Iraq crisis : Emboldened Kurd secession bid faces major hurdles
Baghdad – Iraq’s Kurds would face enormous challenges if they were to secede, but the threat of an independence vote amid chaos nationwide could squeeze concessions from the federal government, experts say. Their autonomous three-province northern region expanded its control over a... read more »
Protests Over Price Rise in Parliament and Outside
New Delhi – The new government today confronted sharp protests over price rise in Parliament and outside, on the first day of the Budget session. There was no Question Hour in either House with the Opposition closing ranks demanding discussions on rising cost of essentials. (Live... read more »
Sumangal group MD held for money laundering
The managing director of Sumangal Group, Subrata Adhikari, was arrested in Mumbai on the charge of money laundering, police said on Monday. “He was arrested by a team of Kolkata police from a guest house in Mumbai last night. He is being brought to Kolkata today and will be produced in a court... read more »
Seventeen coal miners die after blast in west China
Seventeen coal miners have died after being trapped by a weekend gas explosion in northwestern China, an official news agency reported on Monday. The miners were trapped Saturday by the explosion at a mine 120 km from Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, the Xinhua News Agency said. It said... read more »
68 injured as train crashes head-on into a stopped train at a Sri Lankan railway station
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A train crashed head-on into a stopped train at a station in northwestern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, injuring 68 people. It occurred in Pothuhera, about 90 kilometres... read more »
Videocon Telecom to invest Rs.1,240 crore
Videocon Telecom on Wednesday said it would invest Rs.1,240 crore on network expansion and infrastructure upgradation in four telecom circles — Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and... read more »
Air India to join Star Alliance in June
NEW DELHI: Air India (AI) is all set to join the world’s largest airline grouping company— Star Alliance, this June, making it the first airline company from India to be part of a... read more »
IMF Approves $17 Billion Loan For Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $17 billion two-year aid program for Ukraine to help spur its economy and fill its depleted treasury. The decision by the IMF’s... read more »
Maruti Suzuki India April sales decline 11% to 86,196 units
Maruti Suzuki India, the country’s largest carmaker, on Thursday reported 11.4 per cent decline in total sales in April to 86,196 units, against 97,302 units in the same month last year. The... read more »
