Osama died afraid, says ex-US Seal Rob O’Neill
WASHINGTON: Osma bin Laden “died afraid”, says a former US Navy SEAL who claims he fired the fatal shot that killed the al-Qaida chief in Pakistan in 2011. “He died afraid, and he knew we were there to kill him. And that’s closure,” Robert O’Neill says. His... read more »
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe meets China’s Xi Jinping, calls it ‘firs...
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held an ice-breaking meeting on Monday on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific conference in Beijing, following more than two years of deep tensions over an island dispute. The spat between China and Japan over uninhabited... read more »
G20 global infrastructure hub set for Australia
A global infrastructure hub proposed by G20 nations to help strengthen economic growth will be based in Sydney and funded by Australia, a report said on Monday. The Group of 20 of the world’s biggest developed and emerging economies agreed in September that a Global Infrastructure Initiative... read more »
U.S., Iran holding secret talks to renew diplomatic ties, Times reports
Iranian and American officials have held secret talks to discuss renewing diplomatic relations if a deal is reached on Iran’s nuclear program and sanctions are lifted, the Times reported early on Monday. According to the report, the two nations are discussing the possibility of opening a U.S.... read more »
Centre to be ready with 500 road projects, looking for foreign loan: Gadkari
The central government is readying almost 500 road projectsafter clearing various approvals and the target is to bring in Rs 5 lakh crore worth of projects in five years, said Nitin... read more »
RBI to sell Rs 10,000cr govt bonds through OMO on Nov 5
Reserve Bank on Monday said it would sell Rs 10,000 crore government bonds through Open Market Operation (OMO) to mop up liquidity from the system. “On an assessment of current and... read more »
Flipkart ties up with payment solutions provider Euronet
BENGALURU: Homegrown e-tailer Flipkart today announced a strategic partnership with Euronet India, secure electronic transaction processing and payment solutions provider, to distribute... read more »
Delhi users please note: Your Airtel postpaid bill will go up by 12% from Dec
EW DELHI: Country’s biggest telecom operator Airtel has announced an increase in its postpaid monthly charges by about 12% in select plans, effective December in Delhi NCR... read more »
Clashes in Srinagar over killing of youths in Army firing
Clashes broke out on Tuesday between protestors and security forces in Nowgam area of the city over killing of two youths in Army firing in Budgam district of Kashmir even as authorities imposed... read more »
