3 Islamic militants arrested in Bangladeshi blogger murders
Three Islamist militants, including a British citizen were arrested in connection with the murder of two prominent atheist bloggers, said Bangladesh’s elite security force. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) spokesmen said they arrested Touhidur Rahman, 58, and two other “active... read more »
Vedanta’s Goa mine may restart iron ore export to China
Vedanta’s iron ore division in Goa is expected to resume exports to China after a lull of three years. Representatives of steel manufacturing mills from China’s Jiangsu province and Tangshan area are currently in Goa to have discussions with officials of Vedanta’s subsidiary, Sesa... read more »
SBI Launches Mobile Wallet App Buddy
Mumbai: The country’s largest lender State Bank of India on Tuesday launched a mobile wallet app, SBI Buddy, in collaboration with Accenture and MasterCard. The service will be also available non-SBI customers. The mobile wallet app can be used to send money, book tickets for movies, flights,... read more »
Indonesian Crash Searchers Recover Black Boxes From Plane
Low-lying clouds and rugged terrain on Tuesday were hindering efforts to remove bodies from the crash site, officials said. Search teams hastily built a makeshift helipad in hopes that a helicopter could land and evacuate victims. By afternoon, however, any attempt at evacuation was called off for... read more »
Power of Purse! Expensive designer bags are conveyers of status
There’s a lot more to a handbag than just carrying things, as women use high-end handbags and other expensive accessories to signal other women not just their higher ranks but to... read more »
Foodies beware! Junk food could make you ‘depressed’
If you love gorging on fast food, chances are that you might end up being depressed, claims a new study. San Diego State University researchers analysed almost 5000 individuals’ trans... read more »
America’s new military strategy singles out states like China and Russia as aggressive and...
A sombre report released Wednesday by General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warns of a “low but growing” probability of the United States fighting a war... read more »
Twin blasts kill 10 in northeast Nigeria
Two suicide bomb blasts along a highway in northeast Nigeria killed at least 10 people on Thursday afternoon, state police said, the latest in a string of almost daily attacks by suspected... read more »
Turkish PM denies plans for imminent intervention in Syria
Turkey has no plans to intervene militarily in Syria anytime soon, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, refuting media speculation about an imminent operation to create a buffer zone along the... read more »
