Gaza truce ends with Israel claim of Hamas rocket fire
The Israeli military claimed renewed rocket fire by Gaza militants after a three-day truce expired on Friday and negotiations in Cairo on a new border deal for the coastal strip hit a deadlock. The Israeli military said at least 10 rockets were fired at Israel after the temporary truce expired at 8... read more »
Navi Mumbai hotel fire kills one
One person was killed and 30 others were injured in a major fire at a hotel in Navi Mumbai’s Vashi area on Friday morning, civic officials said. Out of the 30 injured, 20 people are reported to be in a serious condition, they said. A short circuit in one of the AC ducts of Hotel Wanton House... read more »
Serena Williams reaches Montreal quarterfinals
Serena Williams waited out a brief rain delay before beating Czech left-hander Lucie Safarova 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup. Having won her fourth title of the season last week in Stanford, this week’s progress continued Williams’ recovery since withdrawing... read more »
CBI can’t probe medical colleges under MCI, rules HC
In a landmark judgment, the Madras High Court has ruled that the Central Bureau of Investigation has no jurisdiction to investigate the affairs of any medical institution within the purview of the Medical Council of India (MCI). The MCI Act and regulations formed a complete code by themselves,... read more »
Sensex posts biggest weekly loss since December 2011
Benchmark share indices which had rallied to all-time highs finally succumbed to profit taking amid lack of major reforms announcement in the Budget and the uncertainty over implementation... read more »
Infosys, Under New Leader, Shows Big Profit Gain
The Indian outsourcing company Infosys reported a 15 percent increase in quarterly profit on Friday. The company said its April-June quarter profit of $482 million was up 15.3 percent from... read more »
HTC Desire 616, One (E8) smartphones launches in India at Rs. 16,900, Rs. 34,990 respecti...
New Delhi: Buoyed by strong growth in sales in the country, Taiwanese handset maker HTC today said it aims to capture 15 per cent share of the multi-billion dollar Indian smartphone market.... read more »
Narendra Modi’s first visit to White House likely on Sept 30
Hours after US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns on Friday delivered the formal invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Washington DC, sources told The Indian Express that... read more »
Gaza death toll crosses 100, Israel to counter rockets with full ...
An airstrike outside a family home early on Saturday pushed the Palestinian death toll past 100 in four days of cross-border fighting as Israel showed no sign of pausing despite international... read more »
