Saudi sentences iconic Shia cleric to death
DUBAI: A well-known Shia cleric was sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Saudi Arabia, sparking fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the kingdom and neighboring Bahrain. Sheik Nimr al-Nimr’s case has been watched closely by minority Saudi Shiites in the eastern region of the... read more »
No one can give warning to India, Rajnath Singh says
NEW DELHI: No one can give a warning to India, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, a day after China objected to India building road along the border. “No one can give a warning to India. India is a powerful nation now,” the home minister said on the sidelines of the... read more »
UP to develop Agra-Lucknow-Varanasi ‘heritage arc’
Lucknow: With an intention to boost tourism in Uttar Pradesh, the state government will develop a “heritage arc” involving Agra, Lucknow and Varanasi on the lines of “Agra-Jaipur-Delhi triangle”. “Agra, Lucknow, Varanasi will be developed as a ‘heritage arc’ by improving... read more »
After Bangalore, racism in Gurgaon: 2 northeast men attacked
A day after the attack on Manipuri men in Bangalore, two young men from Nagaland were brutally beaten up in Gurgaon by a gang of locals. The locals numbering about seven, held the two in confinement in Sikanderpur area and beat them up with cricket bats and hockey sticks on Wednesday night, a... read more »
Tata Motors bags orders for 928 buses under JnNURM scheme
Tata Motors Tuesday said it has received another order to supply 928 Tata Marcopolo built buses to the State Transport Authorities in South India. The order comprises 487 units bagged from... read more »
Sesa Sterlite drops after SC ruling on Goa iron ore
After reversing intraday losses, key benchmark indices once again slipped into the red in afternoon trade as European stocks dropped in early trade there. The barometer index, the S&P... read more »
Kotak Mahindra Launches First Bank-agnostic Funds Transfer Platform
Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) has announced the launch of KayPay, the world’s first bank agnostic payment product for Facebook users to send money to each other in an instant. According to... read more »
Gold moves up by 0.55 pct on global cues
Tracking a firming global trend, gold prices rose 0.55 per cent to Rs 27,119 per ten gram in futures trade today as speculators enlarged positions. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for... read more »
Reliance Industries gains over 2% on strong Q2 results
MUMBAI: Oil & gas major Reliance IndustriesBSE 0.34 % gained over 2 per cent in early trade after reporting better-than-expected earnings for quarter ended September after market hours on... read more »
