Sensex crashes 1,500 pts: Rs 7 lakh cr wealth wiped out, but it is still a ...
India’s benchmark Sensex took a major pounding on the Dalal Street in early Monday trade, crashing more than 1,000 points, but stock market experts are not painting any bleak picture for local equities yet and instead see steady growth prospects and weak global commodity prices to aid sharp... read more »
Nestle India goes up by nearly 2%, defies broader market trend
Defying the broader market trend on Monday, Stocks of Nestle India gained nearly 2% in morning trade on the bourses. The shares opened at Rs 6,100.00 and surged 1.76% to an high of Rs 6,206.70 on BSE. On the NSE, similar trend was seen as the stock opened at Rs 6,078 and touched an intra-day high... read more »
Onion prices to touch Rs 100 per kg soon?
New Delhi: Rising onion prices over the past few weeks are giving a hard time to consumers. Stockists are making the most out of the situation. Despite the government increasing the minimum export price (MEP) and allowing imports to raise domestic supply, the onion prices are showing no sign of... read more »
Fire at Japan Kawasaki steel plant near Haneda airport
A large fire has broken out at a steel plant near Haneda airport south of the Japanese capital, Tokyo. There have been no reports of injuries, say Japanese officials. A fire official told AFP news agency the blaze started at a two-metre-tall (6.7ft) cooling tower at a factory owned by a unit of... read more »
The rise and rise of Google’s new CEO Sundar Pichai
Many of the people who use Google’s ubiquitous Chrome browser and Android mobile software may have never heard of Sundar Pichai, named the new CEO of the search giant. He is a decidedly... read more »
20,000 kgs of Maggi seized from a Nestle warehouse in Lucknow
Lucknow: In more trouble for Maggi, the Uttar Pradesh Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized 20,000 kgs of the two minute noodles from a Nestle warehouse in Lucknow. Earlier in 2015,... read more »
AL-QAEDA CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECULAR BLOGGER HACKED TO DEATH
In a communique issued in Bengali and English, and posted on its Facebook and Twitter accounts on August 7, 2015, Ansar al-Islam declared the attack to be “vengeance” for the honor of... read more »
Pregnant Swedish teen flees foster home to join Al-Qaeda in Syria, detained by IS instead
A pregnant 15-year-old Swedish girl is being held by the Islamic State group in Syria after running away from her foster home with her boyfriend to join Al-Qaeda, Swedish media reported... read more »
Police make more than a dozen arrests during Ferguson protest aft...
Police arrested more than a dozen people in Ferguson on Monday night after protesters blocked traffic during a fourth consecutive night of demonstrations marking the anniversary of the fatal shooting... read more »
