Probe into Neruda’s death to be reopened
Chile will reopen an investigation into the death of Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda to determine if the poet was poisoned more than 40 years ago by a military dictatorship, after tests on his exhumed body in 2013 found no evidence to back the claims. Neruda, famed for his passionate love poems and... read more »
Yemen thrown into turmoil as its president resigns
SANAA: Yemeni leader Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi has offered to resign following a standoff with a powerful Shiite militia in control of the capital, throwing his country deeper into political turmoil. In his letter of resignation on Thursday, Hadi, a key US ally in the fight against al-Qaida, said he... read more »
China mulls 7,000 km bullet train to connect Beijing and Moscow
China is planning to build a 7,000 km-long high-speed railway line, costing $250 billion, between Moscow and Beijing through Central Asia to provide a fast transport link between the neighbouring countries. The railway line will pass through China, Kazakhstan and Russia and cover more than 7,000... read more »
Long road ahead for India on Global Entry
With the clock counting down the final days before U.S. President Barack Obama takes off on Air Force One for New Delhi to join India’s Republic Day celebrations as Chief Guest, officials here have been silent on any major announcements that could come out of the summit meeting between the... read more »
Cipla moves HC against bar on sale of generic drug
MUMBAI: Cipla has filed an appeal in the Delhi high court against a recent order which restrained it from selling its generic version of Novartis drug Onbrez in the domestic market. The... read more »
Jet Airways says Naresh Goyal hasn’t pledged shares to PNB
Mumbai: Jet Airways (India) Ltd, the country’s second largest airline by passengers carried, on Wednesday said its founder chairman Naresh Goyal will not dilute his equity below 51% at... read more »
Flipkart aims to create 10,000 ‘millionaires’ in 2015 through its e-commerce platform
E-commerce major Flipkart today said it aims to help over 10,000 sellers generate business worth Rs 10 lakh through its platform this year. “In 2014, Flipkart helped over 2,000 sellers... read more »
Black Money Probe Put on Fast Track, Final Action by March
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has asked its tax sleuths to put black money investigations on the fast track and quickly gather all foreign-based evidences against... read more »
Charlie Hebdo attack: Rush to buy new “survivors” iss...
Long queues have formed at newsstands in France for the latest edition of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Three million copies are being printed – a week after Islamist gunmen murdered eight... read more »
