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All-party meet ends in deadlock

All-party meet ends in deadlock

Setting the stage for confrontation in Parliament, an all-party meeting called here on the eve of the Monsoon session on Monday ended in a deadlock over controversies related to Lalit Modi and Vyapam scam even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered to discuss all issues. The government ruled out... read more »

Jet Airways slash business class prices,...

Jet Airways slash business class prices, announces special fares

Jet Airways has announced special premiere fares for all passengers travelling on its domestic network between July 20 and October 15. The all inclusive premiere fares will start from Rs 6,999 for distances less than 750 km and Rs 8,999 for distances between 750 km and 1000 km, which will be... read more »

Spicejet shares surge over 5 per cent on...

Spicejet shares surge over 5 per cent on stake sale buzz

Shares of Spicejet on Monday surged over 5 per cent amid reports that two Gulf airlines have approached the company for buying a stake in the domestic firm. Following the buzz, the stock rose by 5.22 per cent to Rs 23.15 on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). On the volume front, 29.97 lakh shares of the... read more »

Gold Tumbles to More Than Five-Year Low,...

Gold Tumbles to More Than Five-Year Low, China Shares Eke Out Gains

Gold prices tumbled to a more than five-year low Monday, and China shares rose modestly, after authorities’ weekend move to tighten the use of informal lending channels by stock investors. Gold fell 2.3% in a matter of minutes early Monday, after China’s central bank reported on Friday its gold... read more »

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Tata Motors global sales down 12% in October

Tata Motors global sales down 12% in October

Auto major Tata Motors on Thursday said its global sales of vehicles declined by 11.70 per cent to 88,881 units in October, compared to the year-ago period. The company had sold 1,00,660 units in the... read more »

Apple denies knowledge of iPhone exploit allowing NSA interception

Apple under probe for evading $1.35 bln in taxes i...

Washington – Apple is under investigation for allegedly evading more than 1.35 billion dollars in taxes in Italy. The world’s most valuable... read more »

Inflation jumps to 7 percent in October

Inflation jumps to 7 percent in October

New Delhi – India’s headline inflation based on wholesale prices jumped to 7 percent in October, the highest level in eight months, due to higher... read more »

Coal India shares fall 3% on dismal Q2 earnings

Coal India shares fall 3% on dismal Q2 earnings

Coal India’s stock on Thursday fell by 3 per cent after the company reported a drop in consolidated net profit for the July-September quarter. Following the... read more »

International SOS offers Advice to Travellers on World ...

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New Delhi –  International SOS marks World Diabetes Day on 14 November by issuing guidance to international travellers on how to plan and prepare for... read more »

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History will be kind to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

History will be kind to Manmohan Singh. It will remember him as the finance minister who launched India’s economic reforms in 1991, and the Prime Minister who presided over 8.5% GDP growth for... read more »

New Indian Mujahideen module suspected to be behin...

South Indian Mujahideen (SIM), a hitherto unknown separate module of the Indian Mujahideen, is now suspected to be behind the twin blasts on the... read more »

Two killed in police firing in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Two people were killed and nine injured on Wednesday when police opened fire to disperse two clashing groups in Hyderabad, police said. Curfew was... read more »

Candidates can be disqualified if information on assets...

The Supreme Court has held that candidates contesting elections can be disqualified if they fail to disclose information about assets and liabilities of even... read more »

Nine killed in tempo-truck crash near Mysore

BANGALORE: Nine people, among them three children and three women, were killed early Wednesday in a road accident near Mysore, a police official said. The... read more »

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Grenade thrown at home of Thailand judge

A grenade was thrown on Thursday at the home of one of the judges of Thailand’s Constitutional Court that had ousted the country’s caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for abuse of... read more »

South Korea ferry owner held; may face manslaughte...

Sewol: The head of the company that operated the ill-fated ferry Sewol, was on Thursday detained for questioning by the prosecutors in wake of the... read more »

South Korea Says Investigation Found Drones Came From N...

SEOUL–South Korea said Thursday an investigation has found that North Korea sent three surveillance drones recently discovered near the border, an... read more »

Nigeria abducted schoolgirls: Malala Yousafzai urges ac...

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who survived a shooting by Taliban insurgents, has said the world must not stay silent over the abduction of more... read more »

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress t...

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) held an early lead as votes were counted on Thursday, a day after millions cast their... read more »

Hope NBA draft helps cricket-mad India take to basketball: Satnam

After becoming the first Indian-born player to be picked in the NBA, Satnam Singh Bhamara hopes his selection in the US-based league will kickstart a basketball boom in cricket-obsessed... read more »

Sri Lanka: le président Maithripala Sirisena dissout le Parlement

Le président sri lankais a annoncé ce vendredi soir la dissolution du Parlement, une mesure attendue depuis plusieurs mois. Maithripala Sirisena, élu en janvier dernier, n’avait en... read more »

Vatican recognises state of Palestine; Israel irked

Israel expressed disappointment when the Vatican announced last month that it had reached final agreement with the “State of Palestine” on the treaty. The Vatican signed a... read more »

Sooraj was at a hotel when Jiah died: Aditya Pancholi

CBI interrogated Sooraj Pancholi

CBI interrogated Sooraj Pancholi in Jiah Khan’s suicide case. Aditya Pancholi was examined on May 13, when CBI carried a search operation at his residence. During the searches, CBI... read more »

Amid Lalit Modi Controversy, Vasundhara Raje Reaches Delhi for NI...

Embattled Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has reahced Delhi, to attend a NITI Aayog meeting. She is also likely to meet top BJP leaders even as opposition clamour continues for her... read more »