Hajj Stampede: Saudi Arabia police say 1,100 photos of dead are from start ...
Saudi Arabia today said the nearly 1,100 photos distributed to foreign diplomats to help identify nationals who have died in the hajj are from the entire pilgrimage and not just a disaster near Mecca. Officials in India and Pakistan said a day earlier that Saudi officials gave their diplomats some... read more »
Crude oil futures plunge Rs 68 on weak Asian cues
NEW DELHI: Crude oil futures fell sharply by Rs 68 to Rs 2,990 per barrel on Thursday as speculators reduced bets amid a weakening trend in Asian trade. At Multi Commodity Exchange, crude for delivery in October month contracts dropped Rs 68 or 2.22 per cent to Rs 2,990 per barrel in 187 lots.... read more »
Idea gets shareholders nod to raise up to Rs 10,000 crore
Idea Cellular said its shareholders have approved to raise up to Rs 10,000 crore through issue of non-convertible securities on private placement basis in one or more tranches The company, which held its 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, said all the items of business contained in the... read more »
Uber a good brand, but its products not tuned to Indian customers’ ne...
While Uber is a good brand with good products, competitor Ola’s Co-Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal feels it trails in India because its products are not tuned to the needs of the Indian consumer. “Ola has a huge market leadership, which we are increasing as we go along because we are... read more »
Sri Lanka votes as Rajapaksa eyes comeback
Sri Lankans began voting on Monday in parliamentary polls with former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa eyeing a political comeback as prime minister months after being toppled as president by... read more »
Death toll in Pakistan’s Attock suicide attack rises to 20
The death toll in a brazen suicide attack that killed Pakistan’s Punjab province Home Minister at his ancestral home in Attock district on Monday rose to 20. Home Minister Shuja Khanzada,... read more »
One trillion dollar investment possible in India”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off day two of his UAE trip by visiting Masdar City, a hub of cleantech and S&T innovation. He also met with a delegation of investors immediately... read more »
Missing Indonesian plane: Search team finds wreckage, no word on survivors
Jayapura (Indonesia): A search team has spotted the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger plane that went missing with 54 people on board, rescue officials said on Monday. There was no... read more »
PM Modi takes took tour of Masdar City in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a tour of the Masdar City, a hub of cleantech and science and technology innovation, here on the second day of his two-day UAE visit. The... read more »
