Centre names 3 black money account holders in affidavit to SC: TV reports
NEW DELHI: The Union government has named three persons who are black money account holders in an affidavit to the Supreme Court, TV reports said. According to television reports on Monday, the three persons named are Pradip Burman, director of the Burman Group, Pankaj Chimanlal Lodya, a... read more »
Gold struggles on stronger economic data, higher equities
Gold steadied on Monday but failed to make any recovery from three straight days of losses as stronger global economic data and higher equities curbed the metal’s safe-haven appeal. Asian equities rose, taking heart from upbeat earnings and US economic data that eased global growth fears and... read more »
Gold Worth Rs 70,000 Crore Shipped To India From Switzerland
As the Narendra Modi government steps up its effort to crack down on black money, the quantity of gold shipped from Switzerland to India has reached a record level of about Rs 70,000 crore. According to the latest data released by Swiss Customs Administration, the gold exports from Switzerland to... read more »
Boko Haram kidnaps 30 in northeast Nigeria
Kano – Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped at least 30 boys and girls from a village in northeast Nigeria during the weekend. The abductions are the latest in a string of recent kidnappings by Boko Haram that dims hope for the anticipated release of 219 schoolgirls held by the group since April... read more »
No relief for farmers, tribals hit by Hudhud: CPI (M)
The Andhra Pradesh Government has totally ignored the interests of farmers and tribals in announcing relief packages to those affected by the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Hudhud, CPI (M)... read more »
Murali Lanka is Wal-Mart India’s operations chief
Wal-Mart India Pvt. Ltd Friday announced that Murali Lanka has been appointed its new chief operations officer (COO) to lead store operations and business development. Wal-Mart India is a... read more »
China, 20 others launch World Bank rival in Asia
Australia, Indonesia and South Korea skipped the launch of a China-backed Asian infrastructure bank on Friday as the United States said it had concerns about the new rival to... read more »
US says ISIL makes $1 million-a-day selling oil – even to enemies
The US government is intensifying efforts to undermine the finances of ISIL, vowing to crack down on the islamic militant group’s black market oil business. To disrupt the market in oil... read more »
Canada Police: Shooter went from petty crime to terror
OTTAWA — Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was angry about a delayed passport that thwarted his plans to go to Syria when he shot dead a Canadian soldier and attempted a rampage through the Parliament,... read more »
