A look at Japan and two being held by Islamic State
Two Japanese men have been threatened with death by the Islamic State (IS) if their government doesn’t pay a huge ransom. A look at hostages and Japan, and its interests in the Middle East. Who are the hostages? Haruna Yukawa, 42, set up a company in January 2014 to offer security services in... read more »
My hard work paid off, says Finn
He scripted a memorable comeback on Tuesday snapping five wickets to set up England’s nine-wicket win over India in the cricket tri-series and pacer Steven Finn said he was happy to see that his hard work finally paid off. “It’s just nice to help England win a game of cricket. A lot has... read more »
I learnt a lot from Dhoni: Vijay
With 482 runs in four Tests, opener M. Vijay was one of India’s stand-out performers down under. The in-form batsman is now back in India and is set to bolster Tamil Nadu’s batting ahead of its Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai. Excerpts from a media interaction: On the overall performance in... read more »
Sindhu optimistic; Kashyap hopes to come good at home
When Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu faced off in the Syed Modi International India Masters tournament here last year, they were only three ranks apart. The senior pro was under pressure to protect her No. 1 status in Indian badminton, staving off a fighting Sindhu in the final. A year on, Saina has... read more »
Nifty hits record high; HDFC & Axis Bank up 3-4%, GAIL dips
The Nifty touched record high at 8628 today, up 68.55 points or 0.80 percent at 8619.25 while the Sensex rose 249.88 points or 0.88 percent to 28511.89. About 1557 shares have advanced,... read more »
Air traffic rises 15% in December, SpiceJet registers highest percentage of cancellations
New Delhi: Domestic air passenger traffic increased by 15.29 percent in December to 64.40 lakh passengers — up from 55.86 lakh in the corresponding month last year, official data... read more »
Twitter acquires Indian mobile marketing startup ZipDial
Twitter has just acquired an Indian startup ZipDial, a mobile marketing and analytics company based in Bangalore. ZipDial came into prominence in 2013, when it effectively converted missed... read more »
Sri Lanka: Police raids Mahinda Rajapaksa’s country home
Colombo – Embattled former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s country home in the southern province has been raided by police who were looking for a luxury sports car but the... read more »
AirAsia Flight 8501: Investigators say no evidence of foul play
AnThe transport safety committee has been analyzing the aircraft’s “black box” recorders, which search crews pulled last week from the floor of the Java Sea. The aircraft crashed Dec.... read more »
