Singapore Extends Viewing for Lee With Mile-Long Line
Singapore’s government extended viewing hours for people to file past the coffin of first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew as thousands lined up in the city’s midday heat. The line stretched across a mile mostly along the Singapore river through the financial district. Roads had been closed earlier... read more »
Congress lashes out at Bharatiya Janata Party over SC order on Section 66A
Congress on Tuesday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Supreme Court order on Section 66A of the IT Act noting that Arun Jaitley who had dubbed the law as “online emergency” while in opposition, had defended it when the BJP came to power. AICC Media department in charge... read more »
French Alps air disaster: Investigators seek clues into the Germanwings mys...
French investigators will sift through wreckage on Wednesday for clues into why a German Airbus ploughed into an Alpine mountainside, killing all 150 people on board including 16 schoolchildren returning from an exchange trip to Spain. The A320 jet operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget... read more »
Taiwanese President Flies to Singapore to Pay Last Respects to Lee Kuan Yew...
TAIPEI: Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou flew to Singapore today, a source familiar with the matter said, amid local media reports that Ma would pay his last respects to Singapore’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, who died aged 91 on Monday. Ma would be unlikely to attend Sunday’s... read more »
Government to issue ownership rights of 15 coal mines on March 23
Government will begin issuing ownership rights on March 23 for the coal blocks that have been auctioned so far, starting with successful bidders for 15 mines in the first tranche. As many... read more »
The Indian economy needs a dovish Raghuram Rajan
The global economy is still very much in the zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) era with the exception of the US Federal Reserve which is widely expected to raise rates this year. 16 out 18... read more »
Wipro set to start search for next CEO
BENGALURU: Wipro will begin a process to identify and groom a successor to chief executive TK Kurien later this year, the tossup likely to be between a potential high-profile external hire... read more »
Asterix cartoon raises £100,000 for Charlie Hebdo victims
The storyboard, from 1971’s Asterix and the Laurel Wreath, carried a special dedication from the character’s co-creator, Albert Uderzo. Auction house Christie’s also... read more »
Brazil bus crash leaves 54 dead, including 8 children
The Brazilian government raised the death toll of a bus accident to 54 while police continued their search for more victims Sunday in the rugged lands of southern Brazil. The dead include at least... read more »
