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Israel expects US Congress to block Iran...

Israel expects US Congress to block Iran nuclear deal, top Likud figure say...

Israel anticipates that the US Congress will heed its call and vote down the Iran nuclear deal against the wishes of the Obama administration, the head of the powerful Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee told Israel Radio on Tuesday. “I’m convinced that the American Congress... read more »

Anna Hazare says Kejriwal a model for all apoliticians
Anna Hazare receives threat letter deman...

Anna Hazare receives threat letter demanding him to maintain distance from ...

Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare has received a threat letter which states that he would be “bumped off” if he does not dissociate himself from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.A case has been registered under IPC section 506 (criminal intimidation) at Parner police station in... read more »

Critical Reform GST at Stake, Congress U...

Critical Reform GST at Stake, Congress Unmoved: 10 Parliament Developments

The Congress wants Parliament to suspend all other business to urgently address how and why Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj helped tainted cricket tycoon Lalit Modi get travel papers from the UK last year. The party moved an adjournment notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking an immediate discussion on the... read more »

Foxconn plans factory in every Indian st...

Foxconn plans factory in every Indian state: Chairman Terry Gou

NEW DELHI: Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics assembly manufacturer, on Saturday said India would be the next IT hub for it while expressing a desire to open factories in all states in the spirit of the ‘Make in India’ initiative. ‘Make in India’ is one of Prime... read more »

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Infra, banking need Rs.10.4 trillion bond funding: CRISIL

Infra, banking need Rs.10.4 trillion bond funding: CRISIL

Mumbai – India’s infrastructure and banking sectors will require Rs.10.4 trillion (nearly $170 billion) from the bond market over the next five years, according to a research report by... read more »

Gold prices dropped by Rs 210 to Rs 31,215 per ten gram

Gold prices dropped by Rs 210 to Rs 31,215 per ten...

Extending its losses for the second straight day, gold prices dropped by Rs 210 to Rs 31,215 per ten gram in the national capital on Thursday on... read more »

American Airlines, US Airways merger might be finalized...

American Airlines, US Airways merger might be finalized by December 9

Sydney – A United States federal bankruptcy judge has approved the settlement in the government’s antitrust lawsuit against American Airlines and... read more »

6% GDP growth next fiscal, better 2nd half in 2013-14: ...

6% GDP growth next fiscal, better 2nd half in 2013-14: Montek

Hyderabad – Exuding confidence that economy will be back on high growth trajectory, Plan panel Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Wednesday said... read more »

India to meet borrowing target, mindful of bond yields:...

Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram said the current account deficit (CAD

Mumbai – The government will stick to its 2013/14 borrowing programme but will calibrate its debt sale plans according to market conditions, Economic... read more »

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Modi’s top 10 priorities likely to be revealed today: Misra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s top 10 priorities for the country are likely to be revealed on Thursday, said Nripendra Misra, in an interview to The Hindu Businessline after taking over as... read more »

Telangana bandh hits normal life

The day-long shutdown called by TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday protesting the Centre’s ordinance to hand over 200 villages of... read more »

Ajay Maken takes dig at Smriti Irani over educational q...

PM Narendra Modi government today termed as “unfortunate” the Congress swipe over HRD Minister Smriti Irani’s educational qualification and... read more »

Shiv Sena’s Geete agrees to take charge as heavy ...

NEW DELHI: Differences between Shiv Sena and BJP over portfolio allocation blew over on Wednesday with Anant Geete deciding to take charge as heavy industries... read more »

M Venkaiah Naidu promises affordable housing, implement...

M.Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday formally took charge as the Urban Development Minister in the Narendra Modi-led government. Addressing media, Naidu said his main... read more »

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China blocks Google sites amid Tiananmen security drive

Several Google websites have been blocked in China, a monitoring service said on Tuesday, as authorities step up arrests and censorship before the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square... read more »

King Carlos abdication: Thousands join anti-monarc...

Thousands of protesters in Spain have taken to the streets to call for a referendum on the future of the monarchy, following King Juan Carlos’s... read more »

East Ukraine sees fresh violence

Heavy fighting broke out Monday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk as NATO diplomats held talks in Brussels with Russia on the crisis. Pro-Russian... read more »

G7 leaders to discuss Ukraine crisis at Brussels talks

The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) will this week deliberate their next steps in response to the enduring unrest in Ukraine, after sidelining Russia for... read more »

Is Iran jailing Facebook users for anti-govt posts?

TEHRAN: An Iranian court has sentenced eight people to jail terms ranging from seven to 20 years for crimes including anti-regime propaganda posted on... read more »

Missing UK schoolgirls, who fled Britain to join Islamic State, seen in Syria

A video footage, believed to be of the Bethnal Green schoolgirls, giving glimpse of their life in Syria has surfaced months after they fled Britain to join the Islamic State. In the video... read more »

Strong India-USA ties will benefit people of the world at large’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that strong relations between New Delhi and Washington DC will benefit people of both countries and the world at large, wishing the citizens of... read more »

Power of Purse! Expensive designer bags are conveyers of status

There’s a lot more to a handbag than just carrying things, as women use high-end handbags and other expensive accessories to signal other women not just their higher ranks but to... read more »

Foodies beware! Junk food could make you ‘depressed’

If you love gorging on fast food, chances are that you might end up being depressed, claims a new study. San Diego State University researchers analysed almost 5000 individuals’ trans... read more »

America’s new military strategy singles out states like China and...

A sombre report released Wednesday by General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warns of a “low but growing” probability of the United States fighting a war with a major... read more »