Alibaba’s IPO biggest-ever globally after additional shares sold: Sou...
HONG KONG: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and some of its shareholders have sold an additional 48 million shares, a source with direct knowledge of the deal said on Monday, making its IPO the biggest-ever globally at a value of $25.03 billion. The move comes after the stock surged 38 per cent in its... read more »
After Rancor, Afghans Agree to Share Power
KABUL, Afghanistan — Their campaign workers traded blows over ballot boxes during an election widely seen as fraudulent. Some of the warlords backing them have muttered about starting a parallel government, a potential recipe for civil war in Afghanistan. And they’ve just come out of a vote so... read more »
Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-dominated Xinjiang region
Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang province. Explosions hit at least three locations in Xinjiang’s Luntai County last evening, the Tianshan news portal, run by the regional... read more »
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley admitted to hospital again
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on Sunday night admitted to a hospital here for a check-up after an operation to treat his diabetes. A news agency has quoted a doctor as saying that the minister was doing well. “His condition is absolutely normal. His kidneys are doing well and... read more »
HC stays EC order against Ashok Chavan
The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed the operation of the show cause notice issued by the Election Commission to former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan asking him why he should not... read more »
Netanyahu slams UN’s cease-fire call in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday criticised the UN Security Council’s call for ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, saying it strengthens Hamas and neglects Israel’s security... read more »
India has to decide on trade: Kerry
While India and the U.S. have one of the most important relationships internationally, “India has a decision to make about where it fits in the trading system,” U.S. Secretary of State... read more »
Nitin Gadkari dismisses bugging claim, Manmohan Singh seeks probe
Transport minister Nitin Gadkari on SundGadkari dismisses bugging claim, ex-PM Manmohan seeks probeay dismissed as speculative media reports that “listening devices” were recovered from... read more »
Boko Haram’s terrifying regional ambitions and a kidnapped politi...
It was late Saturday or early Sunday when hundreds of militants descended upon a dust-caked Cameroon town called Kolofata. In remote communities like this, more than 700 miles from the national... read more »
