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Modi meets Iran President Hassan​ Rouhan...

Modi meets Iran President Hassan​ Rouhani

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in their first meeting amid hopes of an international deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme being hammered out that would raise India’s imports of Iranian oil. Modi, who met with Russian President Vladimir Putin... read more »

Rupee at 63.53 against US dollar

Rupee at 63.53 against US dollar

The benchmark BSE Sensex recovered over 110 points in early trade today after retreating for two straight sessions, on value buying by participants in select blue chip stocks amid rebound in Chinese stocks. Besides, optimistic buying activity ahead of the release of first quarter earnings by... read more »

nearly 2500 more cars sold this June

nearly 2500 more cars sold this June

Domestic passenger car sales rose 1.53 per cent to 1,62,677 units in June from 1,60,232 units in the year-ago month. Motorcycle sales last month rose marginally to 8,77,696 units from 8,77,289 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers... read more »

Alcoa earnings inch up despite lower alu...

Alcoa earnings inch up despite lower aluminum prices

The company said last night that net income for the quarter ending June 30 was $140m, up from $138m the same time last year. Sales for the three month period rose 1% to $5.90 billion. Alcoa cited higher profits from its global rolled products business, which provides sheet and plates for the... read more »

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Bharti Airtel board approves subsidiary merger

Bharti Airtel board approves subsidiary merger

New Delhi – Bharti Airtel Thursday said it has obtained board approval for merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary Airtel Broadband Services with itself, the company said in a statement to the... read more »

Yahoo acquires 'intelligent homescreen' startup Aviate

Yahoo acquires image search and discovery start-up...

Washington – Yahoo has reportedly acquired a California-based startup with technology that incorporates artificial intelligence into a platform... read more »

Gold prices slipped in futures trade

Gold prices slipped in futures trade

Gold prices failed to extend yesterday’s gains in futures trade Wednesday as market participants remained cautious amid a weakening trend overseas. At... read more »

Jet Airways standalone losses jump eight-fold to Rs. 89...

Sebi takes fresh look at Jet-Etihad Airways deal

The Naresh Goyal-run Jet Airways on Wednesday reported a eight-fold jump in losses at Rs. 891 crore in the September quarter due to the fall in rupee and poor... read more »

Rupee snaps 3-day losing trend, ends 6 paise up at 61.5...

Rupee snaps 3-day losing trend, ends 6 paise up at 61.59 vs USD

Snapping a three-day downward move, the rupee on Wednesday ended six paise higher at 61.59 versus the dollar on hopes that weak US jobs data would result in... read more »

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Sherpas consider boycott after Everest avalanche

Sherpa guides on Mount Everest are considering a boycott after the deadliest avalanche in the mountain’s history, a move that could seriously disrupt the rest of the climbing season, a... read more »

Ranchi: Eight people die after truck runs over a m...

Ranchi: Eight people of a marriage party died after they were crushed by a truck in Jharkhand’s coal city Dhanbad, police said on... read more »

PM walked on snow, but didn’t leave any footprint...

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley is on a writing spree this election season. This time, he has taken on the Prime Minister’s media advisor... read more »

Invite BJP to form govt or call fresh poll: AAP to Delh...

Invite BJP to form govt or call fresh poll: AAP to Delhi LG A day after the Supreme Court ruled that Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung can take a... read more »

Kejriwal, his parents forced to leave temple complex

VARANASI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and his parents moved out from the Sankat Mochan temple complex, where they had been staying since April... read more »

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Four dead at Fort Hood including shooter, 16 wounded

Washington – Four people were killed in a shooting at Fort Hood on Wednesday including the assailant, a soldier who served in Iraq and was being treated for mental health issues, the commander... read more »

NATO suspends cooperation with Russia over Ukraine...

NATO suspended all practical cooperation with Russia on Tuesday in protest at its annexation of Crimea, and ordered military planners to draft... read more »

UK submarine joins MH370 plane hunt

The prolonged search for the crashed airliner continued on Wednesday as a British nuclear submarine joined the multinational hunt in the Indian Ocean, ahead... read more »

Tsunami alert after 8.2 quake strikes off Chile

A quake of 8.2 magnitude has struck off northern Chile, triggering a tsunami alert and killing at least five people. The US Geological Survey said the quake... read more »

General Motors boss ‘deeply sorry’ after de...

Washington – Conceding company officials knew of their cars’ potentially deadly ignition switches for years, GM chief Mary Barra apologized on... read more »

Sonakshi Sinha Reveals Her New Name And New Film!

Sonakshi Sinha, after a vacation and short break, is all set to be back with a bang and steal all the thunder with her charm on the big screen! Bollywood’s Dabangg actress is currently... read more »

Despite signs of truce, Yadav and Bhushan offered to quit AAP posts

Aam Aadmi Party leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, who were in the middle of a bitter infighting, have offered to quit from all party posts provided reforms are brought in the... read more »

Sharad Yadav expresses regret over his remarks against Smriti Irani

New Delhi: Days after his controversial comments against human resource development (HRD) minister Smriti Irani, Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav on Wednesday expressed regret and... read more »

IAS officer DK Ravi’s death triggers uproar in Karnataka assembly, family wants CBI ...

The family of IAS officer DK Ravi, who was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his house by his wife on Monday, on Wednesday supported the Karnataka opposition’s demands for a CBI... read more »

Rajya Sabha panels submit reports on coal, mines bills; Congress ...

Rajya Sabha Select Committees on Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill and Coal Mines Bill on Wednesday recommended their approval without any change, leading the Congress to strongly protest over the... read more »