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Diesel cars lose steam; Maruti, Hyundai sales zoom on petrol variants
Hyundai sales down 8% in August

Hyundai sales down 8% in August

Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) on Monday reported 8 per cent decline in total sales at 48,111 units in August 2014. The company had sold 52,319 units in the same month last year, it said in a statement. In the domestic market, Hyundai sold 33,750 units last month as compared to 28,311 units in... read more »

Ten dead in Peru bus crash

Ten dead in Peru bus crash

At least ten people have been killed and 49 others injured when a bus plunged into a deep ravine in Peru. The bus went off the road and fell into ravine in southern Peru’s Moquegua region for unknown reasons, Efe reported citing local media. Rescue operation has been carried out by the police and... read more »

Indonesia's President Slams Australia's Abbott over Spying Claims
Australia ramps up sanctions against Rus...

Australia ramps up sanctions against Russia

Australia has ratcheted up sanctions against Russia in line with the United States and European Union in response to Russian soldiers openly violating Ukraine sovereignty. Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday accused Russia of “brazenly” trying to break eastern Ukraine away from the rest of the... read more »

Man in China kills 2 in knife attack at ...

Man in China kills 2 in knife attack at school

Officials said a 40-year-old man stabbed students and teachers with a knife at a school in central China, killing two people and injuring four before jumping to his death. Chengguan township official Deng Yunshan said the attack took place on Monday morning at the Dongfang primary school in... read more »

More than 60 women, girls abducted in Nigeria: local official

Suspected Boko Haram militants have abducted more than 60 women and young girls in restive northeast Nigeria, a local official and a vigilante leader said today. The group was kidnapped in... read more »

DU crisis: A course that has gone awry

The VC’s resignation further deepens uncertainty over the admission process that involves the fate of over 2.7 lakh students Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh resigned on... read more »

Weight loss surgery may cause bone loss

Regarded as the most effective treatment for severe obesity, bariatric surgery may lead to bone loss for at least two years even after the body weight stabilises, says a study. “The... read more »

Ice-cream sandwiches are the hotnew dessert

Reports are calling them the new cupcake.We bite into the trend to find out more… Throwing a summer soiree? This might be perfect as a chilled meal-ender. Forget the souffles and... read more »

New type of dust discovered on Mars

A weird new kind of dust has been discovered in the Martian atmosphere by scientists using ultraviolet and infrared imaging techniques. A group of Russian and French scientists analysed... read more »