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Dual approval needed for Adani Carmichae...

Dual approval needed for Adani Carmichael mine: Lawyer

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Sue Higginson, Principal Solicitor, EDO NSW, who represents the community group, says the mine anyway requires dual nods- from the commonwealth government’s and the state within which the mine is going to operate consent and that is Queensland. She further adds... read more »

‘Isro to Launch 9 Nano/ Micro Sate...

‘Isro to Launch 9 Nano/ Micro Satellites for US in 2015-2016’

‘Isro to Launch 9 Nano/ Micro Satellites for US in 2015-2016’Press Trust of India, 5 August 2015 Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will be launching nine nano/ micro satellites for United States during 2015-16 time-frame. This will be the first time that Isro will launch US... read more »

Nestle’s deemed safe by Goa in fir...

Nestle’s deemed safe by Goa in first ruling since recall

SA’s Maggi noodles comply with food safety standards, authorities in Goa said, in the first such ruling since the popular instant snack was pulled from stores after another state lab reported high lead content. Nestle was drawn into its worst crisis in India when food safety inspectors in... read more »

Adani’s Australia coal mine hits e...

Adani’s Australia coal mine hits environmental legal snag; court revo...

Sydney: An Australian court on Wednesday revoked the government’s environmental approval for one of the world’s biggest coal mines under construction in the Australian outback by Indian conglomerate Adani Mining. Environmentalists hailed the ruling against the controversial Carmichael... read more »

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Maruti recalls 1,492 units of Ertiga, Swift, Dzire, A-Star

Maruti recalls 1,492 units of Ertiga, Swift, Dzire, A-Star

The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said it will recall 1,492 units of Ertiga, Swift, Dzire and A-Star models produced in October this year to rectify a possible problem... read more »

Gold fell by Rs 200 to Rs 31,425 per ten grams

Gold fell by Rs 200 to Rs 31,425 per ten grams

Gold fell by Rs 200 to Rs 31,425 per ten grams in the national capital on Wednesday on sluggish demand at prevailing higher levels amid a weak global... read more »

Sensex trades flat during pre-noon session

Sensex closes 245 points down; automobile stocks plunge

Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat at 34.33 points or 0.17 percent down in the pre-noon session Wednesday. Good... read more »

US expands China hiring probe to Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley

Beijing – The US Justice Department is probing Morgan Stanley for its hiring practices in China, according to a person familiar with the matter. The move... read more »

Sensex down 180 pts on profit-booking

Sensex gains 195 points during pre-noon trade

The benchmark Sensex slipped by 180 points on Tuesday on selling in banking and oil & gas shares after crude prices rebounded and investors judged the... read more »

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants more devolution in Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa hard, asking for him to deliver on his promises to devolve wide powers to the country’s Tamil-majority regions – a... read more »

US applauds Modi-Sharif meeting, says ‘cautiously ...

The United States has applauded the meeting between the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif, as senior... read more »

Modi holds talks with Afghan President Karzai

In his first bilateral meeting with international leaders after assuming charge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held talks with Afghanistan President... read more »

Gorakhdham express mishap: toll rises to 22

With the recovery of eight more bodies, the toll in the Delhi-Gorakhpur train accident has climbed to 22 on Tuesday. “Eight more bodies have been recovered... read more »

Maharashtra, ahead of State polls, gets 6 ministers

With the Union Council of Ministers featuring as many as six faces from Maharashtra, the focus on the state which goes to the polls in October is... read more »

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Nigeria: Islamic leader on way to funeral killed by militants

Gunmen on Friday shot dead a Nigerian Islamic traditional leader in the northeastern state of Borno as he and other Muslim royals were heading to a funeral, the state government said. Idrissa Timta,... read more »

Iran reports its first death from MERS virus

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s official news agency is reporting the Islamic Republic has suffered its first fatality from the Middle Eastern respiratory... read more »

Indian-Americans win Spelling Bee, create history

Sriram Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe won the 87th Spelling Bee on Thursday making history as the first Indian Americans to win the contest jointly, a first for the... read more »

Russia troops pulling back, says US, but Ukraine still ...

Kiev: Russian troops massed on Ukraine’s borders are moving back toward Moscow, but there are still “danger signs”, US Secretary of State... read more »

No chance of clemency for Snowden: US

Washington: The White House has said that “clemency is not on the table” for whistleblower Edward Snowden and asserted that the former CIA... read more »

Dr Kotnis’ sister Manorama passes away in Mumbai

Manorama Kotnis, sister of Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, an Indian surgeon who laid down his life in China while treating Chinese troops fighting the Japanese Army, passed away in Mumbai on early... read more »

Himachal CM launches e-district portal to mark Digital India Week

Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday said the Digital India programme envisages bringing all basic services directly to the public through the use of Information Technology... read more »

HC stays St Stephen prof’s arrest till Aug 17

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of St Stephen’s college professor Satish Kumar, who has been accused of molesting a PhD student, till August 17. Justice Indermeet... read more »

Nation ‘won’t tolerate negative politics’

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday backed former law minister Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj’s criticism of the Congress High Command and said that this has exposed the negative politics... read more »

Reliance Communications rallies after multiple block deals

Shares of Reliance Communications have moved higher by 8% to Rs 62.95, bouncing back 11% from intra-day low on the BSE after multiple block deals were executed in the counter. At 1208 hours, around... read more »