Gold Edges Towards 12-Week High on Safe-Haven Demand
Singapore: Gold edged up for a third session out of four to hover near a 12-week peak on Wednesday, bolstered by safe-haven demand as tumbling oil prices and worries over global economic growth hit equities. FUNDAMENTALS Spot gold had ticked up 0.1 per cent to $1,231.80 an ounce by 0045 GMT. Gold... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal: BJP Delhi chief Satish Upadhyay must explain his ties with...
NEW DELHI: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that BJP leaders must come clean on their ties with power suppliers in Delhi. “BJP had promised a reduction of 30% in electricity bills, but it raised it twice,” Kejriwal said. Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Arvind... read more »
Learning levels all time low in Raj govt schools, says survey
JAIPUR: State government schools continue to register negative growth in learning levels in subjects—arithmetic, reading and comprehension—from 2006. The Annual Status of Education Report, 2014 tabled in New Delhi by Pratham, an NGO, on Tuesday says that the share of class V government school... read more »
South Korean Activist Arrested For Allegedly Praising Pyongyang
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: South Korean officials have arrested a leftist activist for allegedly praising North Korea, just days after they deported an American on similar charges. The arrest comes as the government faces criticism it seeks to limit free speech. Kim Dae-hyun, a spokesman for the Seoul... read more »
With 76,000 deaths in Syrian conflict 2014 becomes deadliest in 4 years
Over 76,000 people have been killed in the Syrian conflict in the year 2014 marking it as the deadliest year yet in the country’s four year conflict, said activists. According to the... read more »
Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa regime losing its grip
Delhi: Casino mogul James Packer must wish he could vote in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections next Thursday. Not only is the main challenger Maithripala Sirisena threatening... read more »
Chinese react to stampede deaths: Thought this happened only in India
China on Friday mourned the 36 dead from New Year festivities at its financial capital Shanghai, as the city government revealed the victims of the deadly stampede were mainly young... read more »
BHEL bags first key power project in Telangana
BHEL will set up first Supercritical Thermal Power Plant in newly formed state of Telangana. The company has bagged contract worth Rs. 3,810 crore. The order is for setting up the... read more »
Bajaj Auto turns volatile after December sales
Bajaj Auto rose 0.11% to Rs 2,456.90 at 10:16 IST on BSE after the company said its total sales declined 3% to 2.89 lakh units in December 2014 over December 2013. The announcement was made during... read more »
