‘Indrani’s drunk father would often whip her with his belt’
GUWAHATI: As a string of truths and lies about Indrani Mukerjea are unraveled in the media by the hour, not many know she had a traumatic childhood in a dysfunctional family and was often whipped by her drunken father. She even attempted to escape from her disturbed life, running away from home... read more »
Sanjay Kapoor steps down as chairman of Micromax
New Delhi: Sanjay Kapoor has stepped down as chairman of Micromax, a little over a year after joining India’s second-largest handset vendor. “Sanjay Kapoor has decided to move on. Appropriate announcements will be made in due course. We would like to thank him for his contribution and... read more »
RBI likely to cut interest rates in September policy meet
There is a better than even chance that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will cut interest rates at its policy meeting on September 29 thanks to inflation striking a record low, according to a Reuters poll, marking a shift in expectations from earlier. The median from survey of 21 economists showed... read more »
Vodafone India to launch 4G services by 2015 end
NEW DELHI: Vodafone India today said it will launch its fourth-generation (4G) mobile telephony services by 2015-end, an announcement that comes days after market leader Airtel rolled out its own. The rollout will match the upcoming 4G commercial launch by Reliance Jio. “Important data... read more »
Vedanta’s Goa mine may restart iron ore export to China
Vedanta’s iron ore division in Goa is expected to resume exports to China after a lull of three years. Representatives of steel manufacturing mills from China’s Jiangsu province... read more »
SBI Launches Mobile Wallet App Buddy
Mumbai: The country’s largest lender State Bank of India on Tuesday launched a mobile wallet app, SBI Buddy, in collaboration with Accenture and MasterCard. The service will be also... read more »
Indonesian Crash Searchers Recover Black Boxes From Plane
Low-lying clouds and rugged terrain on Tuesday were hindering efforts to remove bodies from the crash site, officials said. Search teams hastily built a makeshift helipad in hopes that a... read more »
Small explosive thrown from bridge over river in Bangkok
Aug 18 A man threw a small explosive from a bridge in central Bangkok on Tuesday, police said, but it caused no injuries, a day after a bomb at a city shrine killed 22 people, including... read more »
Indonesia Plane Crash: Relatives Mourn The Dead As Plane Crash Wr...
People walk outside the terminal at Sentani Airport in Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, after a Trigana Air Service flight originating from there went missing. An... read more »
