David Cameron uses Paris terror attack to push through more surveillance po...
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to give new web surveillance powers to intelligence agencies following the horrific terror attacks in Paris last week. He appeared to say that he’d want to ban any means of digital communication that cannot be snooped on. “If I’m Prime... read more »
No talks with India without Kashmir on agenda: Pakistan
Islamabad: The United States on Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to re-engage in serious dialogue, saying both the countries needed to overcome historical mistrust.Addressing a joint press conference with Sartaj Aziz, adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on national security and... read more »
IndusInd Bank meets forecast, profit up 29% at Rs 447 cr
Pribvate sector lender IndusInd Bank ‘sDecember quarter net profit rose 29 percent year-on-year to Rs 447 crore, driven by a strong growth in net interest income as well as other income. The bottomline got a further boost from lower provisions, money that the bank has to set aside for bad... read more »
RBI Likely Buying Dollars Via State Banks: Traders
The RBI was likely buying dollars via state-run banks starting at around 62.02 levels to prevent a further appreciation in the rupee, four traders said on Tuesday. The partially convertible rupee was trading at 62.06/07 per dollar by 1345 India time (0815 GMT), after moments earlier hitting as much... read more »
Chinese man jailed for 13 years for eating tigers
BEIJING – A Chinese man has been jailed for 13 years for buying and eating endangered tigers and making wine made out of their blood, state media reported. The man, identified as a... read more »
Man kills 8 people in Canada before taking own life
A man with a lengthy criminal record killed six adults and two young children before taking his own life in Edmonton, Alberta, in what the police chief on Tuesday called the city’s worst... read more »
2-year-old shoots, kills mom in US store
A two-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother Tuesday at a Walmart store in Idaho after taking a gun from her purse. Police identified the victim as Veronica Rutledge of... read more »
Boy, 2, accidentally shoots and kills mother in US Walmart
Washington: A woman was accidentally shot dead by a two-year-old boy who reached into her handbag and found a handgun while shopping at a Walmart store in Idaho. Police said the 29-year-old... read more »
Palestinian statehood resolution fails at UNSC
United Nations: The UN Security Council has failed to adopt a Palestinian statehood resolution that set a deadline for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian territories by 2017. The... read more »
