London, November 29, (DPA):Roger Federer overcame Rafael Nadal 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to win the fifth year-end title of his career with victory in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals.The Swiss with a record 16 Grand Slam titles clocked his 66th career trophy and his eighth win against 14 defeats by Nadal

CHENNAI, November 29 :What began as an innocent friendship on a social networking site through extensive chat sessions turned bitter for Bhuvana (name changed), a 26- year-old IT employee, when after a virtual break-up her erstwhile 'friend' began stalking her."It was after months of sheer nightmare

Ahmedabad, November 29, (PTI):At a time when the country is being rocked by a number of scams, some students of Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad have decided to launch a helpline on corruption to curb the menace.A group of six IIM-A students proposed the idea of starting the helpline to form

Bhatkal - Anjuman Degree College for Women got three more ranks in University final exam of B.Sc., held in May 2010. This is in addition to two ranks obtained in B.A. final exam of the same academic year. The following list of rank holders was received recently from the University Registrar. Mis

Islamabad, November 28 (PTI):A Russian-made cargo plane crashed in a fireball near a residential complex here seconds after taking off from the airport of the southern Pakistani city today, killing all its eight-member crew and injuring seven people on the ground.The Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft, which c

Lucknow, Nov 28 (PTI): About 63 per cent parents who have young children want a regulatory authority to curb sex and violence in TV programmes, particularly those telecast in the prime time slot, a new survey has revealed.With children these days spending more and more time in front of the idiot box

Kaiga (Karnataka), Nov 27 (PTI):India's 20th nuclear power plant today became operational here taking the total installed atomic power capacity in the country to 4780 MW.The indigenously-developed 220 MW capacity Unit 4 of the Kaiga Atomic Power Station attained criticality at 8.07.22 a.m. making In

After a prolonged wait, India on Thursday launched the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) era, allowing mobile phone users to switch operators without changing numbers. Launching the new service at Rohtak in Haryana near Delhi, Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said the service would be unleashed in

Guangzhou, November 25 (IANS): Ashwini Chidananda Akkunje Shetty won a surprise gold in the women's 400 metres hurdles while her compatriot Juana Murmu missed the bronze by a whisker at the Asian Games here on Thursday. With a personal best timing of 56.15 seconds, Ashwini clinched the third gold m

Dubai, Nov 24 (IANS): People of Indian origin living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who need help in legal, financial and medical issues, now have a toll-free helpline -- the first of its kind for migrant workers by any country in the world. The toll-free number is 800-46342 -- the last five di

ROHTAK: Communications minister Kapil Sibal launched the eagerly-awaited mobile number portability scheme in Haryana on Thursday to allow cellphone users to change their operators while retaining existing numbers. "On Jan 20 next year, mobile number portability will be available nationwide," Sibal

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday submitted its final probe report in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case and indicted former Gujarat minister of state for home Amit Shah and several top ranking anti-terror squad (ATS) officials of foul play. The CBI on Thursd

S M Syed Khalil has been ranked 65 in Indian Power List. Yusuff Ali MA, the managing director of Abu Dhabi-based retail giant the Emke Group, has taken the top spot in the first ever Arabian Business Power List featuring the most influential Indians in the Gulf. The retail mogul sits atop a busine

Indian president praises high standard of infrastructure in the UAE Dubai: The best ways to enhance economic, trade, investment and cultural relations between the UAE and India were discussed yesterday when His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the

RIYADH - The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah underwent successful surgery on his back for a herniated disc in New York on Wednesday, the royal court said in Riyadh.The 86-year-old "successfully underwent back surgery today at New York Presbyterian Hospital in the United States of Ame

ABU DHABI - At the Invitation of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom landed in Abu Dhabi for the second time in 31 years.Accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, her son Prince Andrew and her 30-member staff, t

DUBAI - In the last leg of her UAE visit, Indian President Pratibha Patil addressed thousands of university students on Wednesday evening.She interacted with a select group of students from BITS Pilani, IMT Dubai, Manipal University and S.P. Jain Centre of Management at Dubai Men's College auditori

Social networking has become a fad not just for friends but also some business like brand promotions, freelancing and online earning. S.S. Kavitha and A. Shrikumar learn the nuances of making money sitting in front of monitors.Glued to the screen and being caught in the web is the craze of the time.