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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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Gold prices rebounded by Rs. 210 to Rs. 30,180 per 10 grams

Gold price hits fresh 5-month low on tapering fears

Singapore: Gold hit a fresh 5-month low on Wednesday as investors awaited more U.S. economic data due later this week to gauge the outlook for Federal Reserve bond purchases that have boosted... read more »

Vodafone contests Matrix allegations on it in SIM renting case

Vodafone contests Matrix allegations on it in SIM ...

Telecom operator Vodafone has contested allegation levelled on it by international SIM card provider Matrix Cellular that the telecom major... read more »

Sensex slips 146 points as stocks fall for the second d...

Sensex up by 286 pts in late morning trade

The benchmark Sensex buckled under selling pressure in the second half of trade on Wednesday and fell over 146 points as rising crude oil prices renewed fears... read more »

Reliance Life ties up with insurance repositories

Reliance Life ties up with insurance repositories

Thiruvananthapuram – Reliance Life Insurance Company (RLIC) Wednesday announced their tie up with all five designated insurance repositories to provide... read more »

EU fines banks 1.7 billion euros for rate-rigging

EU fines banks 1.7 billion euros for rate-rigging

The European Union is imposing fines totalling 1.7 billion euros (2.3 billion dollars) on six financial institutions for manipulating interest-rate benchmarks,... read more »

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Shashi Tharoor awarded for working towards animal protection

Shashi Tharoor Writes to Congress Explaining Praise for PM Narend...

New Delhi – Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor has written to Congress’ communication department chairman Ajay Maken, explaining the rationale behind his praise for Prime Minister... read more »

Mullaperiyar dam issue to open Assembly session

The Assembly session, beginning June 9, will take up the Mullaperiyar issue on the opening day itself. Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan... read more »

The late BJP leader Gopinath Munde Struggled in BJP, Wa...

Mumbai – The late BJP leader Gopinath Munde had struggled within the party and even wanted to leave it, BJP MLC Pandurang Phundkar on Friday claimed in... read more »

Another rape, another set of policemen suspensions in U...

A woman was allegedly gangraped by five persons at Dulhera village in Muzaffarnagar district, sparking protests in the area. Angry villagers laid siege to the... read more »

US yet to finalise dates for Modi visit

The U.S. has said that no dates have been finalised yet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Washington visit. “On Prime Minister Modi’s possible travel to... read more »

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Iraq crisis: NATO to convene after Kerry pledges support to Baghd...

NATO foreign ministers convene on Tuesday to discuss the Iraq crisis after US Secretary of State John Kerry pledged “intense” support to Baghdad in the fight against militants pushing... read more »

John Kerry lands in Baghdad to press Iraqi leaders...

BAGHDAD: US secretary of state John Kerry landed in Baghdad on Monday to press Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to form a more inclusive government in... read more »

19 gunmen killed in Egypt raid

Cairo : At least 19 gunmen have been killed in a security raid by the Egyptian army in Sheikh Zuweid city of Egypt’s North Sinai governorate, a security... read more »

Bangladeshis in Iraq may take shelter in Iran

Dhaka : Bangladeshi workers facing trouble in Iraq due to the ongoing conflicts may travel to neighbouring Iran for a temporary shelter, Welfare and Overseas... read more »

Iran may return to former nuclear policies if talks fai...

Tehran : June 23 (IANS) Iran may return to its nuclear policies before the interim deal last November if nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers fail... 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 China

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... read more »

Australian PM urges ministers to boycott famous talk show on ABC

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has urged his agriculture minister to boycott the famous Q&A talk show, which is hosted by national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corp... read more »

Duke and Duchess relive history with ’50 yr old’ stro...

Seems like Prince William and Kate Middleton have mastered the art of reliving the past as the royal couple came up with things that gave a glimpse of their beautiful past on their daughter’s... read more »