New York Knicks forward Rasheed Wallace announced his retirement from the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Wednesday after injuries ruled him out of this season's playoffs.
Brian Druker, who invented the drug's molecule, says it would benefit patients in the short term.
This island nation has become a launching pad for Jihadis, and this creates a lot of problems for the security agencies across the world. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
A Pakistani-American man has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on charges of providing material support to terrorists involved in the 2009 suicide attack at the Inter-Services Intelligence headquarters in Lahore that killed 30 people and wounded more than 300 others.
The award to would be presented posthumously by First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, on March 8, an official announcement said on Monday.
Kobe Bryant fired back at Dallas owner Mark Cuban with 38 points as he lifted the Los Angeles Lakers past the Mavericks 103-99 on Sunday.
LeBron James' red-hot shooting hit record level on Tuesday as he became the first NBA player ever to score 30 points while shooting 60 percent in six straight games.
The finalists will present their research findings across 16 branches of science between March 7 and 13 this year.
British Olympic hero Mo Farah claimed that he was quizzed by United States border officials on suspicion of being a terrorist.
India has gained centre stage in the carriers' plans as it is among the top 20 traffic-generating countries in the world.
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo was suspended for two games for fighting with Nets forward Kris Humphries in Wednesday's 95-83 Brooklyn victory, the National Basketball Association said.
The Los Angeles Lakers had very little time to lick their wounds after stunningly losing their regular-season opener to the Dallas Mavericks but, almost to a man, they said that time was their most precious commodity.
Essar has entered into an agreement with Maple Leaf, a cement major there, for its supply and has already delivered 15,000 tonnes of petcoke.
Asian Games gold medallist Sudha Singh qualified for the upcoming London Olympics in the 3000m steeplechase by breaking her own National record in the VIII meeting Iberoamericano de Atletismo championship in Huelva, Spain.
Olympic-bound Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia marginally improved her performance with an effort of 62.34m but that was enough to win her a silver medal at the Post Pre Elite Womens' event at Portland, USA.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Olympics-bound woman discus thrower Krishna Poonia created a new national record en route to her silver medal winning performance at the Altius Track Crew Throwdown meet in Maui Island, Hawaii on Monday.
The San Antonio Spurs moved to within one victory of securing the Western Conference top seed for the playoffs on Sunday as the NBA's leading contenders continued to jostle for position in the final week of the regular season.
The largest subsidiary of India's second largest IT services company reported a 400-basis points improvement in operating margins, to 22 per cent in 2011-12.
In a major boost to her preparations for the London Olympics, Commonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Krishna Poonia has been invited to take part in two Diamond League events -- IAAF's highest level competition -- in United States in June.
Mike Woodson did not have long to wait for his first win as new coach of the New York Knicks as his team trampled the Portland Trail Blazers 121-79 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday to end a six-game losing streak.
Shree Cement may join race; units in 3 more African countries may be sold.
Pakistan fast bowler Muhammad Asif has filed an appeal against his five-year ban by the ICC with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland.
Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing subsidiary of the information technology giant, has signed an agreement to acquire all the share capital in Portland Group, an Australian company, for A$34 million (Rs 180 crore).
The NBA champion Dallas Mavericks continued their roster changes on Tuesday by trading away Spanish guard Rudy Fernandez and forward Corey Brewer to the Denver Nuggets.
Joakim Noah is considering a move to the French League if the NBA season is cancelled because of the lockout, the Chicago Bulls center said on Thursday.
Convicted for the spot-fixing scandal, Pakistan's tainted pacer Mohammad Amir has been moved from a notorious young offenders detention centre to a more secure and safer rehabilitation centre in the United Kingdom.
United States President Barack Obama has honoured three "extraordinary" Indian-American scientists and nine others with America's top medals for their pioneering work in exploring the very frontiers of human knowledge and making the world a better place.
Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Krishna Poonia produced an impressive season's best effort of 62.25m to win gold at Halloween Throws Meet at Portland, United States on Tuesday.
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Krishna Poonia, on Thursday, won gold in women's discus throw event in the Harvest Throw Meet in Portland, United States.
Ace Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia recorded her season's best performance to win a gold medal in the Annual Athletic Meet at Portland in the United States.
Two Indian girls Shree Bose and Naomi Shah emerged winners at the Google Science Fair held last month for their projects on ovarian cancer and treatment of asthma respectively. Read on to know more about their interesting projects.
A United States court has sentenced three Indians to prison -- terms ranging from 54 to 48 months -- and ordered their deportation after the jail term following their conviction in a case related to smuggling liquid ephedrine, disguised as "green tea extract", into the country.
Concerned over the escalating competition from India and China, a top US official has asked the American companies to "flex muscles" and tap the expanding middle class in these countries.
Laid low by injuries for most of the first half of the season, ace discus thrower Krishna Poonia has begun training under Olympic champion Mac Wilkins in the United States in a bid to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.
We can still clean up India's rivers only if have the resolve. That is, the resolve both of the people and the authorities, the former for good behaviour the latter to ensure that once cleaned up, they stay that way, says Mahesh Vijapurkar.
David Beckham' rush back from the royal wedding to play for LA Galaxy in Dallas ended in a soggy defeat on Sunday with his team falling to a 2-1 loss at Pizza Hut Park.
Cement and steel prices have shot up sharply in the past four months, with steel prices rising 10 per cent and cement increasing 34 per cent since January.
Indian tennis duo Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna got a photo op with Miami Heat's star Dwayne Wade.
"Google, as part of its goal to allow shoppers to use their mobile devices, rather than physical credit cards, to pay for goods in retail stores, is working on a potential partnership with electronic-payments company VeriFone Systems Inc," The Wall Street Journal reported citing a source.
Developers are battling sales slowdown due to rising interest rates and tighter lending norms, spurt in input costs and a lending squeeze from banks hurts.
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