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Monthly News July 2014

Pakistan players at ‘ProKabaddi Le...

Pakistan players at ‘ProKabaddi League’ after all!

It was an open secret, only to a few though. The three Pakistan Kabaddi players and a technical official who were granted visa by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad last Thursday were actually present at the National Sports Club of India (NSCI), Worli, on Monday to get a feel of the inaugural... read more »

PayPal hires country manager for India

PayPal hires country manager for India

Online payment provider PayPal, which slowly phased out some of its services in India over the last few years, has appointed Vikram Narayan as the Country Manager of its India operations, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. According to his LinkedIn profile, Mr. Narayan was... read more »

Amazon plans doorstep delivery by drones
Amazon India to expand same-day delivery...

Amazon India to expand same-day delivery capability with 5 new warehouses

Customers who shop on online retailer Amazon can expect faster shipping times and greater availability shortly as the e-commerce player plans on opening five new fulfilment centres in India. Fulfilment centres are giant warehouses that help Amazon and other online retailers store many products,... read more »

New Jaguar XE to make global debut in Se...

New Jaguar XE to make global debut in September

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover will hold the global premiere of the new Jaguar XE luxury sedan in London on September 8. The Jaguar XE will use a new grade of high strength aluminium called ‘RC 5754’, which has been developed specifically for the XE, the company said in a... read more »

More cameras on Bahrain’s main roads

MANAMA: Roadway surveillance is to be stepped up in a bid to ensure safety and reduce accidents. More cameras will be installed on main roads across Bahrain to regulate the flow of traffic... read more »

China to shut down 1700 small collieries

China’s work safety watchdog on Thursday vowed to close over 1,700 accident-prone small coal mines in a bid to enhance safety and reduce casualties. Yang Dongliang, head of the State... read more »

Australia gives $4.7 million for Gaza relief

The Australian government is providing five million Australian dollars (4.7 million $) in urgent humanitarian assistance to Gaza, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced on Monday. The... read more »

New technology tags your Facebook photos based on relationships

Pakistan mob kills woman, girls, over ‘blasphemous’ Facebook post

A Pakistani mob killed a woman member of a religious sect and two of her granddaughters after a sect member was accused of posting blasphemous material on Facebook, police said on Monday,... read more »

Kejriwal declares AAP will not contest upcoming state polls

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would not contest in the upcoming polls in four states except Delhi, said party chief Arvind Kejriwal. Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir go to polls later... read more »