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DBS India posts Rs 275-cr loss in FY15 on provisioning

Singapore-based DBS Bank has posted a loss of Rs 275 crore in FY15. This is the first time the bank has incurred a loss in its India business since it set up its first branch in India in 1995. This loss on the book was mainly on account of a clean-up of its bad loans portfolio. In FY14, DBS’s... read more »

A Google blunder knocked £175 off the price of a Nexus 6

A technical blunder at Google meant late-night shoppers could have picked up a 32GB Nexus 6 for as little as £304 ($474). Normally, those phones sell for £479 ($746). The Independent spotted the £175 ($273) discount late on Thursday night. The reason for the drop remained unclear. However, a... read more »

Missing UK schoolgirls, who fled Britain to join Islamic State, seen in Syr...

A video footage, believed to be of the Bethnal Green schoolgirls, giving glimpse of their life in Syria has surfaced months after they fled Britain to join the Islamic State. In the video footage, accessed by the Daily Telegraph, two out of the three British schoolgirls are seen shopping for... read more »

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US law enforcers should be mindful of global realities: Haqqani

US law enforcers should be mindful of global realities: Haqqani

Against the backdrop of the arrest and humiliating treatment meted out to a senior Indian diplomat, a former Pakistani diplomat to the U.S. has cautioned the American law enforcers to be sensitive... read more »

Singapore man jailed for three years for cyber-stalking

Singapore man jailed for three years for cyber-sta...

Singapore – A man in Singapore was sentenced to three years in jail Friday for cyber-stalking US singer Leandra Ramm for six years from 2005 to... read more »

India, Pakistan, Afghanistan can only be friends: Shari...

India, Pakistan, Afghanistan can only be friends: Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday said India, Afghanistan and Pakistan have no other option but to become good friends. In an... read more »

Musharraf seeks forgiveness, says will not flee country

Musharraf seeks forgiveness, says will not flee country

Islamabad – Former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf has sought “forgiveness” for any wrongs he may have committed during his nine-year... read more »

North Korea threatens to attack South Korea

North Korea threatens to attack South Korea

Seoul – North Korea has threatened to attack South Korea without any advance notice, responding to anti-Pyongyang rallies on the second death anniversary... read more »

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French Sports World Mourns Athletes Who Died in Crash

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Malaysia Airlines says expired battery on MH370 did not hinder search

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airlines said on Monday that an expired battery in the underwater locator beacon of the “black box” flight data recorder on missing Flight MH370 would... read more »

Air Strike on Islamic State-Run Refinery in Syria Kills 30

BEIRUT: A US-led coalition air strike in Syria hit an oil refinery run by the Islamic State militant group near the border with Turkey on Sunday, killing 30 people, the Syrian Observatory... read more »

A day of remembrance for the women of Turkey and Syria

Turkey marked International Women’s Day yesterday with nationwide events where problems women face were highlighted and debated. For Turkish women, domestic violence and discrimination are... read more »