Abu Dhabi: With inflation rates expected to be lower than the average pay rise in 2013 in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) Region, Mercer, a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement and investments, expected that the expected increases will lead to a real pay growth for the work

A spirited India clinched a sensational 10-run victory in a low-scoring thriller to avoid a series whitewash and restore some pride in the third and final cricket one-dayer against arch-rivals Pakistan here today. The Indians were first bundled out for a paltry 167 in 43.4 overs but relied on a b

Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is among the top 10 out of the 123 heads of state who use Twitter for citizen engagement, a new study revealed. The study, World Leaders on Twitter Ranking Report, was condu

SHANGHAI: Temperatures in China have plunged to their lowest in almost three decades, cold enough to freeze coastal waters and trap 1,000 ships in ice, official media said at the weekend. Since late November the country has shivered at an average of minus 3.8 degrees celsius, 1.3 degrees cold

NEW DELHI: A new communications era is set to dawn in 2013 - mobile roaming will be made free and number portability, limited to circles, will become borderless. If you are in Chennai and shift to Ahmedabad, you will be able to take the same number, much like you own it and decide which operator to

NEW DELHI: While Nirbhaya's brutal gang-rape horrified the nation, the events that followed the crime revealed shocking callousness on the part of both citizens and the police. In his first public statement, Nirbhaya's friend said on Friday that the two of them lay naked on the road for more tha

Days after its inauguration, one of the biggest Hindu temple in US, built at a colossal cost of USD 100 million and designed to last 1,000 years has become a major draw for its grandeur and architecture. The 68th Swaminarayan temple built near the Hollywood city in Los Angeles has been carved out

In April last year Google was planning three data centres in Asia and invested $300 million in the Hong Kong facility in 2011. Now fresh reports from The Economic Times suggest that Google's new data centres that are likely to become operational this year, are set to increase speeds of Google's serv

More than 60,000 people have died in Syria’s uprising and civil war, the United Nations said on Wednesday, dramatically raising the death toll in a struggle that shows no sign of ending. In the latest violence, dozens were killed in a rebellious Damascus suburb when a government air strike turned

Taking its investigation into the 2006 Malegaon blast forward, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested an RSS member as one of the main planters of the bombs. The agency arrested Manohar Singh from Gurdakhedi village in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district on Saturday. Sources said

The spell of bone-chilling cold continues in Delhi, a day after the national capital witnessed its coldest day in 44 years. The maximum temperature dropped to 9.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. This was 11 degrees below normal. The minimum temperature yesterday was 4.8 degrees. At Palam, on the fring

New Delhi: The New Year may usher in loads of cheers for job seekers, as companies are likely to hire up to 10 lakh employees and dole out pay hikes in the range of 10-15 percent to high-performers, say experts. As per the estimates of human resource consultants, hiring will definitely see an upt

New Delhi: The third version of low cost tablet ‘Aakash’ will be a delight for its users as developers are likely to equip it with a SIM slot and more exciting apps, all within the existing price band. About 50 lakh ‘Aakash 3′ tablets are expected to be rolled out in the next phase, the global te

New Delhi: India is expected to have close to 165 million mobile internet users by March 2015, up from 87.1 million in December 2012 as more people are accessing the web through mobile devices and dongles, a report by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and Indian Market Research Bureau

The Internet which has transformed the lives of billions of people across the world, turned 30 on Tuesday. The computer network officially began its technological revolution when it fully substituted previous networking systems on 1 January, 1983. Known as “flag day”, it was the first time the US

To prove the complicity of those accused of raping and murdering the 23-year-old physiotherapy student last month, nearly 30 witnesses would be enlisted in the charge sheet, besides all the forensic and material evidence. The police have reconstructed the sequence of events leading up to the inci

Jeddah: The kingdom needs over the next three years up to 2,500 tourist guide, an increase from the current 140 licensed guides by SCTA, according to Sattam Al-Balwi, chairman of Tourist Guides Advisory Committee (TGAC), which works under the umbrella of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquit