Re-auction 218 coal blocks, try to save 46: Centre to SC
The government on Monday urged the Supreme Court to spare 46 coal blocks — 40 functional ones and six which are ready to start operations — out of the 218 declared illegal in a judgment on August 25. However, the court asked whether it would not be better if the government started again on a... read more »
Now SpiceJet offers Rs. 499 fare on domestic network
SpiceJet on Monday launched yet another limited period special fare scheme, ‘Early Bird’, offering customers ticket prices as low as Rs. 499 on its domestic network. The bookings for this three-day offer commences from Monday with a travel validity period between January 16 and October 24 next... read more »
EU questions Facebook-WhatsApp $19 billion deal
In a bid to understand what separates a social network from a messaging application, European Union (EU) anti-trust officials have sent a detailed questionnaire to the competitors as well as customers of Facebook and WhatsApp. The move is part of the EU’s formal review of the $19 billion... read more »
Eight killed, 24 missing after rainstorms, landslides hit China
Eight people were killed and 24 others went missing after rainstorms and landslides hit China’s southwestern Chongqing Municipality. More than 500 professional rescuers, including fire-fighters and armed police, have evacuated over 7,000 residents in nine rain-drenched townships in Yunyang County... read more »
Tatas promise luxury in new airline
Kingfisher Airlines, with the tag line of ‘King of good times’ has nose-dived but there will be another and as-yet-unnamed airline that will unveil its brand identity on Monday... read more »
Pakistan claims 2 citizens killed in firing from across the LoC
Pakistan on Monday claimed that at least two of its citizens were killed and three others injured in alleged firing by Indian soldiers from across the Line of Control (LoC). The incident... read more »
Erdogan wins Turkey’s first direct presidential vote
Presidential hopeful and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to become Turkey’s first elected President. Mr. Erdogan, head of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),... read more »
Bangladesh issues Ebola virus alert
Bangladesh has issued an alert against deadly Ebola virus for three months, days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the epidemic an international health... read more »
Convicted terrorist posts photo of son holding severed head
An Australian newspaper on Monday published a photograph of a child it said was the son of an Australian convicted terrorist holding aloft the severed head of a Syrian soldier. Prime Minister Tony... read more »
