Yasin Bhatkal may have pulled a prank on us with phone-call to wife
Yasin Bhatkal, former head of dreaded terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, has succeeded in dropping a bombshell from the confines of the four walls of high-security prison at Cherlapally in Hyderabad. Bhatkal has been lodged in the prison for two years. The explosive claims Bhatkal made through a... read more »
Govt to sell stake in Oil India, NTPC, 3 other PSUs
The government will sell a minority stake in the nation’s biggest power producer NTPC, as well as in Oil India Ltd and three other PSUs as part of its disinvestment drive. The Department of Disinvestment today sought bids to appoint legal advisors for sale of stake in five PSUs through an... read more »
India is now a $2-trillion economy
India’s GDP crossed the $2-trillion mark in 2014, according to data released by the World Bank in Washington late on Wednesday. After taking 60 years to reach the $1-trillion mark, India added the next trillion in just seven years. The World Bank data also show that India’s gross national... read more »
DBS India posts Rs 275-cr loss in FY15 on provisioning
Singapore-based DBS Bank has posted a loss of Rs 275 crore in FY15. This is the first time the bank has incurred a loss in its India business since it set up its first branch in India in 1995. This loss on the book was mainly on account of a clean-up of its bad loans portfolio. In FY14, DBS’s... read more »
Jammu and Kashmir : Heavy firing on BSF posts in Hiranagar sector, one woman killed
Jammu – One woman was killed and six injured in the fresh firing by Pakistan Rangers on BSF posts in Jammu and Kashmir’s Hiranagar sector on Saturday afternoon. The fresh round... read more »
SoftBank’s $650 million injection to value Snapdeal at $2 billion
SoftBank Corp is set to invest up to $650 million in Snapdeal in a deal that could see it become the largest shareholder with a nearly 35% stake in India’s second-biggest online... read more »
Modi replaces top finance mandarin Mayaram in first major shakeup
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has transferred the top civil servant at the finance ministry, replacing him with a top official from Rajasthan, the state that has pushed dramatic free market... read more »
Hunt for 100 Trekkers Missing After Deadly Nepal Storm
KATHMANDU: Nepalese rescuers on Thursday scoured Himalayan hiking routes for more than 100 trekkers who have been out of contact since a snowstorm and avalanche that have killed around 32... read more »
Indian-American woman Vanita Gupta appointed to key US Justice De...
Indian-American Vanita Gupta, a top lawyer from American Civil Liberties Union, has been appointed to head the civil rights division of the US Justice Department, becoming the first South Asian to... read more »
