Bangalore: More than six lakh Indians have lost their jobs in the duration of just four months after the economic crisis has hit Indian shores in the month of Oct'08.

Moscow, July 2 : Russia is opposed to sanctions against Iran over the recent crackdown on protest rallies following the disputed presidential election, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

July 2 : The government has banned the import of Chinese handsets that do not have the international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) - a unique 15-digit security code - with immediate effect, a union minister said Thursday.

London, July 2 : Dinara Safina is all that stands in the way of a fourth Williams sisters Wimbledon final after second seed Serena Williams held off Russian Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 8-6 in their semi-final Thursday.

Washington, July 2 : A purple sweet potato developed by Kansas State University researchers has been found to have increased amount of anti-cancer components.

Bangalore: Cisco is in plans to compete with Microsoft by creating web-based alternatives, accelerating its web focused presence, Reuters reports. The networking giant will look forward to lock horns with Microsoft Office suite with an online office suite.

The talented Akshaye Khanna doesn’t make much hue and cry before his films release. This time too Akshaye remains all the same before his film Shortkut: The Con Is On releases. The actor speaks to TWF correspondent Ritesh Sharma on films, marriage and more

Kolkata, July 2 : More than 100 Maoist rebels were still hiding in Lalgarh forests and many of them are well-equipped with advanced fire arms and ammunitions, West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said here Thursday.