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Monthly News April 2014

Flipkart to offer same day delivery amid...

Flipkart to offer same day delivery amid rising e-commerce battle

BANGALORE: The ongoing battle for supremacy in the Indian online retail industry already has a clear winner — the customer — as companies trip over each other to provide the best and most innovative service. The latest salvo has come from Flipkart, the market leader, which on Monday launches... read more »

Gold, silver prices rise on brisk buying, global cues
Gold prices rise in futures trade on glo...

Gold prices rise in futures trade on global cues

Gold prices rose 0.35 per cent to Rs 28,481 per 10 grams in futures trade as speculators created fresh positions after the precious metal climbed to over one-week high in the global markets. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for delivery in August was up by Rs 98, or 0.35 per cent, to Rs... read more »

NTT DoCoMo to sell stake in Tata Teleser...

NTT DoCoMo to sell stake in Tata Teleservices in bid to exit Indian market

NTT DoCoMo is reportedly planning to sell stakes in Tata Teleservices, putting an end to its unfruitful venture into the Indian market. According to PC World, Japan’s largest mobile telecommunications firm by subscribers said it wants to sell the entire 26.5 percent stake acquired in 2009,... read more »

PM saddened by half-brother’s deci...

PM saddened by half-brother’s decision to join BJP

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said he was saddened by the decision of his half-brother Daljit Singh Kohli to join BJP.I feel very sad. I have no control. They are all adults,” he said while replying to queries on the sidelines of the Padma awards function in New Delhi. Kohli on... read more »

Manmohan Singh and family unhappy with Daljeet Singh Kohli’s decision to join BJP

According to news reports, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s extended family has condemned stepbrother Daljeet Singh Kohli’s inclusion into Bharatiya Janata Party. Family... read more »

Japan kicks off first whale hunt since UN court ruling

left port on Saturday under tight security in the first hunt since the UN’s top court last month ordered Tokyo to stop killing whales in the Antarctic. Four ships departed from the... read more »

Flash floods kill 75

KABUL: Flash floods after heavy rains in northern Afghanistan killed 75 people and damaged thousands of homes, leaving authorities scrambling to help survivors in the remote region. The... read more »

South Korea ferry disaster: Bad weather suspends recovery of bodies as death toll reaches ...

115 people are still unaccounted for after the South Korean ferry ‘Sewol’ sank last week carrying 476 people on board, including 325 high school students. Concerns are growing... read more »

Bollywood actor Inder Kumar arrested for allegedly raping a model

Bollywood actor Inder Kumar has been arrested by the Versova police on Friday (April 25) after a 22-year-old woman claimed he had been raping her under the pretext of getting her roles in... read more »