.S. banks, for selling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac billions of dollars worth of mortgage-backed securities that turned toxic when the housing market collapsed. Among the 17 targeted by the  [ Read More ]

Tripoli:  Libya on Wednesday marked the first Eid-ul-fitr feast in 42 years free of Moammar Gaddafi’s yoke, as rebels proclaimed a “right to kill” the fugitive strongman and gave his forces three days to surrender. Tens of thousands of people gathered at Tripoli’s landmark Martyrs’ Square to mark the start of the Muslim three-day holiday  [ Read More ]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty-five of the 100 highest paid U.S. CEOs earned more last year than their companies paid in federal income tax, a pay study said on Wednesday. It also found many of the companies spent more on lobbying than they did on taxes. At a time when lawmakers are facing tough choices in  [ Read More ]

A new study has found that chocolates are good for heart. The study by researchers at the University of Cambridge found that regular consumption of chocolate may slash the risk of developing heart disease by a third. The finding backs up the results of earlier studies that generally agree on a potential positive link between  [ Read More ]

Dhaka: India and Bangladesh began signing border maps in Dhaka on Saturday, officially recognising their 4,156-km international boundary and ending a decades-old lingering discord over the issue. The maps were signed at the Department of Land Records and Surveys (DLRS), ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Bangladesh on September 6-7. Tariq Ahmad Karim,  [ Read More ]