Airlines in fare war again, seats cheaper by up to 75%
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet on Monday triggered a third round of fare war by cutting ticket prices by a massive 75 per cent, a move which was soon followed by its rivals GoAir and IndiGo. This is the third time in last one month that the Kalanithi Maran-promoted carrier has doled out enticing fares... read more »
Should India allow ‘living will’ for right to die? Constitution...
New Delhi – A five-judge Constitution bench will decide whether a “living will”, allowing people to choose death if they are terminally ill or may go into a vegetative state, should be permitted in India. The Supreme Court referred a petition seeking a law allowing living wills... read more »
Meant social media, not journalism: Sushil Kumar Shinde after shocker on &#...
Solapur – Last evening, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde served a shocker when he threatened to “crush” what he called “elements in the electronic media spreading false propaganda.” He has clarified this morning that he was targeting “social media, not... read more »
Bomb blasts as rioters fight police
MANAMA: Two home-made bombs exploded last night as security forces confronted saboteurs who were blocking roads and pelting policemen with Molotov cocktails in Saar. The Northern Police director general said that a patrol vehicle was damaged in the blasts. No-one was injured in the explosions, he... read more »
GDP growth to persist in 4.5-5% range in 2014: Nomura
The economy is unlikely to see any major pick in 2014 and may end up with about just 4.5-5 per cent growth due to the ongoing fiscal and monetary policy tightening, says a... read more »
Apple, Samsung, Sony join hands to fight online discounts
KOLKATA -India’s retail trade may be having an Amazon moment. Earlier this month, senior officials of three global handset makers met to try and figure out what to do about cutthroat... read more »
Sensex opens lower, Nifty slips below 6,150 levels
NEW DELHI: The S&P BSE Sensex opened on a cautious note on Monday, led by losses in NTPC, TCS, HDFC Bank, HDFC and Tata Steel. Following the momentum, the 50-share Nifty index slipped... read more »
Forget about your ‘expansion’ plans, Narendra Modi tells China in a rally in A...
Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh – Wading into a foreign policy issue for the first time, Narendra Modi today asked China to shed its “expansionist mindset”, making it clear... read more »
Nitin Gadkari most corrupt politician, AAP’s agenda to defe...
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Anjali Damania on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Gadkari was the most corrupt politician and that voters should vote for any independent... read more »
