A massive earthquake hit North India today, which was measured at 7.5 magnitude on Richter scale today that shook the entire region from Kashmir to Delhi. In Pakistan, as many as 12 people have been reportedly killed while in Afghanistan at least, 12 schoolgirls have died – details are awaited. Two Army personnel were injured when their bunker collapsed under […]
» Read moreJAKARTA: Indian fugitive Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, also known as Chhota Rajan, wanted over a series of murders in India, has been arrested in Indonesia, police said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off from Australian police, Indonesian authorities detained Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje on Sunday as he arrived in the popular resort island of Bali from Sydney, Bali police spokesman Heri Wiyanto […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday commended Tamil Nadu for its organ donation programme, saying the state has done “extremely well” in this regard. In his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address, Modi highlighted the need for organ donation in the country, saying there was an annual need of more than 2.5 lakh kidney, heart and liver donations. “Only 5,000 successful transplants […]
» Read moreMaruti Suzuki Baleno, India’s biggest carmaker’s first premium hatchback, was launched today at a starting price of 4.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The Baleno with a host of well-rounded features steps into an intensely cut-throat segment with cars like the Hyundai i20, Honda Jazz, and Volkswagen Polo. The newest Maruti Suzuki hatchback gets 2 engine options, a petrol and a diesel, along […]
» Read moreJapan has offered to finance India’s first bullet train, estimated to cost $15 billion, at an interest rate of less than 1 percent, officials said, stealing a march on China, which is bidding for other projects on the world’s fourth-largest network. Tokyo was picked to assess the feasibility of building the 505-kilometre corridor linking Mumbai with Ahmedabad, the commercial capital […]
» Read moreOnline retailer Myntra is aiming to achieve $5 billion in gross merchandise sales volume by 2018-2020, the company’s CEO told ET. “Currently, we are about $500 million in GMV. We plan to double it to $1 billion in 2016 and are aiming at a $5-billion GMV by 2018-2020 timeframe,” Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan told ET on the sidelines of a […]
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