10 killed as plane crashes in Colombian jungle
Colombian officials said a plane crashed in the country’s south-western jungle, killing 10 people on board. The director of operations for Colombia’s civil aeronautics agency said on Sunday that the bodies have been recovered from the flight, which was going from Araracuara to Florencia. Col.... read more »
Taliban suicide attack kills 3 Afghan policemen
An Afghan official said a Taliban suicide bomber has killed a district police chief and his two guards in southern Kandahar province. Samim Khpolwak, spokesman for the provincial governor in Kandahar, said the attack took place on Sunday evening at the police headquarters in Arghistan district. Mr.... read more »
Harvard receives record $350 million for public health
Harvard University has received the largest donation in its history, the school announced on Monday, $350 million from the Morningside Foundation to the School of Public Health. The donation is unrestricted, and will support efforts including increased financial aid for students, loan forgiveness... read more »
Iran’s Khamenei undergoes prostate surgery
Iran’s official news agency on Monday said the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has undergone prostate surgery in a Tehran hospital. The report by IRNA said the surgery took place on Monday morning at a government hospital in Tehran. Meanwhile, Iranian state TV said Mr.... read more »
Ethanol-run green bus set for trial runs in Nagpur
Nagpur received India’s first ethanol-run city passenger transport bus, which has been manufactured by Scania, the Sweden-based commercial vehicle and engine maker, for trial runs on... read more »
Goldman Sachs To Shell Out $3.15B In Settlement Over Mortgage Bonds
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), one of the largest investment banks in the United States, said on Friday that it will pay $3.15 billion to buy back low-quality mortgage bonds it had sold... read more »
Amazon readying an attack on Google’s advertising business
NEW YORK: US online giant Amazon is preparing to take on Google in one of its core businesses, Internet advertising, the Wall Street Journal said Friday, citing sources familiar with the... read more »
Iconic US brand GAP comes to India through Arvind franchise
US apparel retailer GAP has entered India through a franchise agreement with Arvind Lifestyle Brands, a unit of textile and retail major Arvind. About 40 stores will be opened in the next... read more »
Sebi tells PACL to refund Rs 49,100 crore to investors
In the biggest-ever crackdown on large-scale illicit money pooling schemes and a case that dwarfs the clampdown on Sahara, market regulator Sebi has asked PACL (formerly Pearls Agrotech Corporation)... read more »
