US wants Pakistan to ‘do more’ to eliminate all militant groups
SLAMABAD: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said on Monday that the US wants Pakistan to “do more” to eliminate all militant groups. He said the “US would continue to support Pakistan in effectively combating terrorism,” in a meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the... read more »
Coal India slips on divestment buzz
Coal India fell 4.17% to Rs 360.10 at 11:09 IST on BSE on report the government is planning to sell a 10% stake in the state-run coal miner. Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 25.07 points, or 0.09%, to 27,433.31. On BSE, so far 1.26 lakh shares were traded in the counter, compared with an average... read more »
Alibaba to Buy $550 Million Stake in Paytm’s Parent Company: Report
China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and its unit Alipay are in advanced talks to buy a stake for about $550 million (roughly Rs. 3,417 crores) in India’s One97 Communications, which owns an online payment platform, sources directly involved in the transaction said. The investment by... read more »
Aditya Birla Group to invest Rs 20,000 crore in Gujarat
Making public his “personal bias” for investing in Gujarat, Kumar Mangalam Birla on Sunday said the diversified Aditya Birla Group will invest Rs 20,000 crore over a period of time in the state to ramp up capacities across various existing facilities. “We will be continuing to... read more »
Chinese Man Seeks $2.4 Million For Wrongful Death Sentence
BEIJING: A Chinese man who was freed after six years on death row following a wrongful murder conviction is seeking $2.4 million in compensation, state-media said today, amid public anger... read more »
Drug racket case: Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia at ED office for questioni...
Jalandhar: Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Friday questioned Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia in Jalandhar with regard to a multi-million rupee international synthetic drugs... read more »
200 Mahadalits convert to Christianity in Bihar, Chief Minister seeks probe
After Bhagalpur and Munger, it was turn of Bodh Gaya where in a village 200 Mahadalits converted to Christianity on Christmas Day. Chief Minister Jitan Manjhi, who himself is from the... read more »
Tsunami left lasting sorrow in Indonesia’s Aceh
Banda Aceh: On a stone in the middle of a grassy field, a woman sits alone, remembering the boy she’ll never see again. Syarifa Fatimah Zuhra’s eight-year-old son, Muhammad Reza... read more »
Only strong anti-conversion law can end the practice: Sushma Swar...
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said that religious conversions in the country will continue till a central law against the practice comes into force. Such a law can come into... read more »
