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3 Islamic militants arrested in Banglade...

3 Islamic militants arrested in Bangladeshi blogger murders

Three Islamist militants, including a British citizen were arrested in connection with the murder of two prominent atheist bloggers, said Bangladesh’s elite security force. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) spokesmen said they arrested Touhidur Rahman, 58, and two other “active... read more »

Vedanta’s Goa mine may restart iro...

Vedanta’s Goa mine may restart iron ore export to China

Vedanta’s iron ore division in Goa is expected to resume exports to China after a lull of three years. Representatives of steel manufacturing mills from China’s Jiangsu province and Tangshan area are currently in Goa to have discussions with officials of Vedanta’s subsidiary, Sesa... read more »

SBI Q2 profit falls 33%
SBI Launches Mobile Wallet App Buddy

SBI Launches Mobile Wallet App Buddy

Mumbai: The country’s largest lender State Bank of India on Tuesday launched a mobile wallet app, SBI Buddy, in collaboration with Accenture and MasterCard. The service will be also available non-SBI customers. The mobile wallet app can be used to send money, book tickets for movies, flights,... read more »

Indonesian Crash Searchers Recover Black...

Indonesian Crash Searchers Recover Black Boxes From Plane

Low-lying clouds and rugged terrain on Tuesday were hindering efforts to remove bodies from the crash site, officials said. Search teams hastily built a makeshift helipad in hopes that a helicopter could land and evacuate victims. By afternoon, however, any attempt at evacuation was called off for... read more »

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Reliance Life to launch 25 products, targets Rs.4,000 crore premium

Reliance Life to launch 25 products, targets Rs.4,000 crore premi...

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Panaji (Goa) – The Reliance Life Insurance Company will launch 25 new policies starting January next year and file more products for approval with the regulator, and... read more »

Gold prices rose by Rs 450 to Rs 31,250 per ten gram

Gold prices rose by Rs 450 to Rs 31,250 per ten gr...

Snapping two days of losses, gold prices rose by Rs 450 to Rs 31,250 per ten gram in the national capital on Thursday on emergence of buying by... read more »

RIL’s KG-D6 output slips to 10 mmscmd

RIL’s KG-D6 output slips to 10 mmscmd

Reliance Industries on Thursday said natural gas production from its eastern offshore KG-D6 block has slipped further to about 10 million standard cubic meters... read more »

Sensex breaches 21,000-mark

Sensex trades flat during early session

Mumbai – Led by good buying support in banking, capital goods and realty stocks, a benchmark index of the Indian equities markets soared past the... read more »

No agreement better than a bad one: Sharma

No agreement better than a bad one: Sharma

Dismissing the suggestion that India was insisting on food security because of the ensuing general elections at home, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand... read more »

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Facebook unlikely to launch auto-play video ads this year

Facebook post on Ambedkar sparks violence in Maharashtra

The posting of allegedly objectionable images of Dalit leader Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on Facebook on Saturday night, sparked stray incidents of arson in Pune, Aurangabad and Solapur on Sunday, the... read more »

Left Front team to meet Mamata today

Indicating a temporary ‘ceasefire,’ a 12-member delegation of the State’s Left Front would be meeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday... read more »

Telangana Council chairman, Protem Speaker sworn in

Telangana Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan on Monday administered oath to the Legislative Council vice-chairman Nethi Vidyasagar as the Chairman and to K. Jana Reddy... read more »

Kudankulam (NPCIL) reactor attains full capacity

The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project crossed the much-awaited milestone on Saturday afternoon as the first reactor of the upcoming nuclear park attained its... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal tries damage control amid dissidence

With the Aam Aadmi Party mired in bitter infighting, party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday attempted to reach out to the dissidents, saying party leader... read more »

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More than 60 women, girls abducted in Nigeria: local official

Suspected Boko Haram militants have abducted more than 60 women and young girls in restive northeast Nigeria, a local official and a vigilante leader said today. The group was kidnapped in the last... read more »

US Secretary of State John Kerry struggles to keep Middle East peace talks on track

Kerry in Kurdistan to urge leaders to be part of n...

ARBIL: US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday to urge its leaders not to withdraw from the political process in Baghdad... read more »

15 militants killed in Pakistan

At least 15 militants were killed Tuesday in separate clashes with Pakistani security forces, media reported. According to security officials, five militants... read more »

Obama warns Putin of further ‘costs’ if Rus...

President Barack Obama urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to support peace in Ukraine and said Moscow would face further sanctions if it did not... read more »

Last dangerous chemicals shipped from Syria

THE HAGUE: The last of Syria’s declared toxic material have been shipped from the war-torn country after months of delays and are en route for destruction at... read more »

Japanese retail giant teams up with Tajima for new life wear

To create a new life wear for women, Japanese retail giant Uniqlo has join hands with Muslim fashion designer Hana Tajima. The retail giant, whose new collections includes long, flowing... read more »

Couple married for 75 years dies hand-in-hand

An American couple, who had been married for 75 years fulfilled their final wish to die in each other’s arms after they passed away holding hands, within hours of each other. Jeannette... read more »

How to beat the heat in summer

Are you finding it tough to tackle the scorching heat? Lets take a look at simple tips from experts on staying cool during summer. Closing windows and doors during the hottest parts of the... read more »

Around 100 events organised in UK to mark Srebrenica killings

Around 100 events are being organised across the UK to remember the thousands of Muslim men and boys from Srebrenica who were killed by Bosnian Serb forces in 1995. According to the BBC,... read more »

India, Pak will start procedure of joining security bloc, says Ch...

China has said India and Pakistan will start the procedure of joining a security bloc this week led by Russia and China at a summit in Russia. According to the Dawn, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister... read more »