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Govt to sell stake in Oil India, NTPC, 3...

Govt to sell stake in Oil India, NTPC, 3 other PSUs

The government will sell a minority stake in the nation’s biggest power producer NTPC, as well as in Oil India Ltd and three other PSUs as part of its disinvestment drive. The Department of Disinvestment today sought bids to appoint legal advisors for sale of stake in five PSUs through an... read more »

India is now a $2-trillion economy

India is now a $2-trillion economy

India’s GDP crossed the $2-trillion mark in 2014, according to data released by the World Bank in Washington late on Wednesday. After taking 60 years to reach the $1-trillion mark, India added the next trillion in just seven years. The World Bank data also show that India’s gross national... read more »

DBS India posts Rs 275-cr loss in FY15 o...

DBS India posts Rs 275-cr loss in FY15 on provisioning

Singapore-based DBS Bank has posted a loss of Rs 275 crore in FY15. This is the first time the bank has incurred a loss in its India business since it set up its first branch in India in 1995. This loss on the book was mainly on account of a clean-up of its bad loans portfolio. In FY14, DBS’s... read more »

A Google blunder knocked £175 off the pr...

A Google blunder knocked £175 off the price of a Nexus 6

A technical blunder at Google meant late-night shoppers could have picked up a 32GB Nexus 6 for as little as £304 ($474). Normally, those phones sell for £479 ($746). The Independent spotted the £175 ($273) discount late on Thursday night. The reason for the drop remained unclear. However, a... read more »

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Be united, else get ready to perish: Antony

Be united, else get ready to perish: Antony

Thiruvananthapuram – Defence Minister A.K. Antony sternly warned his party colleagues Kerala that if they can’t remain united, then they should be ready to perish. “Look, manifestos... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal gets Z category security in Uttar Pradesh, 'discreet' cover in Delhi

700 litres free water daily for Delhi households

Fulfilling its poll promise, the Aam Aadmi Party government on Monday announced 667 litres of free water daily for domestic consumption to each... read more »

Gen. Bikram Singh is new chairman chiefs of staff commi...

Gen. Bikram Singh is new chairman chiefs of staff committee

New Delhi – The IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne, who retires on the last day of the year, handed over the baton of Chairman Chiefs of Staff... read more »

I know when and where the deal was made between AAP and...

I know when and where the deal was made between AAP and Congress, says Gadkari

New Delhi – Reacting to his recent comment on the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Gadkari on Monday said he... read more »

Modi’s blog on latest court verdict on Godhra rio...

Modi's blog on latest court verdict on Godhra riots intensely political: Sibal

New Delhi – Commenting on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime minister Narendra Modi’s blog on the 2002 Godhra riots Communications and Information... read more »

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David Cameron declares 'mission accomplished' in Afghanistan

David Cameron declares ‘mission accomplished’ in Afgh...

London – British troops can return to the UK from Afghanistan knowing its mission was accomplished, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. The comments from Cameron came as he visited... read more »

Britain’s SAS not involved in Diana’s death: Police

Princess Diana was killed by SAS: British police

London – The British police have reportedly said that there is no ‘credible’ evidence that would support the claim that a member of British... read more »

US judge rules NSA data collection unconstitutional

US judge rules NSA data collection unconstitutional

By Arun Kumar Washington – In what the media here called a “powerful rebuke” to the Obama administration, a US federal judge has ruled the US... read more »

US hides behind “standard procedures” in In...

Khobragade case: India seeks details of possible U.S. tax violations

By Arun Kumar Washington – As media reports that Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was “strip-searched” after her arrest in New York... read more »

6.2 magnitude quake rattles New Zealand

6.2 magnitude quake rattles New Zealand

Wellington – A severe earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale has been recorded off! the coast of Fiordland, shaking New Zealand’s Southland... read more »

Flipkart targets sales worth $8 b in 2015

Leading online market place Flipkart is looking at sales worth $8-billion in the current year. The company has announced its ambitious plan at a Town Hall organised in a college auditorium... read more »

SBI shares rise 4% despite graft case against Deputy MD

SBI reports Q3 net profit of Rs 2,910 crore

State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday reported over 30 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 2,910 crore for the third quarter ended December 2014 on the back of stronger other income despite... read more »

China’s first female astronaut gives birth

China’s first female astronaut has begun training for her next mission after giving birth to her first child. The China Daily newspaper on Friday quoted Liu Yang as confirming the birth... read more »

WikiLeaks case: Hormone treatment approved for Chelsea Manning

Defence Department officials said on Thursday that hormone treatment for gender reassignment has been approved for Chelsea Manning, the former intelligence analyst convicted of espionage... read more »

Jackie Chan’s son Jaycee released from jail

Jaycee Chan, the son of actor Jackie Chan, was released from jail in China on Friday after serving a six-month sentence on drugs charges, state media said. The official Xinhua news agency said he was... read more »