Politics stirs over Ayodhya mosque report

9.30 pm | 25 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

A government-backed inquiry has accused several of India's top opposition politicians of having a role in the destruction of an ancient mosque in 1992 that triggered some of the country's worst religi

Nepal temple conducts biggest sacrifice of animals

7.05 pm | 25 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

At least 15,000 buffalo and "countless" goats and birds were sacrificed in a temple in southern Nepal, organisers said on Wednesday, a ritual billed as the single biggest animal slaughter on earth....

Co-ed college housing linked to more sex, drinking

5.23 pm | 25 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

Students in co-ed college accommodation are more likely to binge drink and have more sex, according to a U.S. study that may confirm parents' worries...

Chinese classic scroll painting sells for record $24 mln

5.21 pm | 25 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

A rare, classical scroll by a Ming dynasty artist fetched USD 24.8 million at a Beijing sale, the highest price ever paid for a Chinese painting at auction, in a positive sign for the downturn-stricke

Windstream to buy Iowa Tel for $530 mn

5.21 pm | 25 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

Windstream Corp has agreed to buy Iowa Telecommunications for USD 530 million, excluding USD 598 million of debt, as it looks to offset declining revenue from continued disconnections of home phones..

LinkedIn co-founder says IPO likely, but not soon

5.21 pm | 25 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

LinkedIn, the world's biggest professional social network, will probably pursue an initial public offering some time but not in the near future, Co-founder and Executive Chairman Reid Hoffman said....

Taiwan recycler shows computer board art isn't boring

5.21 pm | 25 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

Sculptures of ancient Chinese symbols such as a swimming sea turtle, a boy farmer on the back of an ox and cranes resting on pine trees sold in Taiwan hardly look like toxic trash, but they nearly wer

No bids to sponsor Indian Cricket Team; experts debate why

4.56 pm | 25 Nov 2009 | Source: CNBC-TV18

On November 2, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) floated a tender inviting sponsor bids for the Indian cricket team. Twenty days later not a single bid has come in. The BCCI is now plan

S&P raises fears over health of some banks

4.12 pm | 25 Nov 2009 | Source: ft.com

A study by Standard & Poor's, one of the world's leading credit rating agencies, has raised questions over the financial strength of some of the biggest banks ahead of new rules that could require the

GM pays back Germany, signals fewer job cuts

3.24 pm | 25 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters

General Motors has paid back a loan from Germany and slightly lowered its target for job cuts at struggling European unit Opel....